R. Narayana Murthy

R. Narayana Murthy
R. Narayana Murthy
	Murthy in 2019
Born	31 December 1954 (age 69); Mallampeta, Andhra State, India
Occupation	Actor; film director; producer; music director; lyricist; writer;
Awards	Nandi Special Jury Award

R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema.^[1] He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film Dandora (1993).^[2]

Murthy produces most of his films under the banner Sneha Chitra Pictures. He is known for left-oriented films that deal with the exploitation of society's lower strata. His films adopt themes like the atrocities of the upper classes against the helpless.^[3]^[4]

His films address contemporary social problems such as unemployment, crony capitalism, problems in developing countries, environmental issues, dams and rehabilitation problems, land issues, political turmoil, etc. He starred in films such as Ardharatri Swaatantryam, Adavi Diviteelu, Laal Salaam, Dandora, Erra Sainyam, Cheemala Dandu, Dalam, Cheekati Suryudu, Ooru Manadiraa and Vegu Chukkalu.^[5]

Early life[edit]

Murthy was born on 31 December 1954 the village of Mallampeta of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.^[3] He was schooled at Sankhavaram and moved to Chennai after completing his intermediate to pursue a career in films. He joined as a junior artist in the Krishna-starrer Neramu Siksha (1973) but on the advice of director Dasari Narayana Rao, he returned to studies and completed his BA in Peddapuram.^[6]

Murthy is unmarried.^[6]

Career[edit]

After completing his B.A. he went to Madras and met his guru and he played second lead in the film Needa. Murthy acted in Dasari's Sita Ramulu (1980), Korikale Gurralaite, Vishwaroopam and K. Bapayya's Agni Poolu. Dasari made him a full-fledged star with Sangeeta and Orey Rickshaw.^[7]

Murthy organized Ardharatri Swatantram as his first venture under his production house 'Sneha Chitra Pictures' in Rampachodavaram of East Godavari district on 10 June 1984. The film was released on 6 November 1986 on the eve of T. Krishna's death anniversary. T. Krishna played the role of a naxalite in that film. It was a hit and gave Murthy a reputation as a communist. From 1986 until 2018, he produced and directed 29 films on his Sneha Chitra Pictures banner. He had 15–20 years of success. Many of his films ran for silver jubilees (25 weeks) and golden jubilees (50 weeks).

Select filmography[edit]

Ardharatriswathantram
Alochinchandi
Bhooporatam
Adavi Diviteelu
Swatantra Bharatam
Laal Salaam
Dandora
Erra Sainyam
Cheemala Dandu
Dalam
Cheekati Suryulu
Orey Rikshaa
Aranyam
Singanna
Errodu
Telugodu
Bheemudu
Raitu Rajyam
Koolanna
Chalo Assembly
Ooru Manadiraa
Vegu Chukkalu
Yeh Dharti Hamaari
Head Constable Venkataramaiah^[8]
Annadaatha Sukheebhava

Gangamma Jaatara
Amma Meeda Ottu
Adavi Biddalu
Erra Samudram
Devarakonda veeraiah
Veera Telangana
Poru Telangana
People's War
Nirbhaya Bharatham
Rajyadhikaram
Annadata Sukheebava
Dandakaranyam

References[edit]

↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in తెలుగు). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "HBD R Narayana Murthy: పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ ఆర్.నారాయణ మూర్తి గురించి ఈ నిజాలు తెలుసా." News18 Telugu (in తెలుగు). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "ఇలా బతకడమేనాకిష్టం!". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ PVDS, Prakash. "ఎర్రెర్రని జెండా...ఆయన ఎజెండా". Sitara (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "R Narayana Murthy - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor, director and producer". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ నారాయణ మూర్తి..." NTV Telugu (in తెలుగు). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
↑ "Head Constable Venkataramaiah Movie Release Date Confirmed by Team of it". TelanganaNewsPaper. 8 January 2017.

External links[edit]

R. Narayana Murthy on IMDb

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[1] "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[2] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in తెలుగు). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[news18-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "HBD R Narayana Murthy: పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ ఆర్.నారాయణ మూర్తి గురించి ఈ నిజాలు తెలుసా." News18 Telugu (in తెలుగు). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "ఇలా బతకడమేనాకిష్టం!". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[5] PVDS, Prakash. "ఎర్రెర్రని జెండా...ఆయన ఎజెండా". Sitara (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:0-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "R Narayana Murthy - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actor, director and producer". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[7] "పీపుల్స్ స్టార్ నారాయణ మూర్తి..." NTV Telugu (in తెలుగు). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

[8] "Head Constable Venkataramaiah Movie Release Date Confirmed by Team of it". TelanganaNewsPaper. 8 January 2017.

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