Samudrala Raghavacharya

Samudrala Raghavacharya
Born	Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu 19 July 1902 Repalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	16 March 1968
Occupation	Writer, Lyricist, Script Writer, Director, Producer, Playback Singer
Years active	1937-1968

Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Senior, was a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India. Samudrala Senior was the one who advised the renowned singer Ghantasala to try his luck in the film industry as a singer in 1942.^[1]

Personal life

Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in Pedapulivarru, Repalle Taluk, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was also known to be the father of Samudrala Ramanujacharya (Samudrala Jr.).

Filmography

Writer

1. Kanakatara (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics)
2. Gruhalakshmi (1938)
3. Vande Mataram (1939) (dialogue)
4. Sumangali (1940) (dialogue)
5. Devata (1941) (dialogue)
6. Bhakta Potana (1942) (story and dialogue)
7. Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) (dialogue)
8. Palnati Yudham (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation)
9. Ratnamala (1947)
10. Yogi Vemana (1947)
11. Mana Desam (1949) (dialogue)
12. Laila Majnu (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue)
13. Swapna Sundari (1950)
14. Navvite Navaratnalu (1951)
15. Chandirani (1953)
16. Bratuku Theruvu (1953) (dialogue) (story)
17. Devadasu (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation)
18. Vipra Narayana (1954) (dialogues and lyrics)
19. Donga Ramudu (1955) (lyrics)
20. Jayasimha (1955) (dialogue) (story)
21. Jayam Manade (1956) (dialogue) (story)
22. Kanakatara (1956)
23. Sarangadhara (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue)
24. Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)
25. Bhookailas (1958)
26. Batasari (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics)
27. Pandava Vanavasam (1961)
28. Sri Seeta Rama Kalyanam (1961) (dialogue)
29. Lava Kusha (1963)
30. Nartanasala (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue)
31. Babruvahana (1964) (dialogue) (story)
32. Shri Krishna Pandaviyam (1966)
33. Bhakta Prahlada (1967)
34. Shri Krishnavataram (1967)
35. Sri Rama Katha (1968)

Director

1. Babruvahana (1964)
2. Bhakta Raghunath (1960)
3. Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)

Producer

1. Devadasu (1953) (producer)
2. Shanti (1952) (producer)
3. Strisahasam (1951/I) (producer)

Playback singer

1. Bhakta Raghunath (1960) (playback singer)

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710550/bio

External links

• Samudrala Raghavacharya at the Internet Movie Database