Pitcheswara Rao Atluri Explained

Pitcheswara Rao Atluri
Birth Date:12 April 1925
Birth Place:Choutapalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Occupation:writer
Spouse:Chouda Rani

Pitcheswara Rao Atluri (Telugu: అట్లూరి పిచ్చేశ్వరరావు; 12 April 1925 – 26 September 1966) was an Indian writer, who wrote in the Telugu language.

Personal life

Pitcheswara Rao was born in the small village of Choutapalli in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh on 12 April 1925. Later, his family migrated to the nearby village, Pulaparru. He did his schooling in Choutapalli and Kaikaluru. As a student, he stood first in the Hindi 'Visharada' exams. After completing his pre-university education in the Hindu College, Machilipatnam, he joined the Indian Navy in 1945 as a Mechanical Engineer.[1] He left the Indian Navy in 1953.[2]

After leaving Indian Navy, Pitcheswara Rao worked as a journalist in "Vishalandhra" a Telugu daily newspaper for a few years. In 1962, he moved to Madras, and worked as a screenwriter for Telugu films. During this period, he also established himself as a Telugu writer, and wrote several short stories, radio plays and sketches. He also translated literary works from Russian and Hindi into Telugu. He died of heart attack in 1966.

Pitcheswara Rao's wife, Chouda Rani, was the youngest daughter of Tripuraneni Ramaswamy, a well known Telugu poet and social reformer.[3] Chouda Rani herself was a short story writer, and novelist. She established an exclusive Telugu bookstore in Madras which ran successfully for several years. She died in 1996.

Writings

Pitcheswara Rao was a multi-faceted writer. He wrote short stories, movie scripts, and translations from Hindi, and Russian to Telugu.[4]

Translations from Russian.

Translations from Hindi.

Movie scripts released as books.

Short stories[14]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Saccidānandan . Whos Who Of Indian Writers . 1961 . Sahitya Akademi . New Delhi, India . 260 . 2 September 2022.
  2. Book: Atluri . Anil . Atluri Picheswara Rao Kathalu . November 2021 . CLS Publishers LLP . 280 . Print. aprkathalu.
  3. Book: Sinhā . Madhubālā . Encyclopaedia of South Indian Literature . 2009 . Anmol Publications . 978-81-261-3740-4 . 110 . 26 August 2022 . en.
  4. Book: Atluri . Anil . Atluri Picheswara Rao Kathalu . November 2021 . CLS Publishers LLP . 280 . Print. aprkathalu.
  5. Book: Pitcheswara Rao . Atluri . Manasulo Manishi: Radio Natikalu, Eka Vakchitranalu . 1968 . Visalandhra Publishing House . Vijayawada . 80 . Print . 26 August 2022.
  6. Book: Pitcheswara Rao . Atluri . Vinnavi, Kannavi . 1968 . Visalandhra Publishing House . 115 . 26 August 2022.
  7. News: Kanteti . Chandra Pratap . "ఏడు దశాబ్దాలు దాటినా వాడీ వేడీ తగ్గని కథలు" . 2 September 2022 . Visalandhra Telugu Daily . Visalandhra . 30 May 2022.
  8. Book: Atluri . Picheswara Rao . Adarsa Jeevulu . Visalandhra Publishing House . Vijayawada . 780 . 26 August 2022.
  9. Book: Atluri . Pitcheswara Rao . Aparichita . 1959 . Visalandhra Prachuranalayam . 164 . 26 August 2022.
  10. News: Sharma . M.V.S . "ప్రజాపంథా పై చర్చించిన నవల" . 2 September 2022 . Prajasakti Telugu Daily . Prajasakti . 27 December 2021.
  11. Book: Atluri . Picheswara Rao . Okanoka Gadida Atmakatha . 1988 . Visalandhra Publishing House . 306 . 26 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Narasimhan . M. L. . Blast from the past: Chivaraku Migiledi (1960) . The Hindu . 26 August 2022 . en-IN . 28 January 2016.
  13. News: M.L. . Narasimham . Blast from the past: Friday Review - Bharya Bharthalu (1961) . The Hindu . 28 April 2016 . The Hindu Group . 26 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Kathanilayam . Kathanilayam . Atluri Picheswara Rao . kathanilayam.com . 26 August 2022.

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