Y. V. Rao

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Yaragudipati Varada Rao (30 May 1903 – 13 February 1979[1]) was an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, and editor known for his works primarily in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil films.[2] Rao plunged into theatre and did a few stage plays before moving to Kolhapur and Bombay to act in silent films.[3][4] Rao started his career as a lead actor in many silent films such as Gajendra Moksham (1923),[5] Garuda Garvabhangam (1929),[6] and Rose of Rajasthan (1931).[5][7][8] Regarded as one of the greatest filmmaking pioneers of the Cinema of South India,[3][7] he made motion-pictures across Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Konkani, and Hindi languages, apart from silent films.[3][7]

Rao made significant contributions to South cinema during the British rule in India. Rao's 1934 film Sati Sulochana was the first talkie film in the Kannada language.[3][7] In 1937, he directed the hagiographical classic Chintamani, the Tamil sleeper hit ran for a year with highest estimated footfall at a single screen in India, and British Ceylon.[9] Rao's 1938 film Swarnalatha was one of the finest political drama scripted by Ayyalu Somayajulu; with prohibition as the central theme, in which Rao played the lead. The film was shot extensively at Newtone Studios, Kilpauk, during Madras Presidency.[7] Rao's 1940 film, Viswa Mohini, is the first Indian film, depicting the Indian movie world, scripted by Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi, starring V. Nagayya.[10] Rao subsequently made the mythology sequel films Savithiri (1941), and Sathyabhama (1942) casting thespian Sthanam Narasimha Rao.[3]

Personal life

Yaragudipati Varada Rao was born in Telugu Brahmin family[3][1] of Nellore in the then Madras Presidency of British India in May 1903. In the late 1920s, he moved to Madras and ventured into Kannada cinema.[3] He married Kumari Rukmini who was paired with him in Lavangi (1946). Indian actress Lakshmi is their daughter.[11]

Early career

Rao moved into film direction and made silent films such as Pandava Nirvan (1930), Pandava Agnathavaas (1930) and Hari Maya (1932). In 1932, a Marwari businessman, Chamanlal Doongaji from Bangalore, launched South India Movie Tone. The company made Sati Sulochana, the first talking picture in Kannada with an expense of Template:Indian rupee40,000 ({{INRConvert/Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|40000|0||USD|year=1934}}). Rao directed this blockbuster film shot at Chatrapathi Cinetone, in Kolhapur; the shooting took eight weeks. He then directed Hari Maya (1932) that starred his first wife, Rajam.[3]

Selected filmography

As Director

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  • 1930: Pandava Agyathavas (silent)
  • 1930: Sarangadhara (silent)
  • 1932: Hari Maya (Kannada - Director)
  • 1934: Sati Sulochana (Kannada - Cast)
  • 1935: Naganand (Hindi)
  • 1936: Bhama Parinayam (Tamil)
  • 1937: Chintamani (Tamil)
  • 1938: Bhakta Meera (Tamil)
  • 1938: Swarnalatha (Tamil)
  • 1939: Malli Pelli (Telugu - Cast)
  • 1940: Viswa Mohini (Telugu - Cast)
  • 1941: Savithiri (Tamil - Cast, Singer)
  • 1942: Sathyabhama (Telugu - Cast)
  • 1944: Thasildar (Telugu - Cast)
  • 1946: Lavangi (Tamil)
  • 1948: Ramadas (Tamil)
  • 1950: Jeevit Amche Ashe (Konkani)
  • 1952: Manavathi (Telugu-Tamil)
  • 1953: Manjari (Telugu - Cast)
  • 1956: Bhagya Chakra (Kannada)
  • 1958: Sri Krishna Garudi (Telugu)
  • 1961: Nagarjuna (Telugu-Kannada)
  • 1963: Hennina Balu Kanneru (Kannada)
  • 1973: Stree (Telugu)

References

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