Chintakindi Mallesham

Chintakindi Mallesham (Telugu: చింతకింది మల్లేశం) is a recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for the year 2017. He hails from Sharajpet, Aleru and has been acclaimed for his invention of the Lakshmi Asu machine that reduced the efforts required by weavers in Pochampally. It has helped reduce the cycle time from around six hours to about ninety minutes.[1]

In public media

A biopic on his life was released in 2019 and starred Priyadarshi Pulikonda in the lead role[2] with the eponymous title Mallesham.

References
  1. Maitreyi, M. l Melly (2017-02-04). "Material benefit". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  2. "Mallesham is the greatest love story I ever heard: Priyadarshi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
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