Y. V. S. Chowdary
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Gudivada, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh,[1] India | |
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Years active | 1998 – present |
Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary is an Indian Telugu cinema writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi produced by Nagarjuna under the banner "Great India Entertainments". He then directed Seetharama Raju starring Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Harikrishna, and Yuvaraju starring Mahesh Babu. He then established his own production house "Bommarillu Vari" and started producing his own directorial efforts with Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo. Later, he directed Seetayya, Devadasu, Okka Magaadu, Saleem, Rey. Among these, Saleem is the only film which is not from his production house.[2] He has directed nine films till date. In 2012, he produced Nippu starring Ravi Teja and Deeksha Seth[3] under the direction of Gunasekhar.[4][5]
Chowdary says he entered the Telugu film industry inspired by
Early life
Chowdary was born on at
He joined a college at Gudiwada to pursue Intermediate and joined an engineering college at
Film career
Early years
Chowdary joined as an assistant to editor Narasimha Rao. He also worked for Raghavendra Rao's films Kaliyuga Pandavulu, Sahasa Samrat, Agni Putrudu, Donga Ramudu, Janaki Ramudu, Rudranetra and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari.
Chowdary's directorial debut film
Turning into producer: Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002)
Chowdary first production
Later years (2003–present)
Nandamuri Harikrishna became a commercially successful actor at the age of 48 with Seetayya, directed by Chowdary.[11] After Seetayya, Chowdary met Sravanthi Ravi Kishore for the film Devadasu. The film featured Kishore's nephew Ram Pothineni and Ileana D'Cruz, The film was released on 11 January 2006 and became a blockbuster grossing 17 crores.[13][14][15] During the post production of Devadasu, Chowdary approached Nandamuri Balakrishna to collaborate for Okka Magaadu. It was released on 11 January 2008. The film became a flop and most of the theaters were seen vacant after the first week of release.[16][17][18]
Chowdary then directed
In 2012, Chowdary produced the film
Personal life
While working for Ninne Pelladata, Chowdary liked actress Geetha who played the role of Nagarjuna's sister. With mutual consent, they both wanted to get married but Chowdary's parents were not willing to accept an inter-caste marriage. Later, he convinced them and married Geetha. She also acted in Sindhooram opposite Ravi Teja.[6][1] After Seetayya, Chowdary took a break of one year as his brother expired and Chowdary's elder daughter was born.[13] Chowdary has two daughters.
Chowdary had a good personal rapport with Nandamuri Harikrishna from the time of Pattabhishekam, as the latter was the producer of that film. Harikrishna personally took Chowdary along with him to many places. "He was the person who taught me the etiquettes of star hotels. I never knew how to use forks", Chowdary remembered his relationship with Harikrishna in an interview.[1] After the success of Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo, Chowdary held a function at a place where Harikrishna contested and failed in elections, to show the following he had.[11]
Other work
Chowdary is a big fan of
Chowdary purchased the "Gopala Krishna" theater at
Filmography
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
1998 | Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi | Yes | Yes | No | [8] | |
1999 | Seetharama Raju | Yes | Yes | No | [36] | |
2000 | Yuvaraju | Yes | Yes | No | [37] | |
2002 | Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo | Yes | Yes | Yes | [38] | |
2003 | Seetayya | Yes | Yes | Yes | [39] | |
Tiger Harischandra Prasad | No | No | No | Editor | [40] | |
2006 | Devadasu | Yes | Yes | Yes | [41] | |
2008 | Okka Magaadu | Yes | Yes | Yes | [18] | |
2009 | Saleem | Yes | Yes | No | [21] | |
2012 | Nippu | No | No | Yes | [22] | |
2015 | Rey | Yes | Yes | Yes | [27] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Y.V.S. Chowdary". 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Saleem announcement". 14 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Deeksha Seth in 'Nippu' – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Y.V.S. Chowdary". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Interview with YVS Chowdary". 8 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Interview with YVS Chowdary by Jeevi". 9 July 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Chitchat with Y.V.S.Chowdhary : Movie lovers have always blessed me". 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi (1998)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Nandamuri Harikrishna, a rebel in family politics of TDP". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "100 days function of Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo". Archived from the original on 28 August 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "హరికృష్ణ ని హీరోగా పెట్టి ఎందుకు సినిమా తీశానంటే : వై వి ఎస్ చౌదరి". 30 August 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Rey will collect a minimum of 30 crores – YVS Chowdary Bommarillu Vaari banner completes 11 years". 1 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Chitchat with YVS Chowdary on Devadasu". 5 January 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "A few hits and many flops". The Hindu. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Top 10 - Trade report - First half of year 2006". 4 July 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "YVS Chowdary About Okka Magadu". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "'Okka Magadu' Black Tickets Story In Hyderabad". 15 January 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Okka Magadu". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "'Saleem' Review: Heads Boil Like 'Haleem'". 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Saleem". 12 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Saleem". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Nippu". Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Ravi Teja's Nippu opens up to massive response at Box Office". 18 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Nippu release postponed to Feb 17". 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "'Nippu' Review: No Fire, Only Smoke". 17 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Ravi Teja All Movies Box Office Collection Hits or Flops Analysis List". 4 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Rey". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Rey film launch". 17 October 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Interview with YVS Chowdary". 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Interview : Y.V.S.Chowdary- Rey is the shout for success". 26 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Sai dharam tej movies boxoffice collections". 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "YVS Chowdary to launch newcomers for his next". The Times of India. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "YVS Chowdary tribute to NTR". 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "ఎన్టీఆర్ వర్ధంతి సందర్భంగా వైవిఎస్ చౌదరి లేఖ". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Audio release - Devadasu". 27 November 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Seetharamaraju". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Yuvaraju". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002)". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Seetayya". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Jeevi (18 December 2003). "Movie review - Tiger Harischandra Prasad". Idlebrain.com.
- ^ "Devadasu". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
External links
- Y. V. S. Chowdary at IMDb