Inturi Venkateswara Rao
Dr.Inturi Venkateswara Rao | |
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| Born | Inturi Venkateswara Rao 1 July 1909 Chandrarajupalem, Sattenapalli, Guntur district |
| Died | 7 May 2002 Chennai |
| Pen name | Dr Inturi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Genre | Writer, Director |
| Notable works | Kummari Molla |
Inturi Venkateswara Rao (
Brief lifesketch
Inturi was born at Chandrarajupalem near
Inturi was also a correspondent with The Bombay Chronicle. He has joined the film industry in 1936 and worked with Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, Tripuraneni Gopichand and P. Kannamba as an associate director. He has founded "Cinema" a fortnightly film magazine and ran it for 19 years. He has founded the Madras Cine Workers Union and the Andhra Film Journalists Association in 1945. It was the first such associations in the South India.
He had written the life story of
Screen magazine published his biography and described him as "A Man of Million Ideas".
He died in 2002. Dr. Inturi Memorial Trust was established in his memory and gives Dr. Inturi Venkateswara Rao Visishta Puraskarams annually to the noted film journalists. The recipients of this Award include Rentala Jayadeva, Randor Guy, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela and Inampudi Arjuna Rao.[3]
Awards
- Kalaprapoornain 1985.
- The Prestigious Ramnoth award of the Cine Technicians Association of South India in 1985.
- The Siromani award by the American Telugu Association in 1992
- He was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his lifetime achievement by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1996.
References
- ^ Venkateswara Rao Inturi, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 790-1.
- ^ Atukuri Molla, author of Molla Ramayanam by Nidadavolu Malathi at Thulika.net
- ^ Honouring the singing sensation, M. L. Narasimham in The Hindu.