Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy Explained

Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy
Birth Date:1919 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Samskara
Chandamarutha
Relatives:Ramana Reddy
T. Subbarami Reddy
Spouse:Snehalata Reddy
Alma Mater:University of Calcutta
Occupation:writer, producer, director, social activist

Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy (19 February 1919 – 6 May 2006) was an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, social activist, poet, and writer known for his pioneering works in Telugu cinema, and Kannada cinema.[1] [2]

Reddy has received three National Film Awards for his works.[3] In 1972 he produced and directed Samskara which garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[4] Reddy has actively participated the Indian Emergency opposition movement, human rights movement, and child labor movements as founder member of People's Union for Civil Liberties. In 1977, he produced and directed the bilingual Chandamarutha in Kannada, and English. The film was banned during the Emergency, and was later released to critical appreciation.[5] [6]

Personal life

Pattabhirama Reddy was born in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh into a Telugu speaking family. He studied at Shantiniketan, Calcutta University and Columbia University. He was married to Snehalata Reddy, and founded the organisation Concerned for Working Children.[7] In 2003, he directed In the Hour of God, a play based on Sri Aurobindo's classic Savitri, inspired by the mythical woman who defied death for love, which he dedicated to his wife Snehalata Reddy.[8] Pattabhirama Reddy died on 6 May 2006, at the age of 86.[9]

Literature

Selected filmography

As producer
As producer and director

Awards and honors

National Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards

International honors

State honors

Notes and References

  1. News: Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency. Muralidhara. Khajane. 29 June 2015. The Hindu.
  2. Web site: Directorate of Film Festival. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130311/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1977-78Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1977-78.pdf. 6 October 2014. dead.
  3. News: A pioneer passes away. 12 May 2006. The Hindu.
  4. Web site: Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy – Poet, Film maker of international fame from Nellore. 18 December 2011. 25 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102018/http://1nellore.com/1849/tikkavarapu-pattabhirama-reddy-poet-film-maker-of-international-fame/. 6 October 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: A forgotten prophet. https://web.archive.org/web/20030324220300/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/20/stories/2002112000390100.htm. dead. 2003-03-24. The Hindu. 2002-11-20.
  6. News: Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency. Muralidhara. Khajane. 29 June 2015. The Hindu.
  7. News: Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency. Muralidhara. Khajane. 29 June 2015. The Hindu.
  8. Web site: Fruits of labour. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228023621/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/18/stories/2005021802820300.htm. dead. 28 February 2007. Rama Reddy wrote the preface for experimental films in Kannada - Photo: Courtesy D. C.. Nagesh. 17 February 2005. 03. The Hindu. The Hindu (old).
  9. News: He set new directions . . 14 May 2006 . 2 July 2016 . Singh, Jangveer . Bangalore.
  10. Web site: 41st National Film Festival . 5 October 2014 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193800/http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf . dead .

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