P. Pullaiah

P. Pullaiah (1911–1985) was an Indian film director and producer, known for his work in Telugu films. He was the recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema.

Not to be confused with C. Pullaiah.
P. Pullaiah
Born2 May 1911
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died1985
OccupationFilm Director
Film Producer
Spouse(s)P. Santha Kumari

Personal life

Pullaiah married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937. Together they have two daughters named, Padmavathi and Radha

Poludasu Pullaiah's had one sibling, P. Kanthamma. She had 2 children. One, a son, Late. Thota Srinivasulu who married Bandla Sujatha and had 3 children (Thota Sirisha, Thota Sharmila & Late. Thota Satish). The other, a daughter, Late. Thota Janabhai who married Late. Jayaram and had 4 children Lakshmi Bhai, Prabhavathi, Devasena & Vijay.

Film career

Pullaiah produced and directed many Hit films under the banner Padmasree Pictures named after their daughter.

Jayabheri was a 1959 Telugu musical hit film directed by him and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in lead roles.[1] The film is based on the 1947 production by V. Shantaram, titled Lokshahir Ram Joshi in Marathi and Matwala Shayar Ram Joshi in Hindi. The songs in the movie are both classical Carnatic and Folklore with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao

Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam was a 1960 magnum opus Telugu film produced and directed by him and starring N. T. Rama Rao.[2] The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).

Filmography
  1. Harishchandra (1935) (director)
  2. Sarangadhara (1937) (director)
  3. Balaji (1939) (director)
  4. Dharmapatni (1941) (director and producer)
  5. Premabandhan (1941) (director)
  6. Subhadra (1941) (director)
  7. Bhagyalaxmi (1943) (director)
  8. Maya Machhindra (1945) (director)
  9. Bhaktha Jana (1948) (director)
  10. Macha Rekai (1950) (director)
  11. Tirugubatu (1950) (director)
  12. Veetukari (1950) (director)
  13. Dharma Devatha (1952) (director)
  14. Manam Pola Mangalyam (1953) (director)
  15. Rechukka (1954) (director)
  16. Kanyasulkam (1955) (director)
  17. Ardhangi (1955) (director and producer)
  18. Pennin Perumai (1956) (director and producer)
  19. Umasundari (1956) (director)
  20. Vanangamudi (1957) (director)
  21. Illarame Nallaram (1958) (director)
  22. Jayabheri (1959) (director)
  23. Kalaivaanan (1959) (director)
  24. Adisaya Thirudan (1959) (director)
  25. Banda Ramudu (1959) (director)
  26. Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960) (director and producer)
  27. Siri Sampadalu (1962) (director and producer)
  28. Murali Krishna (1964) (director)
  29. Aasai Mugam (1965) (director)
  30. Preminchi Choodu (1965) (director and producer)
  31. Thaye Unakkaga (1966) (director)
  32. Prana Mithrulu (1967) (director and producer)
  33. Alludu Menalludu (1970) (director and producer)
  34. Koduku Kodalu (1972) (director and producer)
  35. Andaru Bagundali (1975) (director)

Awards
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
Nandi Awards

See also

References
  1. Retrospect: Jayabheri completes 50 years Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. P Pulliah's Evergreen Magnum Opus Venkateswara Mahathyam Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "3rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. "7th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  5. "10th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2011.


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