K. Bapayya

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{{short description|Indian film director}}
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{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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'''Kovelamudi Bapayya''' is an Indian film director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_kbapayya_2009.php |title=Stars : Star Interviews : Interview with director K. Bapayya |publisher=Telugucinema.com |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=2012-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302193539/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_kbapayya_2009.php|archive-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref> He has directed about 80 films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]] languages. He is the cousin of noted director [[K. Raghavendra Rao|K. Raghavendra rao]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Film performances
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Cast
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1970
| ''Drohi''
| Telugu
| [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Kongara Jaggaiah]], [[Vanisree]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1973
| ''Memu Manushulame''
| Telugu
| [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1974
| ''Urvasi''
| Telugu
| [[Sanjeev Kumar]], Sarada
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1975
| ''Eduruleni Manishi''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Vanisree]]
| Remake of ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1975
| ''[[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]]''
| Telugu
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayachitra]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1975
| ''Vykunthapaali''
| Telugu
| Ranganath, Sharada
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1977
| ''Charitraheenulu''
| Telugu
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1977
| ''[[Dildaar]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Rekha]]
| Remake of ''[[Soggadu (1975 film)|Soggadu]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1977
| ''Gadasu Pillodu''
| Telugu
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1977
| ''Indradhanusu''
| Telugu
| [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], Sharada
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1978
| ''[[Dil Aur Deewaar]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Rakesh Roshan]]
| Remake of ''[[Jeevana Tarangalu]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1978
| ''Sahasavantudu''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Vanisree]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1978
| ''[[Yuga Purushudu]]''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Jayaprada]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1979
| ''Mande Gundelu''
| Telugu
| [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayaprada]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1980
| ''[[Takkar (1980 film)|Takkar]]''
| Hindi
| [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Vinod Mehra]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Bindiya Goswami]]
| Remake of ''[[Devudu Chesina Manushulu]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1980
| ''[[Bandish (1980 film)|Bandish]]''
| Hindi
| [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Hema Malini]]
| Remake of ''Chilipikrishnudu''
|-
! scope="row" | 1981
| ''Aggi Ravva''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1981
| ''[[Agni Poolu (film)|Agni Poolu]]''
| Telugu
| [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Jayaprada]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1981
| ''[[Guru Sishyulu (1981 film)|Guru Sishyulu]]''
| Telugu
| ANR, Krishna, [[Sridevi]], Sujatha
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1982
| ''[[Kaliyuga Ramudu]]''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Rati Agnihotri]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1982
| ''[[Naa Desam]]''
| Telugu
| [[N.T. Rama Rao]], [[Jayasudha]]
| Remake of ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Laawaris]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1982
| ''[[Nivuru Gappina Nippu]]''
| Telugu
| Krishna, [[Jayaprada]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1982
| ''Sindoor Bane Jwala''
| Hindi
| [[Sanjeev Kumar]], Sharada
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1983
| ''[[Mawaali]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]]
| Remake of ''Chuthallunarru Jagartha''
|-
! scope="row" | 1983
| ''[[Mundadugu]]''
| Telugu
| [[Sobhan Babu]], Krishna, [[Jayaprada]], [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''Daanavudu''
| Telugu
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''Dandayatra''
| Telugu
| [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Jayasudha]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''[[Ghar Ek Mandir (1984 film)|Ghar Ek Mandir]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Ranjeeta
| Remake of ''Bommarillu''
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''[[Maqsad]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]]
| Remake of ''[[Mundadugu]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''[[Intiguttu (1984 film)|Inti Guttu]]''
| Telugu
| [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
|''[[Seethamma Pelli]]''
| Telugu
| [[Mohan Babu]]
| Remake of ''[[Mullum Malarum]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Aaj Ka Daur]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Pataal Bhairavi]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Jaya Prada]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Chattamtho Poratam]]''
| Telugu
| [[Chiranjeevi]], Madhavi, Sumalatha
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Jayam Manade]]''
| Telugu
| Krishna, [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Aag Aur Shola]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]], [[Mandakini (actress)|Mandakini]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Ghar Sansar]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Muddat]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Swarag Se Sunder]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Majaal]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]], [[Jaya Prada]],
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]''
| Hindi
| [[Jeetendra]], [[Sridevi]], [[Poonam Dhillon]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Mard Ki Zabaan]]''
| Hindi
| [[Dharmendra]], [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Kimi Katkar]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Makutamleni Maharaju]]''
| Telugu
| Krishna, [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1987
| ''[[Maa Voori Magadu]]''
| Telugu
| Krishna, [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1988
| ''[[Pyar Ka Mandir]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1988
| ''[[Charnon Ki Saugandh]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Amrita Singh]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1988
| ''[[Waqt Ki Awaz]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1988
| ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]''
| Hindi
| [[Dharmendra]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Sridevi]], [[Kimi Katkar]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1988
| ''Kanoon Ki Hathkadee''
| Hindi
| Krishna, [[Jayaprada]], [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1989
| ''[[Sikka (film)|Sikka]]''
| Hindi
| [[Dharmendra]], [[Moushumi Chatterjee]], [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Dimple Kapadia]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1990
| ''[[Izzatdaar]]''
| Hindi
| [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Govinda]], [[Madhuri Dixit]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1990
| ''[[Pyar Ka Karz]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| ''[[Pyar Hua Chori Chori]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Gouthami]]
| Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Chithram]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| ''[[Pyar Ka Devta]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Madhuri Dixit]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[Kasak (1992 film)|Kasak]]''
| Hindi
| [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Chunky Pandey]], [[Neelam Kothari|Neelam]]
| Remake of ''[[Mouna Ragam]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[Parda Hai Parda (1992 film)|Parda Hai Parda]]''
| Hindi
| [[Chunky Pandey]]
| Remake of Malayalam film ''[[In Harihar Nagar]]''
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| ''Aulaad''
| Hindi
| [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Kader Khan]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Shakti Kapoor]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[Diya Aur Toofan (1995 film)|Diya Aur Toofan]]''
| Hindi
| [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0052630}}

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K. S. Prakash Rao

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = K. S. Prakash Rao
| image =
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| birthname = Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao
| birth_date = 1915
| birth_place = [[Kolavennu]], [[Kankipadu]] Mandal, [[Vijayawada revenue division|Vijayawada Revenue Division]], [[Krishna District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{death year and age|1996|1914}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor, [[cinematographer]], director, producer
| spouse =
| children = K. Krishna Mohan Rao, [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], and Nephew [[K. Bapaiah]]

| awards =
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'''Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao''' (1914–1996) was a director, producer, actor and Cinematographer of Indian films. He was a recipient of the [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]]. He is the father of director [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and paternal uncle of director [[K. Bapaiah]].

==Filmography==

===Director===
* ''Muddula Mogadu'' (1983)
* ''[[Garuda Saukiyama]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Kotta Neeru]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Balina Guri]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Ganda Hendthi]]'' (1977) [[Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada)]]
* ''[[Avan Oru Charitram]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Secretary (1976 film)|Secretary]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Suprabhatam]]'' (1976)
* ''Cheekati Velugulu'' (1975)
* ''[[Prem Nagar (1974 film)|Prem Nagar]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Kode Nagu]]'' (1974)
* ''Satyaniki Sankellu'' (1974)
* ''Ida Lokam'' (1973)
* ''Jeevitam'' (1973)
* ''Pedda Koduku'' (1972)
* ''[[Vasantha Maligai]]'' (1972)
* ''Bhale Papa'' (1971)
* ''Naa Tammudu'' (1971)
* ''[[Prema Nagar]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Tahsildar Gari Ammayi]]'' (1971)
* ''Vichitra Kutumbam'' (1969)
* ''[[Bandhipotu Dongalu]]'' (1968)
* ''Bharya'' (1968)
* ''Harishchandra'' (1968)
* ''Stree Janma'' (1967)
* ''[[Badukuva Daari]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Mohini Rugmangada]]'' (1962)
* ''Gullo Pelli'' (1961)
* ''Renukadevi Mahatyam'' (1960)
* ''[[Marumalarchi (1956 film)|Marumalarchi]]'' (1956)
* ''Melukolupu'' (1956)
* ''Ante Kaavaali'' (1955)
* ''Balanandam'' (1954)
* ''[[Kanna Talli]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Petrathai]]'' (1953)
* ''Anni'' (1951)
* ''Deeksha'' (1951)
* ''Modati Raatri'' (1950)

===Producer===
* ''Mohini Rugmangada'' (1962)
* ''Ante Kavali'' (1955)
* ''[[Kanna Talli]]'' (1953)
* ''Deeksha'' (1951)
* ''Modati Rathri'' (1950)
* ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' (1948)
* ''Grihapravesham'' (1946)

===Actor===
* ''[[Apavadu]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Patni (1942 film)|Patni]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' (1948)

==See also==
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0433892}}

{{Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients}}
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