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{{Short description|Indian writer (1902–1968)}}
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| birthname          = Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu
| birthname          = Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu
| birth_date        = 19 July 1902
| birth_date        = 19 July 1902
| birth_place        = [[Repalle]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| birth_place        = [[Repalle]], British India
| death_date        = 16 March 1968
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1968|03|16|1902|07|19|df=y}}
| death_place        =  
| death_place        =  
| years_active      = 1937–1968
| years_active      = 1937–1968
| occupation        = Screenwriter
| occupation        = Screenwriter
| children          = [[Samudrala Jr.]] (Son)
| children          = [[Samudrala Jr.]]                    
| notable_works      =
grandson {samudrala srinivaas }
}}
}}
'''Samudrala Raghavacharya''' (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as '''Samudrala Sr.''', was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA314|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|first1=Ashish|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first2=Paul|last2=Willemen|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|page=314}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/50-years-on-pandava-vanavaasam-is-still-appealing/article6787110.ece|title=50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing|first=Suresh|last=Krishnamoorthy|date=14 January 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710550/bio|title=Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/santhosham-1955/article6401521.ece|title=SANTHOSHAM (1955)|first=M. L.|last=Narasimham|date=11 September 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
'''Samudrala Raghavacharya''' (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as '''Samudrala Sr.''', was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA314|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|first1=Ashish|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first2=Paul|last2=Willemen|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|page=314}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/50-years-on-pandava-vanavaasam-is-still-appealing/article6787110.ece|title=50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing|first=Suresh|last=Krishnamoorthy|date=14 January 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710550/bio|title=Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/santhosham-1955/article6401521.ece|title=SANTHOSHAM (1955)|first=M. L.|last=Narasimham|date=11 September 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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# ''Kanakatara'' (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics)
# ''Kanakatara'' (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics)
# ''[[Gruhalakshmi]]'' (1938)
# ''[[Gruhalakshmi (1938 film)|Gruhalakshmi]]'' (1938)
# ''Vande Mataram'' (1939) (dialogue)
# ''Vande Mataram'' (1939) (dialogue)
# ''[[Sumangali (1940 film)|Sumangali]]'' (1940) (dialogue)
# ''[[Sumangali (1940 film)|Sumangali]]'' (1940) (dialogue)
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# ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi (1943 film)|Chenchu Lakshmi]]'' (1943) (story and dialogue)
# ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi (1943 film)|Chenchu Lakshmi]]'' (1943) (story and dialogue)
# ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1943) (dialogue)
# ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1943) (dialogue)
# ''[[Palnati Yudham]]'' (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation)
# ''[[Palnati Yuddham (1947 film)|Palnati Yudham]]'' (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation)
# ''Ratnamala'' (1947)
# ''Ratnamala'' (1947)
# ''[[Yogi Vemana]]'' (1947)
# ''[[Yogi Vemana]]'' (1947)
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# ''[[Seeta Rama Kalyanam (1960 film)|Seetarama Kalyanam]]'' (1960) (dialogue)
# ''[[Seeta Rama Kalyanam (1960 film)|Seetarama Kalyanam]]'' (1960) (dialogue)
# ''[[Batasari]]'' (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics)
# ''[[Batasari]]'' (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics)
# ''[[Lava Kusa]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Lava Kusa (1963 film)|Lava Kusa]]'' (1963)
# ''[[Nartanasala]]'' (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue)
# ''[[Nartanasala (1963 film)|Nartanasala]]'' (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue)
# ''[[Babruvahana]]'' (1964) (dialogue) (story)
# ''[[Babruvahana]]'' (1964) (dialogue) (story)
# ''[[Pandava Vanavasam]]'' (1965)
# ''[[Pandava Vanavasam]]'' (1965)
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Samudrala Sr.
Born
Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu

19 July 1902
Repalle, British India
Died16 March 1968(1968-03-16) (aged 65)
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1937–1968
ChildrenSamudrala Jr. grandson {samudrala srinivaas }

Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Sr., was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1][2] Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with Ghantasala.[3][4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in Pedapulivarru, Repalle Taluk, Andhra Pradesh, India.[1][2]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Writer[edit | edit source]

  1. Kanakatara (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics)
  2. Gruhalakshmi (1938)
  3. Vande Mataram (1939) (dialogue)
  4. Sumangali (1940) (dialogue)
  5. Devata (1941) (dialogue)
  6. Bhakta Potana (1942) (story and dialogue)
  7. Chenchu Lakshmi (1943) (story and dialogue)
  8. Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) (dialogue)
  9. Palnati Yudham (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation)
  10. Ratnamala (1947)
  11. Yogi Vemana (1947)
  12. Mana Desam (1949) (dialogue)
  13. Laila Majnu (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue)
  14. Swapna Sundari (1950)
  15. Navvite Navaratnalu (1951)
  16. Chandirani (1953)
  17. Bratuku Theruvu (1953) (dialogue) (story)
  18. Devadasu (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation)
  19. Vipra Narayana (1954) (dialogues and lyrics)
  20. Donga Ramudu (1955) (lyrics)
  21. Jayasimha (1955) (dialogue) (story)
  22. Jayam Manade (1956) (dialogue) (story)
  23. Kanakatara (1956)
  24. Sarangadhara (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue)
  25. Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)
  26. Bhookailas (1958)
  27. Seetarama Kalyanam (1960) (dialogue)
  28. Batasari (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics)
  29. Lava Kusa (1963)
  30. Nartanasala (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue)
  31. Babruvahana (1964) (dialogue) (story)
  32. Pandava Vanavasam (1965)
  33. Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966)
  34. Bhakta Prahlada (1967)
  35. Sri Krishnavataram (1967)
  36. Sree Ramakatha (1968)
  37. Veeranjaneya (1968)

Director[edit | edit source]

  1. Babruvahana (1964)
  2. Bhakta Raghunath (1960)
  3. Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)

Producer[edit | edit source]

  1. Devadasu (1953) (producer)
  2. Shanti (1952) (producer)
  3. Strisahasam (1951/I) (producer)

Playback singer[edit | edit source]

  1. Bhakta Raghunath (1960) (playback singer)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 314. ISBN 9781135943189.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (14 January 2015). "50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ "Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao". IMDb.
  4. ↑ Narasimham, M. L. (11 September 2014). "SANTHOSHAM (1955)". The Hindu.

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