Samudrala Raghavacharya
Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with Ghantasala.
Also recorded as Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya · S. V. R. Acharya
Samudrala Raghavacharya
- Name
- Samudrala Sr.
- Birth Name
- Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu
- Born
- 19 July 1902
- Birthplace
- Repalle, British India
- Died
- 16 March 1968
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Languages
- Telugu
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Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with Ghantasala.
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Samudrala Raghavacharya (1902–1968) was a film director, lyricist and screenwriter, among other activities and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. The film director was born in Repalle. Languages used include Telugu.
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• Name — Samudrala Sr. • Birth Name — Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu • Born — 19 July 1902 • Birthplace — Repalle, British India • Died — 16 March 1968 • Years Active — 1937–1968 • Occupation — Screenwriter • Children — Samudrala Jr. grandson {samudrala srinivaas
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Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in Pedapulivarru, Repalle Taluk, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Director
Director
• Babruvahana (1964) • Bhakta Raghunath (1960) • Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)
Producer
Producer
• Devadasu (1953) (producer) • Shanti (1952) (producer) • Strisahasam (1951/I) (producer)
Playback singer
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• Bhakta Raghunath (1960) (playback singer)
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• Kanakatara (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics) • Gruhalakshmi (1938) • Vande Mataram (1939) (dialogue) • Sumangali (1940) (dialogue) • Devata (1941) (dialogue) • Bhakta Potana (1942) (story and dialogue) • Chenchu Lakshmi (1943) (story and dialogue) • Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) (dialogue) • Palnati Yudham (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation) • Ratnamala (1947) • Yogi Vemana (1947) • Mana Desam (1949) (dialogue) • Laila Majnu (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue) • Swapna Sundari (1950) • Navvite Navaratnalu (1951) • Chandirani (1953) • Bratuku Theruvu (1953) (dialogue) (story) • Devadasu (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation) • Vipra Narayana (1954) (dialogues and lyrics) • Donga Ramudu (1955) (lyrics) • Jayasimha (1955) (dialogue) (story) • Jayam Manade (1956) (dialogue) (story) • Kanakatara (1956) • Sarangadhara (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue) • Vinayaka Chaviti (1957) • Bhookailas (1958) • Seetarama Kalyanam (1960) (dialogue) • Batasari (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics) • Lava Kusa (1963) • Nartanasala (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue) • Babruvahana (1964) (dialogue) (story) • Pandava Vanavasam (1965) • Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966) • Bhakta Prahlada (1967) • Sri Krishnavataram (1967) • Sree Ramakatha (1968) • Veeranjaneya (1968)
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- 1.Rajadhyaksha, Ashish. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. 314. 10 July 2014. 9781135943189.
- 2.Krishnamoorthy, Suresh. 50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing. The Hindu. 14 January 2015.
- 3.Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. IMDb.
- 4.Narasimham, M. L. SANTHOSHAM (1955). The Hindu. 11 September 2014.
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