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{{Infobox theatre group
|name = Telugu theatre
|image = Prasna.jpg
|caption = "Prasna" a play directed by Murali Basa at [[University of Hyderabad]], written by [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]]
|location = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br>[[Telangana]]<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/openair-auditorium-to-be-constructed-in-kakinada/article4231282.ece Open-air auditorium to be constructed in Kakinada]. The Hindu (23 December 2012). Retrieved 21 January 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.teluguwebsite.com/telugu_teacher.html Telugu Teachers outside Andhra Pradesh,Telugu Teachers outside Andhra Pradesh,Telugu Teachers outside Andhra Pradesh]. Teluguwebsite.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.</ref>
|key_people = Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ragalahari.com/news/3238/government-announces-nandi-awards-committee-members.aspx|title=Government announces Nandi Awards committee members|publisher=Ragalahari.com|date=23 December 2007|access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>
}}
'''Telugu theatre''' is an [[Theatre of India|Indian theatre]] in the [[Telugu language]], based in the states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref name="auto5">{{cite news|url=http://indiascanner.com/tag/nandi-natakotsavam-awards |title=Nandi Natakotsavam Awards|publisher=India Scanner|date=8 October 2010|access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> [[Gurazada Apparao]] wrote the play, ''[[Kanyasulkam]]'' in 1892, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language.<ref name="auto3">20th Century Telugu Luminaries, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref> [[C. Pullaiah]] is cited as the father of Telugu theatre movement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article871376.ece|title=SATI SAVITHRI (1933)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 November 2010|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="SoManyCinemas">{{cite book |title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India|first=Bhagwan Das|last=Garg|publisher=Eminence Designs|year=1996|isbn=81-900602-1-X |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22East+India+Film+Company%22+-inpublisher:icon}}</ref>

[[Vemuri Gaggaiah]] was an important member of the ''Mylavarama Bala Bharathi Nataka Samajam'' in [[Mylavaram]], Krishna district during 1913–28. Through "Mylavaram Theatre". Gaggaiah became a household name for [[mythological]] roles. He won recognition in drama as Yama, god of death, in ''Sati Savitri'', as the demon Hiranyakasipu in ''Bhakta Prahlada''. Some other prominent roles were as the eponymous Mymvana and as Jalandhara in ''Sati Tulasi''.<ref name="auto2">Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.</ref> [[Tirupati Venkata Kavulu]] have dramatised several of the [[Hindus|Hindu]] epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to perfect meter. Several of their plays, especially ''pandavodyogavijayalu'' have been widely known among many drama clubs and audiences across [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book
| last = Various
| title = Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1
| publisher = Sahitya Akademi
| year = 1987
| isbn = 9788126018031
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC }}</ref> The [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Natakotsavam Awards]] are given every year by the government for achievements in Telugu theatre.<ref name="auto5"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/news-interviews/34430644_1_sri-rama-rajyam-dookudu-jai-bolo-telangana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627090518/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-13/news-interviews/34430644_1_sri-rama-rajyam-dookudu-jai-bolo-telangana|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2013|title=2011 Nandi Awards winners list|first=Suresh|last=Kavirayani|agency=TNN|date=13 October 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/11/stories/2010111158730400.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News: ETV, SVBC, DD sweep Nandi awards |date=11 November 2010 |access-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530134847/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/11/stories/2010111158730400.htm |archive-date=30 May 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Associated figures==
[[File:Gurazada Apparao portrait 01.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Gurazada Apparao]]]]
[[File:Vedam Venkataraya Sastry.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Vedam Venkataraya Sastry]] in his play "Bobbili Yuddham"*<ref>Vedam Venkataraya Sastry in Makers of Indian Literature; Biography by Vedam Venkataraya Sastri, [[Sahitya Akademi]], 1976</ref>]]
[[File:Skmisro.png|thumb|150px|right|[[S. K. Misro]] is one of the pioneers of modern Telugu social theatre, and has received six state [[Nandi Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/theatre-is-thought-provoking/article5268568.ece|title=Theatre is thought provoking|date=24 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Subrahmanyam|first1=Velcheti}}</ref>]]
[[Kalyanam Raghuramaiah]], A recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], and the [[Padmashri]], He was known for the roles of [[Krishna]] or Dushyantha, Bhavanisankar, Narada etc. He performed those roles for about 60 years. He indulged in elaborate raga alapana, based on different [[raga]]s while rendering padyams.<ref name="eenadu1">Article in Eenadu {{cite web |url=http://beta.eenadu.net/Cinema/Cinemainner.aspx?qry=gnapaka |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175247/http://beta.eenadu.net/Cinema/Cinemainner.aspx?qry=gnapaka |archive-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="thehindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/he-was-ahead-of-his-times/article4700920.ece |title=He was ahead of his times – Tirupati |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=30 May 2016|last1=Chandaraju |first1=Aruna }}</ref><ref name="blogspot1">{{cite web|url=http://pranaism.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_58.html |title=pranaism: తెలుగు నాటకరంగ ప్రముఖుల ఫోటోలు (సశేషం) |publisher=Pranaism.blogspot.in |access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> One of the finest method actors, He had the ability to sing padyams and songs through whistle, by putting his finger in mouth and producing the [[whistle]] or flute sound (meaning Eela in Telugu). He has acted in various dramas and gave more than 20,000 stage performances.<ref name="auto3"/> He was called the "Nightingale of the Stage" by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]<ref name="eenadu1"/> [[Balijepalli Lakshmikantam]] was a dramatist remembered for the masterpiece ''Harischandra'' (''Satya Harischandriyamu'') written in 1924.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002, pages 370–72</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442649/|title=Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi}}</ref>

[[Peesapati Narasimha Murty]] was trained under ''Kilambi Krishnamacharyulu'' in 1934 and started his acting career with ''Rangoon Rowdy'' in 1938. In 1946, he enacted as Sri Krishna in ''Pandavodyoga Vijayalu''. He won the prize as best [[Sri Krishna]] in the "Akhilandhra Pandava Udyoga Vijayalu" competitions held in 1949 at Guntur.<ref name="auto2"/> [[Sthanam Narasimha Rao]] was well known for playing stunning female characters and was a recipient of a [[Padma Sri]] Award. His depiction of the [[Sringara]] rasa as Satyabhama in ''Srikrishna tulabharam'' kept audiences spellbound. Equally enchanting performances in ''Roshanara'', Deva Devi in ''Vipranarayana'' and the eponymous ''Chintamani'' made his place in Telugu theater permanent. His most memorable acting, however, was as Madhuravani in [[Gurajada Appa Rao]]`s comedy ''[[Kanyasulkam]]''. Sthanam had over 1,500 performances to his credit. His productions of classics on [[All India Radio]] include ''Kanyasulkam'' and ''Ganapati''. He acted in Telugu films such as (''[[Radhakrishna]]'' in 1939 and ''[[Satyabhama]]'' in 1941) and authored a book about his vast acting experience entitled, ''Natasthanam''.
He was felicitated in [[Rangoon]] and gifted golden crown in 1938.
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[[Chittor V. Nagaiah|Chittooru Nagaiah]] was closely connected to ''Rama Vilasa Sabha'', a cultural association in Chittoor. He performed several stage plays, such as ''[[Sarangadhara]]'', ''Viswamithra Chitra Nilayam'', ''Savitri'', ''Bruhannala'' and ''Ramadasu'', and staged the roles of [[Telugu people|Telugu]] saint-poets ''[[Pothana]]'', ''[[Vemana]]'', ''[[Kancherla Gopanna|Ramadasu]]'', and ''[[Tyagaraja]]''.<ref>Amazon / Books / Indian actor Chittoor V. Nagaiah: A Monograph, by [[K. N. T. Sastry]] (Author)</ref> [[Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao]] was a member of Kendriya [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] since 1952 and Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi since 1957.<ref name="eenadu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/><ref name="blogspot1"/><ref name="auto1">Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref name="auto4">Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref> [[Gollapudi Maruti Rao]]'s volume of essays on theatre, ''Telugu Nataka Rangam'', was prescribed as a textbook for the Department of Theatre Arts, [[Andhra University]], [[Visakhapatnam]] (1967). He published two research articles appeared in ''Andhra Vignana Sarvaswam'' (Telugu Encyclopedia) 11th volume: "History of the development in 'Thought' and 'Technique' of Telugu Play-writing" and "Amateur Theatre – its origin and growth in relation to the World Amateur Theatre movement.<ref name="auto6">{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/06/stories/2011020657900200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419063237/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/06/stories/2011020657900200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 April 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Uphold values, says Gollapudi | date=6 February 2011}}</ref> His Telugu play ''Vandemaataram'', the first one in Telugu about the [[Sino-Indian War]], was published by Andhra Pradesh State Information & Public Relations Department, (1963).<ref name="auto6"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucolours.com/id1-pid73-chG/profile/gollapudi-maruthi-rao|title=telugu colours,complete biography of gollapudi maruthi rao}}</ref>
[[Aatreya (playwright)|Aatreya]]'s works on social reform, transformation and universal peace, include his 10 ''Natakams'' (plays) and 15 ''Natikas'',<ref>[http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/10/Telugu/Prose/5%20Manasukavi%20Athreya.pdf Athreya] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410003455/http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/10/Telugu/Prose/5%20Manasukavi%20Athreya.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/antyarpananatika018042mbp|title=ANTYARPANA (NATIKA)|last=ACHARYA ATHREYA|date=1 January 1955|publisher=VISHALANDRA PRACHURANALAYAM|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> which include ''Bhayam'' ("Fear"), ''Viswa Shanti'' ("Universal Peace"), ''Kappalu'' ("Frogs"), ''Goutama Buddha'', ''Ashoka Samrat'', ''Parivartanam'', ''Edureeta'' and ''Tirupati''.<ref>[http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/10/Telugu/Prose/5%20Manasukavi%20Athreya.pdf Athreya ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410003455/http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/10/Telugu/Prose/5%20Manasukavi%20Athreya.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref>

[[Rathna Shekar Reddy]] is a theatre artist from Telangana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5715233/bio|title=Rathna Shekar Reddy}}</ref> and an alumnus of the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article542095.ece|title=Men and women merely players|date=30 July 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Nanisetti|first1=Serish}}</ref> best known for his critically acclaimed theatre productions like Purushotham, Dominic Wesley, Last Wish Baby, Gregor Samsa etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/07/stories/2011010750360400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701064045/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/07/stories/2011010750360400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-01|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2011-01-07|title=Archive News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/novel-adaptation/article5733713.ece|title=Novel adaptation|date=28 February 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Kumar|first1=C. Suresh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entethemovie.com/thecast.html |title=The Cast – Ente..The Movie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606091209/http://www.entethemovie.com/thecast.html |archive-date=6 June 2013 }}</ref> His body of work includes The Imaginary Invalid,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111018163631/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301040600.htm The Hindu : Young World : The best medicine]</ref> Fiddler on the Roof,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111018071257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/11/12/stories/2008111250370100.htm The Hindu : Metro Plus Hyderabad : Creating a new niche]</ref> Purushotham, Wait Until Dark,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-youngworld/article889529.ece The Hindu : FEATURES / YOUNG WORLD : Drama time</ref> The Last Wish Baby.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110701064045/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/07/stories/2011010750360400.htm ] The Hindu : Friday Review Hyderabad / Drama : A laugh riot</ref>
Reddy conducts theatre workshops which run full,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130311/lifestyle-booksart/article/%E2%80%98amateurs-keep-theatre-alive%E2%80%99-rathna-shekar|title='Amateurs keep theatre alive': Rathna Shekar – Deccan Chronicle|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304162605/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130311/lifestyle-booksart/article/%E2%80%98amateurs-keep-theatre-alive%E2%80%99-rathna-shekar|archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> produces and directs plays for both Samahaara and institutions like schools, colleges, corporates and others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/sons-of-the-soil/article5741278.ece|title=Sons of the soil|date=2 March 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Narasimham|first1=M. L.}}</ref> in which he plays a negative lead, Antha Scene Ledu,<ref>Antha Scene Ledu</ref> lead in the award-winning Naa Bangaaru Thalli<ref name="sakshipost.com">[http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/entertainment/news-gossip/29131-naa-bangaaru-talli-wins-two-international-awards.html?psource=Related%20Articles]{{dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref> and others.

With his performances and his flair for the art, he has touched the hearts of hundreds and can be termed as a person largely responsible for what can only be called as a 'theatre revolution' in the city visible in the last few years. Youngsters in Hyderabad are now able to find a mentor to mould their talent. He has created a platform for them to develop and display their talent.<ref>http://cityplus.jagran.com/city-news/art-lovers-hyderabad-theatre-festival_1359615864.html</ref> Other theatre groups in the city have recognized the contribution of Samahaara and Rathna Shekar by crediting "the recent surge in audience interest" to him and to Samahaara's annual Hyderabad Theatre Festival "which opened new vistas for drama lovers in the city".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Options-aplenty-for-theatre-lovers/2014/07/18/article2335528.ece|title=Options aplenty for theatre lovers}}</ref> Also the continued efforts in educating and training people in theatre has seen a dramatic rise in interest from the audience – "To measure the growth of theatre in Hyderabad, one has to see the workshops at grass root level" say theatre pratictioners in the city and "give credit to Ratna Sekhar Reddy for his initiative".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2014/11/28/Evoking-the-Creative-Spirit/article2543801.ece|title=Evoking the Creative Spirit}}</ref>

The group Samahaara under the guidance of Rathna Shekar Reddy is credited with making theatre popular and involving the young crowd in Hyderabad. Their most significant contribution to the [[Theatre of India]], apart from their original productions, has been organizing four editions of The Hyderabad Theatre Festival, namely The Hyderabad Theatre Festival 2009,<ref>[http://www.go-nxg.com/?p=5789 Fresh face of theatre]</ref> The Hyderabad Theatre and Short-Film Festival 2010<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/theatre/article542095.ece|title=Men and women merely players|first=Serish|last=Nanisetti|date=30 July 2010|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.channel6.in/2010/09/infinite-fascination-of-theatre/ |title=Infinite fascination of theatre " Channel 6 |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402224245/http://www.channel6.in/2010/09/infinite-fascination-of-theatre/ |archive-date=2 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Samahaara Hyderabad Theatre and Rock Music Festival 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-18/hyderabad/30530774_1_lady-macbeth-hyderabadi-witches|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707080744/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-18/hyderabad/30530774_1_lady-macbeth-hyderabadi-witches|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-07|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Rock music festival starts in Hyderabad}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcrFfLHQWfU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/XcrFfLHQWfU |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Hyderabad Theatre and Rock Music Festival 2011 – The Entertainer's Oath|last=The Filmery|date=7 December 2011|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the Hyderabad Theatre Festival 2012. The Festival has been instrumental in bringing together the various amateur and professional theatre groups in Hyderabad and improving the quality and scale of the plays. The platform of HTF as it is abbreviated has been a great boost for theatre groups in Hyderabad.<ref>[https://telanganatoday.com/rathna-shekar-reddy-mentor-extraordinaire]</ref>

[[:te:మురళీ బాసా|Murali Basa]] is an alumnus from Department of Theatre Arts, University of Hyderabad. He is a well known theatre Lighting Designer. He was awarded kandukuri Visishta Puraskaram for the year 2017. He designed for the plays like Macbeth, A straight Proposal, Love ka over Dose, Metro Metro, Rudrama. His contribution to theatre is appreciable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kandukuri-puraskarams-for-68-theatre-personalities/article18074818.ece|title=Kandukuri Puraskarams for 68 personalities|work=The Hindu|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref> He is currently working as an Assistant Professor Drama at Department of Performing Arts, [[Assam University]].

==Kinds of theatre==
*Telugu theatre is having its roots from almost 2nd century BC. the theatre of Telugu can be deveded into various kinds. the major kinds are Folk theatre, Padya Natakam, Parishath natakam, Gadyanatakam or social plays, the prayoga natakam or experimental plays and the Street theatre.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.andhranatakam.com/Artists.html |title=AndhraNatakam Artists |publisher=Andhranatakam.com |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>
*Folk Theatre .. Telugu people who lives in both the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh having very rich folk Theatrical Traditions. Chindu Bhagavatham or Chindu yakshaganahese kind of forms. research scholars like Dr. Bhikshu and others proved that there somany theatrical elements in these forms.
Chindu bhagavatam or yakshaganam : this is eminent Folk theatre form of Telangana state. there were thousands of scripts written for the performance of chindu. there are two major traditions in chindu Yakshaganam. one is traditional art for the sake of the cast related rituals. and the other one is occasional performances for entertainment. This tradition is being performed by chindu madigas who are dependent cast people of madiga community. chindu madigas plays the cast myths Adi jambapuranam and yellamma katha for the rituals of their cast. for entertainment they play myths folk tales and histarical subjects. chervirala Bhagayya was one of the prominent writer who wrote more than 100 yakshaganas. chindu yellamma gaddam narendar gaddam srinivas shindu shyam aresome of the prominent performers of the chindu yakshaganam.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="eenadu1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/>
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==Padya Natakam==
As it is started from the Padya Natakam, The people of Telugu Theatre used to render the poems for a long time. Plays like 'Satya Harischandra', 'Kurukshetram', 'Gayopaakyanam' are the well known plays. poems like "chelliyo chellako". " Bava eppudu vachiteevo" are used to render by the every common man in every part of the village. The actors used to sing these many more times.

The interesting feature in Telugu theatre is the main roles are cast by two persons and named as "okatava (first)" "rendo (the second)", for example okatava krishnudu (first krishna), rendava krishnudu (second krishna). Most of the performances start at late nights and will continue till early mornings.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/>

==Parishat Natakam==
Parishat is a traditional Theatre event conducted annually at different places in Andhra Pradesh. It spans about three to four days having a competition of plays for the Parishatnatakam groups spread across the state. The present baseline study reveals that fifty one Parishats were conducted in Andhra Pradesh during the year 2011 and out of them, 41 Parishats have been conducted in coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. Though only 10 Parishats are situated in the other parts of Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/>

==Gadya Natakam==
After staging the play vyvahara Dharma Bhodhini of veereselingam in 1890, the scenario of Telugu theatre has changed. Most of the writers have been started writings on the socio economical problems raised in the society. They have also written political satires. The comedy play like 'Chintamani" is an all-time favorite of Andhra people.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/>

The other most important feature in the Telugu theatre is "Parishid Play". These Parishid plays have taken place for the improvements in Telugu theatre and lead to a realistic movement rather than the normal epic stories happened before that time. The parishid also established a realistic movement of Telugu theatre. As against the existing tradition of musical plays i.e. padya natakam, it pleaded for socially relevant theatre. To achieve this, it held annual competitions regarded as a touch stone of artistic excellence, insisting that only social or one-act drama within the previous five years was eligible to participate and that women should enact female roles. The time factor of 1hr is also another important factor in these parishid plays.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/>

==Prayoga Natakam or Experimental Drama==
This is a differient kind of plays written and performed by various plays. major place for these kind is educational institutes like universities and the colleges where the theatre is a part of their education.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto4"/>

==Major contributors==
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* [[Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao]], actor, Akademi winner
* [[Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham]], playwright
* [[Gurazada Appa Rao]], playwright
* [[Gollapudi Maruthi Rao]], playwright, actor
* [[Mudigonda Lingamurthy]], actor
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]], actor
* [[Peesapati Narasimha Murty]], thespian, Akademi winner
* [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]], actor, singer and music director
* [[Aarudhra]], playwright
* [[Puvvula Suri Babu]], actor and singer
* [[Rushyendramani]], actress
* [[Sthanam Narasimha Rao]], actor, Akademi winner
* [[Surabhi Kamalabai]], actress
* [[T. Kanakam]], actress and singer
* [[Tanikella Bharani]], playwright, actor
* [[Srinivas Avasarala]], playwright, director, actor
* [[Tirupati Venkata Kavulu]], playwright
* [[Vedam Venkataraya Sastry]], playwright
* [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]], actor
* [[Athaluri Vijayalakshmi]], playwright
* [[Deerghasi Vizai Bhaskar]], Playwright, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee
{{colend}}

== Other Contributors ==
* [[Pranayraj Vangari]]: Director, Actor, Chief Secretary of "Popcorn Theatre" group.

==References==
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==External links==
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