Adurthi Subba Rao: Difference between revisions

| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1912|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place      = [[Rajahmundry]], India

| death_date      = {{Death date and age|1975|10|1|1912|12|16|df=yes}}

| death_place    =  [[Madras]], India

| occupation    = [[film editing|Editor]]<br>Cinematographer<br>Producer<br>Director<br>Screenwriter

| awards        =Seven [[National Film Awards]]<br>[[Nandi Awards]]<br>[[Filmfare Awards South]]

'''Adurthi Subba Rao''' (16 December 1912 &ndash; 1 October 1975) was an [[Indian film]] director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]]. Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain head of Indian [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]]s.<ref name = hindu>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/master-movie-maker/article5408372.ece Master movie maker - The Hindu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/starsprofile/adurtisubbarao.php |title=Stars : Star Profiles : Adurti Subbarao: A Tribute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102072636/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/starsprofile/adurtisubbarao.php |date=2 November 2013|work=Telugu Cinema|archive-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref> He has garnered seven [[National Film Awards]].<ref name = hindu/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bharatjanani.com/author/krshychait/page/2/ |title=Krishna Chaitanya « Page 2<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505163608/http://bharatjanani.com/author/krshychait/page/2/ |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Rao made his foray into cinema as Associate to [[Uday Shankar]] in the 1948 dance film [[Kalpana (1948 film)|Kalpana]], which was showcased in the "Treasures from [[National Film Archive of India]]" at the [[39th International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFAI brings its treasures to IFFI-Goa  |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=45038 |date=25 November 2008 |publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] PIB }}</ref>

The 1960 film [[Nammina Bantu]] was a work of [[Drama|drama in the broader sense]] achieved by means of [[actor]]s who [[Representation (arts)|represented]] [[mimesis]] throughout the narrative. The film was simultaneously shot in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Pattaliyin Vetri]]''. Upon release both versions received critical acclaim. The Telugu work was screened at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]].<ref name="idlebrain.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/profile-gummadi.html|title=Profile of Gummadi&nbsp;— Telugu film actor}}</ref> The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.<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><ref name="idlebrain.com"/><ref name = hindu/>

The 1964 film [[Doctor Chakravarthy]] was adapted by Rao based on Koduri Kousalya Devi's Novel ''Chakrabhramanam''. The film was the first film to win the [[Nandi Award]], instituted by [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chitramala.com/articles/tollywood-4063.html |title=Tollywood's glorious journey |work=Chitramala |access-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130192602/http://www.chitramala.com/articles/tollywood-4063.html |archive-date=30 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The box office success was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/ramadasu-movie-awards/15991|title=Ramadasu (1964) Awards - Award Winners Of Ramadasu Telugu Movie|work=gomolo.com|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825212638/http://www.gomolo.com/ramadasu-movie-awards/15991|archive-date=25 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rao's next work was [[Mooga Manasulu]] based on the concept of [[reincarnation]], the first of its kind in Indian cinema in the genre of semi-[[fiction]] intended to be more serious in tone with elements that encourage a broader range of [[Mood (literature)|moods]] throughout the narrative. The film was remade in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' (1967) directed by Rao himself, while the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ''[[Praptham]]'' (1971) was adapted from Rao's work. The Telugu version received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu,

and the [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] in 1964 and was screened at the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]].<ref name="11thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|title=11th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=13 September 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124428/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090501055610/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_jamuna_2009_2.php</ref>

In 1968, Rao experimented with [[courtroom drama]] and [[detective fiction]] in his work [[Sudigundalu]], the film received special mention at the Tashkent and Moscow Film Festivals for its inherent "[[Film à clef|film with a key]]" narrative.<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|title=15th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=21 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="Film producer passes away">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/film-producer-passes-away/article3169975.ece|title=Film producer passes away}}</ref><ref name=filmfare>{{cite book|title=Collections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|page=387}}</ref> The film has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]], The [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu]] for that year and was featured at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|title=15th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=21 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="Film producer passes away"/>

Rao's Biography has been published by veteran actor [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], who made his Telugu film debut under the direction of Subba Rao.<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/booklaunch-adurthisubbarao.html Adurthi Subba Rao Book launch by Krishna, Mahesh Babu & Kasinadhuni Viswanath - Telugu cinema news<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Veteran director [[K. Viswanath]] has worked as an associate director of Subba Rao for many years. The Telugu film chamber of commerce has instituted the ''Adurthi Subba Rao Award'' in his honor.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/gallery/3/263659.html Events - Adurthi Subbarao Awards Presented gallery clips actors actress stills images<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

*''[[Nammina Bantu]]'' - 1960 <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>

*''[[Thodi Kodallu]]'' (1957) <ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref>