Nerella Venu Madhav
Nerella Venu Madhav | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 December 1932 Hyderabad state |
| Died | 19 June 2018 (aged 85) Warangal, Telangana, India |
| Genres | Impressionist |
| Occupation(s) | Mimicry |
| Years active | 1947–2015 |
| Website | www |
Nerella Venu Madhav (28 December 1932 – 19 June 2018) was an Indian
Early life
Nerella Venu Madhav was born in Mattewada,
Career
Venu Madhav started his career in 1947 at the age of 16. He rose to popularity, coming from a village, imitating celebrities, politicians, local Telangana dialect. He worked as a school teacher in Mattewad Middle School in Hanamkonda in 1953. He also started and worked as a Mimicry faculty in Telugu University. He loved Telugu, Urdu and English literature, and greatly admired Indian classical music.
He started his mimicry career with the voice of Telugu actor,
He was the first mimic in the world who performed at the United Nations Organisation, New York City.[5]
He was nominated as a
He was encouraged by film producer, B. N. Reddy to act in films. He acted in 12
He wrote a book on art of mimicry in Telugu language called Mimicry Kala.
Other honours
An auditorium in Warangal is named in his honour as Dr. Nerella Venu Madhav Kalaa Pranganam. The venue hosted a mimicry festival on his 80th birthday, 28 December by Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation at Hanamkonda Public Gardens and was named in 2011.[6]
Death
Venu Madhav died on 19 June 2018 at 10:30 AM in Warangal, after a brief illness. He lived all his life in Warangal.
The Government of Telangana accorded a state funeral, the Chief Minister announced the building of an auditorium at Public Gardens with his statue and an educational institute to be named after him.
Personal life
He married Shobhavati in 1975 and has two sons; Srinath and Radhakrishna; and two daughters, Vasanthi and Lakshmi Tulasi, a mimicry artiste and studied under her father.
Selected Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Gudachari 116 | Subbaraju |
| 1967 | Devuni Gelichina Manavudu[7] | Nijabaludu |
Awards and honours
- Padma Shri for performing arts from the Government of India in 2001[8]
- *Raja-Lakshmi Award in 1981 by Sri Raja-Lakshmi FoundationChennai
- Kala Prapoorna title from Andhra University(Vishakhapatnam) in 1978
- Honorary Doctorates by Andhra University, IGNOU and Kakatiya University
- Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Telugu Book of Records & Telangana Recordula Pustakam (The Book of Telangana Records) on his 83rd birthday, on 28 December 2015 at Hanumakonda.[9]
- Gajarohanam by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam
- Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) has named a street in Warangal city after him
- Telangana Formation Dayin 2018
- India Post honored by releasing a postal cover in December 2017
References
- ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 28 December 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Maestro of mimicry". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Mimicry artist Nerella's 84th b'day celebrated". The Hans India. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "The living mimicry legend". telanganatoday.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
- ^ Chalapathi Rao, I. V: "Mimicry and World Renowned Venumadhav", page 55. Vamsi Krishna Publications, 1999
- ^ Article Title[usurped]
- ^ "Devuni Gelichina Manavudu (1967)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Clipping of The Hans India - WARANGAL". epaper.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.