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|name =Koccharlakota Sathyanarayana
|name =Koccharlakota Sathyanarayana
|birth_date = April 2, 1915
|birth_date = 2 April 1915
|birth_place =West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
|birth_place =West Godavari district, British India
|occupation=actor, playback singer
|occupation=actor, playback singer
|death_date = {{death date and age|1969|12|21|1915|4|2}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1969|12|21|1915|4|2|df=y}}
|death_place =Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
|death_place =Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
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'''Koccharlakota Satyanarayana''' (2 April 1915 - 1969) was a Telugu film and [[drama]] actor and playback singer during the early period of [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>Abhinava Ramudu, Kocharlakota Satyanarayana, Tholinati Gramaphone Gayakulu, Modali Nagabhushana Sharma, Creative Links Publications, Hyderabad, 2010, pp. 41-2.</ref>
'''Koccharlakota Satyanarayana''' (2 April 1915 - 1969) was a Telugu film and [[drama]] actor and playback singer during the early period of [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>Abhinava Ramudu, Kocharlakota Satyanarayana, Tholinati Gramaphone Gayakulu, Modali Nagabhushana Sharma, Creative Links Publications, Hyderabad, 2010, pp. 41-2.</ref>


He was born into a Zamindari family in [[West Godavari]] district, [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His childhood was spent with his grandparents at [[Bhimadole]] during the 1910s. He liked sitting before the [[phonograph|gramophone]] and used to sing along. While in [[Rajahmundry]], during his high school days he joined Kesari Samajam of Machiraju Ramachandra Murthy and started acting in stage plays. He staged ''Chintamani'' and ''Pratapa Rudreeyam'' and used to donate that money to schools and libraries.
He was born into a Zamindari family in [[West Godavari]] district, [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His childhood was spent with his grandparents at [[Bhimadole]] during the 1910s. He liked sitting before the [[phonograph|gramophone]] and used to sing along. While in [[Rajahmundry]], during his high school days he joined Kesari Samajam of Machiraju Ramachandra Murthy and started acting in stage plays. He staged ''Chintamani'' and ''Pratapa Rudreeyam'' and used to donate that money to schools and libraries.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}


He entered the cinema field with ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'' of Saraswati Talkies. He acted as Krishna in ''[[Jarasandha]]'', Basavaraju in ''[[Vara Vikrayam]]'', ''Malli Pelli'' of [[Y. V. Rao]] and as Lakshmana in ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]''.
He entered the cinema field with ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'' of Saraswati Talkies. He acted as Krishna in ''[[Jarasandha]]'', Basavaraju in ''[[Vara Vikrayam]]'', ''Malli Pelli'' of [[Y. V. Rao]] and as Lakshmana in ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]''.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}


He shifted to the Dramatic field and acted with [[Vemuri Gaggayya]] and [[Sthanam Narasimha Rao]] in the plays ''Jarasandha'', ''Sarangadhara'' and ''Tulabaram''. He later joined Prabhat Theatres of [[Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao]] and acted as Arjununa in ''Pandava'', Vengala Rao in ''Bobbili Yudham'', Satyavan in ''Sati Savitri'', Bhavani Shankar in ''Chintamani'' and as Kalidas in ''Kalidas''. He acted in Ramanjaneya Yudham as Lord Rama with Betha Venkata Rao.
He shifted to the Dramatic field and acted with [[Vemuri Gaggayya]] and [[Sthanam Narasimha Rao]] in the plays ''Jarasandha'', ''Sarangadhara'' and ''Tulabaram''. He later joined Prabhat Theatres of [[Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao]] and acted as Arjununa in ''Pandava'', Vengala Rao in ''Bobbili Yudham'', Satyavan in ''Sati Savitri'', Bhavani Shankar in ''Chintamani'' and as Kalidas in ''Kalidas''. He acted in Ramanjaneya Yudham as Lord Rama with Betha Venkata Rao.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}


He died on 21 December 1969 in [[Eluru]].
He died on 21 December 1969 in [[Eluru]].{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
# ''Seeta Kalyanam'' (1934) (actor)
{{Unreferenced section|date= May 2022}}
# ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'' (1936) as Sahadeva (actor)
* ''Seeta Kalyanam'' (1934) (actor)
# ''[[Jarasandha]]'' (1938) as  Krishna (actor)
* ''Draupadi Vastrapaharanam'' (1936) as Sahadeva (actor)
# [[Malli Pelli (1939 film)|''Malli Pelli'']] (1939) as Venkata Rao (actor and playback singer)
* ''[[Jarasandha]]'' (1938) as  Krishna (actor)
# ''[[Vara Vikrayam]]'' (1939) as Basavaraju (actor)
* [[Malli Pelli (1939 film)|''Malli Pelli'']] (1939) as Venkata Rao (actor and playback singer)
# ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]'' (1945) as Lakshmana  (actor)
* ''[[Vara Vikrayam]]'' (1939) as Basavaraju (actor)
* ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]'' (1945) as Lakshmana  (actor)


==References==
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Koccharlakota Sathyanarayana
Born2 April 1915
West Godavari district, British India
Died21 December 1969(1969-12-21) (aged 54)
Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
Occupationactor, playback singer

Koccharlakota Satyanarayana (2 April 1915 - 1969) was a Telugu film and drama actor and playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema.[1]

He was born into a Zamindari family in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. His childhood was spent with his grandparents at Bhimadole during the 1910s. He liked sitting before the gramophone and used to sing along. While in Rajahmundry, during his high school days he joined Kesari Samajam of Machiraju Ramachandra Murthy and started acting in stage plays. He staged Chintamani and Pratapa Rudreeyam and used to donate that money to schools and libraries.[citation needed]

He entered the cinema field with Draupadi Vastrapaharanam of Saraswati Talkies. He acted as Krishna in Jarasandha, Basavaraju in Vara Vikrayam, Malli Pelli of Y. V. Rao and as Lakshmana in Paduka Pattabhishekam.[citation needed]

He shifted to the Dramatic field and acted with Vemuri Gaggayya and Sthanam Narasimha Rao in the plays Jarasandha, Sarangadhara and Tulabaram. He later joined Prabhat Theatres of Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao and acted as Arjununa in Pandava, Vengala Rao in Bobbili Yudham, Satyavan in Sati Savitri, Bhavani Shankar in Chintamani and as Kalidas in Kalidas. He acted in Ramanjaneya Yudham as Lord Rama with Betha Venkata Rao.[citation needed]

He died on 21 December 1969 in Eluru.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Abhinava Ramudu, Kocharlakota Satyanarayana, Tholinati Gramaphone Gayakulu, Modali Nagabhushana Sharma, Creative Links Publications, Hyderabad, 2010, pp. 41-2.

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