Kranthi Kumar

Kranthi Kumar (born Talasila Kranthi Kumar) was an Indian film, producer, director and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.[1]

Kranthi Kumar
Born
Talasila Kranthi Kumar

(1942-04-05)5 April 1942
Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died9 May 2003(2003-05-09) (aged 61)
OccupationDirector
producer
writer
Spouse(s)Sita Rama Lakshmibai Talasila
ChildrenTalasila Anil Kumar, Talasila Sunil Kumar Grandchildren: Talasila Lohit, Likith, Jharita, Inderneel, Ashwath.

He won two Filmfare Awards and four Nandi Awards. In 1985, he directed Sravanthi, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year.[2] In 1991, he directed Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu, which was premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 International Film Festival of India.[3]

He is also responsible for the success of many actors such as Chiranjeevi.

Born in Penamaluru in Vijayawada,Andhra Pradesh he did M.A. and L.L.B. before entering the film world in 1968. He introduced Chiranjeevi as hero in Pranam Kareedu. He was instrumental in shaping K. Raghavendra Rao and Dasari Narayana Rao as ace directors. He is also responsible for the creation of megastar Chiranjeevi.

In 2001 he directed 9 Nelalu, premiered retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival.[4] He has garnered the National Film Award, four state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. He died on 9th May 2003.

Awards
National Film Awards
Nandi Awards

Filmography

Director

Producer

References
  1. Kranthi Kumar - IMDb
  2. "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. Narasimham, M.L. (4 March 2005). "Still the regular guy". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "39th Annual Filmfare Award Winners". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces - Google Books
  7. "Padutha Theeyaga(1998)". cineradham.com. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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