Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

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Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu
entrepreneur
ChildrenRaghupathi Surya Prakash
RelativesRaghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu (brother)

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (15 October 1869 – 15 March 1941), was an Indian filmmaker, photographer, graphic artist, educationist and entrepreneur considered as the father of

Madras; he was drawn into independent filmmaking, and he traveled to different regions in South east Asia to promote and teach cinematic techniques, filmmaking, and distribute foreign language silent films.[1][3][4]

Venkaiah Naidu was the younger brother of

Raghupati Venkaiah Award is an annual award incorporated into the state Nandi Awards honoring veteran artists who made significant contributions in Telugu cinema.[7]

Biography

Early life

Venkaiah Naidu was born in a

Mount Road and selling them. He then learned photography and founded a photographic studio.[4]

Photographer

In 1909, he introduced

Pegu to exhibit his films.[10]

Theatre owner

In 1910, he established Esplanade Ten House to exhibit his films. In 1912, he constructed Gaiety Talkies on Mount Road, the first Indian-owned cinema theatre in Chennai. He later constructed Crown Theatre on Mint Street and Globe Theatre in Purasawakkam, Madras. He also exhibited American and British films. Some of the first movies shown in his theatres were Million Dollar Mystery, Mysteries of Meera, Clutching Hand, Broken Coin, Raja's casket, Peral fish, and 'Great Bard'. He established a film library and provided training on cinematic techniques.[4]

Film producer

In 1919, he started a production company called Star of East Films and a film studio called Glass Studio. He sent his son,

Yaragudipati Varada Rao established a long-lasting precedent of focusing exclusively on religious themes; Nandanar, Gajendra Moksham, and Matsyavatar, three of their most noted productions, centered on religious figures, parables, and morals.[12] Venkaiah died on 15 March 1941 due to medical illness.[1]

Personal life

Devika, a popular actress in Telugu and Tamil films in the 1960s, was the grand-daughter of Venkaiah Naidu. Devika's daughter, Kanaka is also an actress.[13]

Filmography

  • Meenakshi Kalyanam
  • Gajendra Moksham
  • Mathsyavatharam
  • Nandanaar
  • Bhishma Pratigya
     (1921)

In popular culture

A biographical film on Naidu titled Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was released in November 2019. Naresh played the title role of Venkaiah Naidu.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Telugu film industry turns 80". @businessline. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b India, The Hans (7 November 2019). "Naresh plays Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ "తెలుగు సినిమాకు మార్గదర్శి రఘుపతి వెంకయ్య". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Chaitanya, Krishna (6 August 2012). "Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu: The man who started it all". Bharat Janani. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0
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  6. ^ Visweswara Rao, Namala. "Telugu Cinema Celebrity – Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu". Idlebrain.com.
  7. ^ "'Nijam cheppamantara, abaddham cheppamantara... '". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
  8. ^ M. L. Kantha Rao (July 1999), A Study of the Socio-Political Mobility of the Kapu Caste in Modern Andhra. University of Hyderabad. Chapter 6. p. 275–278. hdl:10603/25437
  9. ^ Srinivas, S.V.. (2010). Making of a Peasant Industry: Telugu Cinema in the 1930s–1950s. Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies. p. 173. 10.1177/097492761000100207.
  10. ^ Kumar, Srikanth (26 June 2010). "Why AP Government named an award after Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu". South Scope. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Movie Review {2.5}: Not well made" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  12. ^ "History of Birth and Growth of Telugu Cinema (Part 3)". CineGoer.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007.
  13. ^ "Going in search of a yesteryear star actress and what I learnt". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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