P. Pullaiah

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{{Infobox person
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| name = P. Pullaiah
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| birth_date = 2 May 1911
| birth_place = [[Nellore]], [[Andhra Pradesh, India]]
| death_date = 1985
| death_place =
| occupation = Film Director<br />Film Producer
| party =
| spouse = [[P. Santha Kumari]]
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'''P. Pullaiah''' (1911–1985) was an Indian film director and producer, known for his work in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. He was the recipient of [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] for his contributions to [[Telugu cinema]].

==Personal life==

Pullaiah married veteran actress [[P. Santha Kumari]] in 1937. Together they have two daughters named, Padmavathi and Radha

==Film career==

Pullaiah produced and directed many Hit films under the banner Padmasree Pictures named after their daughter.

''[[Jayabheri]]'' was a 1959 Telugu musical hit film directed by him and starring [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Anjali Devi]] in lead roles.<ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_jayabheri_1959.php Retrospect: Jayabheri completes 50 years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230175300/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_jayabheri_1959.php |date=2010-12-30 }}</ref> The film is based on the 1947 production by [[V. Shantaram]], titled ''Lokshahir Ram Joshi'' in Marathi and ''Matwala Shayar Ram Joshi'' in Hindi. The songs in the movie are both classical Carnatic and Folklore with music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]

''[[Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam]]'' was a 1960 magnum opus Telugu film produced and directed by him and starring [[N. T. Rama Rao]].<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/svm.htm P Pulliah's Evergreen Magnum Opus Venkateswara Mahathyam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422100936/http://www.cinegoer.com/svm.htm |date=2009-04-22 }}</ref> The story is based on the story of Lord [[Venkateswara]] (Balaji).

==Filmography==
# [[Harishchandra]] (1935) (director)
# [[Sarangadhara]] (1937) (director)
# [[Balaji (1939 film)|Balaji]] (1939) (director)
# [[Dharmapatni]] (1941) (director and producer)
# Premabandhan (1941) (director)
# [[Subhadra (film)|Subhadra]] (1941) (director)
# Bhagyalaxmi (1943) (director)
# [[Maya Machhindra]] (1945) (director)
# [[Bhaktha Jana]] (1948) (director)
#[[Macha Rekai]] (1950) (director)
# Tirugubatu (1950) (director)
# Veetukari (1950) (director)
# [[Dharma Devatha]] (1952) (director)
# [[Manam Pola Mangalyam]] (1953) (director)
# [[Rechukka]] (1954) (director)
# [[Kanyasulkam (film)|Kanyasulkam]] (1955) (director)
# [[Ardhangi]] (1955) (director and producer)
# [[Pennin Perumai]] (1956) (director and producer)
# Umasundari (1956) (director)
# Vanangamudi (1957) (director)
# [[Illarame Nallaram]] (1958) (director)
# [[Jayabheri]] (1959) (director)
# [[Kalaivaanan]] (1959) (director)
# Adisaya Thirudan (1959) (director)
# [[Banda Ramudu]] (1959) (director)
# [[Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam]] (1960) (director and producer)
# [[Siri Sampadalu]] (1962) (director and producer)
# [[Murali Krishna (film)|Murali Krishna]] (1964) (director)
# [[Aasai Mugam]] (1965) (director)
# [[Preminchi Choodu]] (1965) (director and producer)
# Thaye Unakkaga (1966) (director)
# [[Prana Mithrulu]] (1967) (director and producer)
# Alludu Menalludu (1970) (director and producer)
# [[Koduku Kodalu]] (1972) (director and producer)
# Andaru Bagundali (1975) (director)

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[3rd National Film Awards|1955]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - ''[[Ardhangi]]''<ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=1 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref>
*[[7th National Film Awards|1959]]: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''[[Jayabheri]]''<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=4 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref>
*[[10th National Film Awards|1962]]: Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in Telugu - ''Siri Sampadalu''<ref name="10thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|title=10th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062243/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm10thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=29 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] - [[Ardhangi]] (1955)

;[[Nandi Awards]]
*[[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] - 1981

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0700386}}

{{Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients}}
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[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:1985 deaths]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Nellore]]
[[Category:Telugu film producers]]
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]

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