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| name = Tammareddy Krishna Murthy<br />
| birth_date = 1920<br />
| birth_place = Chinapalaparru, [[Krishna district]] (now in Andhra Pradesh, [[India]])<br />
| death_date = 16 September 2013 (aged 93)<br />
| occupation = [[Film Producer]]<br />
| children = [[Tammareddy Bharadwaja]]<br />
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'''Tammareddy Krishna Murthy''' (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian film producer who worked in [[Telugu cinema]]. He received the [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] from the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] in 2007.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=11 February 2009 |title=Raghupathi Venkaiah award 2007 to Tammareddy Krishna Murthy |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/44994.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301031711/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/44994.html |archive-date=1 March 2009 |website=IndiaGlitz |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2009-02-15 |title=Starry fare marks awards night in |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/15/stories/2009021560040500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223234517/http://hindu.com/2009/02/15/stories/2009021560040500.htm |archive-date=2009-02-23 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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Krishna Murthy started his career in the film industry as a production executive for films like ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1952), ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955). Later, he turned a producer and established his own [[production company]] named [[Ravindra Art Pictures]].<ref name=":2" /> He produced many notable films like ''[[Lakshadhikari]]'' (1963), ''[[Zamindar (1966 film)|Zamindar]]'' (1966), ''[[Bangaru Gaajulu|Bangaru Gajulu]]'' (1968), ''[[Dharma Daata]]'' (1970), ''[[Doctor Babu]]'' (1973).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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Producer and director [[Tammareddy Bharadwaja]] is his son.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=13 May 2001 |title=Interview with Tammareddy Bharadwaja by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_tammareddy.html |website=[[Idlebrain.com]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy was born in Chinapalaparru village, [[Mudinepalli]] in [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> He participated in [[Indian independence movement]] in his youth and was jailed.<ref name=":4" /> He liked [[Communism|Communist]] principles and actively participated in the works of Praja Natya Mandali.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Krishna Murthy initially worked as a tuition teacher for the children of cinema artists in [[Chennai|Madras]].<ref name=":1" /> Then he entered into films as a production executive and worked on films like ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1952), ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955). Returning to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], he worked for many successful films made by [[Sarathi Studios]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Later, he started his own production house titled [[Ravindra Art Pictures]] and made ''[[Lakshadhikari]]'' (1963) with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in the lead role as his first production.<ref name=":4" /> It was a big success. He made ''[[Zamindar (1966 film)|Zamindar]]'' (1966) with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and many other films like ''[[Bangaru Gaajulu|Bangaru Gajulu]]'' (1968), ''[[Dharma Daata]]'' (1970), ''Sisindri Chitttibabu'' (1971), ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972), ''[[Doctor Babu]]'' (1973), ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975), ''Amma Nanna'' (1976), ''Love Marriage'' (1978), and ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982).<ref name=":4">{{cite web |date=20 November 2006 |title=Interview With Tammareddy Krishna Murthy |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/tammareddykm1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209015719/http://www.cinegoer.com/tammareddykm1.htm |archive-date=9 December 2006 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=CineGoer.com |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=M. |first=Siva Prasad Reddy |date=16 September 2013 |title=Tammareddy Krishna Murthy passes away |url=http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/state/26751-tammareddy-krishna-murthy-passes-away.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117141754/http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/state/26751-tammareddy-krishna-murthy-passes-away.html |archivedate=2013-11-17 |website=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thammareddy Krishna Murthy |url=https://indiancine.ma/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Producer and director [[Tammareddy Bharadwaja]], is his son. Tammareddy Lenin Babu, his other son, is also a film director.<ref name=":3" /> Krishna Murthy produced many films with Lenin Babu as a director.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
'''Production Executive'''<br />
* ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1952)<br />
* ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955)<br />
'''Producer'''<br />
* ''[[Lakshadhikari]]'' (1963)<br />
* ''[[Zamindar (1966 film)|Zamindar]]'' (1966)<br />
* ''[[Bangaru Gaajulu]]'' (1968)<br />
* ''[[Dharma Daata]]'' (1970)<br />
* ''Sisindri Chittibabu'' (1971)<br />
* ''Dattaputhrudu'' (1972)<br />
* ''[[Doctor Babu]]'' (1973)<br />
* ''Chinnanati Kalalu'' (1975)<br />
* ''Amma Nanna'' (1976)<br />
* ''Love Marriage'' (1978)<br />
* ''Iddaru Kodukulu'' (1982)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] – ''[[Dharma Daata]]'' (1970).<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze]] – ''[[Bangaru Gajulu]]'' (1968)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020 | language=Telugu}}</ref><br />
*[[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] – 2007<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1059562/ Krishnamurthy Tammareddy at IMDb.]<br />
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