R. Narayana Murthy

R. Narayana Murthy also known as People's Star(born 31 December 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema.[1] He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film Dandora (1993).[2]

R. Narayana Murthy
Murthy in 2019
Born (1954-12-31) 31 December 1954
Mallampeta, Andhra State, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • producer
  • music director
  • lyricist
  • writer
AwardsNandi Special Jury Award

Murthy produces most of his films under the banner Sneha Chitra Pictures. He is known for left-oriented films that deal with the exploitation of society's lower strata. His films adopt themes like the atrocities of the upper classes against the helpless.[3][4]

His films address contemporary social problems such as unemployment, crony capitalism, problems in developing countries, environmental issues, dams and rehabilitation problems, land issues, political turmoil, etc. He starred in films such as Ardharatri Swaatantryam, Adavi Diviteelu, Laal Salaam, Dandora, Erra Sainyam, Cheemala Dandu, Dalam, Cheekati Suryudu, Ooru Manadiraa and Vegu Chukkalu.[5]

Early life

Murthy was born on 31 December 1954 the village of Mallampeta of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.[3] He was schooled at Sankhavaram and moved to Chennai after completing his intermediate to pursue a career in films. He joined as a junior artist in the Krishna-starrer Neramu Siksha (1973) but on the advice of director Dasari Narayana Rao, he returned to studies and completed his BA in Peddapuram.[6]

Career

After completing his B.A. he went to Madras and met his guru and he played second lead in the film Needa. Murthy acted in Dasari's Sita Ramulu (1980), Korikale Gurralaite, Vishwaroopam, K. Bapayya's Agni Poolu and Neramu Siksha.[7] Dasari made him a full-fledged star with Sangeeta (1981) and Orey Rikshaw.[8]

Murthy organized Ardharatri Swatantram as his first venture under his production house 'Sneha Chitra Pictures' in Rampachodavaram of East Godavari district on 10 June 1984.[9] The film was released on 6 November 1986 on the eve of T. Krishna's death anniversary. T. Krishna played the role of a naxalite in that film. It was a hit and gave Murthy a reputation as a communist. From 1986 until 2018, he produced and directed 29 films on his Sneha Chitra Pictures banner. He had 15–20 years of success. Many of his films ran for silver jubilees (25 weeks) and golden jubilees (50 weeks).

Selected filmography
  • Anthuleni Vintha Katha[10] (1979) as Nagabhushanam
  • Pratigna[11] (1982) as Ramudu
  • Iddaru Kiladilu[12] (1983)
  • Sardar[13] (1984) as Sivaprasad
  • Ardharatriswathantram (1986)
  • Alochinchandi (1988)
  • Bhooporatam (1989)
  • Adavi Diviteelu (1990)
  • Swatantra Bharatam (1991)
  • Laal Salaam (1992)
  • Dandora (1993)
  • Erra Sainyam (1994)
  • Cheemala Dandu (1995)
  • Orey Rikshaw (1995)
  • Errodu (1995)
  • Aranyam (1996)
  • Raitu Rajyam (1996)
  • Dalam (1997)
  • Singanna (1997)
  • Cheekati Suryulu (1998)
  • Telugodu (1998)
  • Koolanna (1999)
  • Chalo Assembly (2000)[14]
  • Ooru Manadiraa (2002)[15]
  • Bheemudu (2003)[16]
  • Vegu Chukkalu (2003)[17]
  • Gangamma Jaatara (2004)
  • Amma Meeda Ottu (2005)
  • Adavi Biddalu (2006)
  • Yeh Dharti Hamaari (2007; Hindi)[18]
  • Andamaina Manasulo (2008)
  • Erra Samudram (2008)
  • Devarakonda Veeraiah (2008)
  • Veera Telangana (2010)
  • Poru Telangana (2011)
  • People's War (2012)[19]
  • Nirbhaya Bharatham (2013)
  • Rajyadhikaram (2014)
  • Dandakaranyam (2016)
  • Head Constable Venkataramaiah (2017)[20]
  • Annadaatha Sukheebhava (2018)
  • Raitanna (2021)[21]

References
  1. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "HBD R Narayana Murthy: పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ ఆర్.నారాయణ మూర్తి గురించి ఈ నిజాలు తెలుసా." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "ఇలా బతకడమేనాకిష్టం!". Sakshi (in Telugu). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. PVDS, Prakash. "ఎర్రెర్రని జెండా...ఆయన ఎజెండా". Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "R Narayana Murthy - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor, director and producer". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210101091236/https://www.sitara.net/thara-thoranam/tollywood/r-narayana-murthy/17451
  8. "పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ నారాయణ మూర్తి..." NTV Telugu (in Telugu). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807060740/https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/he-is-a-band-of-songs-202008051223567
  10. "Anthuleni Vintha Katha - Full Cast & Crew". TVGuide. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. "Prathignya (1982)". Indiancine.ma.
  12. "Iddaru Kiladilu (1983)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. "Sardar (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/chalo-assembly/telugu/chalo-assembly-movie-reviews-159-2.html
  15. https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/ooru-manadiraa/telugu/ooru-manadiraa-movie-reviews-755-2.html
  16. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Bheemudu - R Narayana Murthy - Dhavala Satyam".
  17. https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-veguchukkalu.html
  18. "Hindi film Yeh Dharti hamari press meet - Telugu cinema - R Narayana Murthy".
  19. Narasimham, M. L. (25 August 2012). "The lone crusader". The Hindu.
  20. "Head Constable Venkataramaiah Movie Release Date Confirmed by Team of it". TelanganaNewsPaper. 8 January 2017.
  21. https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/r-narayana-murthy-raitanna-movie-special-show-in-prasad-lab-on-sunday-gaddar-and-gorati-venkanna-attend-as-cheif-gusets-499050.html
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