Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
Kamalakara Kameswara Rao | |
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Born | Historical | 14 October 1911
Notable works | Mahakavi Kalidasu Gundamma Katha Mahamantri Timmarusu Nartanasala |
Kamalakara Kameswara Rao (14 October 1911 – 29 June 1998) was an
In 1960 he directed the biographical film, Mahakavi Kalidasu which won the President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[3] In 1962 he directed Gundamma Katha which was commercially successful and received the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu. In the same year, he directed another biographical film, Mahamantri Timmarusu which won the President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 10th National Film Awards.[4]
In 1963, Rao directed the
Life sketch
He was born in 1911 in Machilipatnam. He has completed a Bachelor of Arts from the Noble College, Machilipatnam. He has worked as a Film journalist for Krishna Patrika between 1934 and 1937. His unbiased reviews about the released films are highly appreciated by the audiences.[8]
On invitation from
After observing him closely, Vijaya Productions has given the responsibility of independently direct
Death
Rao died at the age of 88 years on 29 June 1998 due to cardiac arrest.
Filmography
Director
- Chandraharam (Telugu & Tamil) (1954)
- Guna Sundari (Tamil) (1955)
- Penki Pellam (1956)
- Panduranga Mahatyam(1957)
- Sobha (1958)
- Raja Sevai(1959)
- Rechukka Pagatichukka (1959)
- Mahakavi Kalidasu (Telugu & Tamil) (1960)
- Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962)
- Gundamma Katha (1962)
- Narthanasala (1963)
- Pandava Vanavasamu(1965)
- Shakuntala(1966)
- Sri Krishna Tulabharam (Telugu & Tamil) (1966)
- Kambojaraju Katha (1967)
- Sri Krishnavataram (Telugu & Tamil) (1967)
- Kalasina Manushulu (1968)
- Veeranjaneya (1968)
- Mayani Mamata (1970)
- Sri Krishna Vijayamu (1970)
- Bala Bharatam (1972)
- Jeevitaashayam (1974)
- Kurukshetram (1977)
- Seetha Rama Vanavasam (1977)
- Gnana Kuzhandhai (1979)
- Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu (1980)
- Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Mahatyam (1980)
- Deiva Thirumanangal (1981) (Valli Thirumanam part only)
- Ekalavya (1982)
- Santoshi Mata Vrata Mahatmyamu (1983)
- Badarinatha Darshanam (1985)
- Sri Datta Darsanam (1985)
- Ashtalakshmi Vaibhavamu (1986)
- Devi Navagraha Nayaki (1986)
- Edu Kondalaswami (1991)
Assistant director
- Gruhalakshmi (1938)
- Vande Mataram (1939)
- Sumangali (1940)
- Devatha(1941)
- Bhakta Potana (1942)
- Swargaseema(1945)
- Yogi Vemana(1947)
- Gunasundari Katha (1949)
- Patala Bhairavi(1951)
- Guna Sundari (1955)
Awards
- National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in 1964 - Nartanasala.
- 1962: President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Mahamantri Timmarusu[4]
- 1960: President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Mahakavi Kalidasu[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "History of Birth And Growth of Telugu Cinema (Part 13)". CineGoer.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Kameswara Rao, Kamalakara, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 74–5.
- ^ a b "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b "10th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b "11th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Kamalakara Kameswara Rao Jayanthi Today at Cinegoer.com". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
External links
- Kamalakara Kameswara Rao at IMDb