Goreti Venkanna

Goreti Venkanna
Born 1963 (age 48–49)
Gowraram, Mahbubnagar, AP, India
Occupation Lyricist, poet
Nationality Indian
Genres Folk

Goreti Venkanna (born 1963) is a popular Indian poet and folk singer.[1] He became popular after being a judge on a program Rela Re Rela on Telugu TV channel, Maa. He is one of the main Telangana Separation activists. He is one of the icons of Telangana culture.[2]

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Early life

Goreti Venkanna was born in a Dalit (Mala) family in Gowraram Village, Mahbubnagar Dist, AP, India. He grew up in his village singing the native folk songs on lives of peasants.

Career

Goreti Venkanna wrote lyrics for the movie, Batukamma.[3]

Although he is not a commercial film lyricist, he wrote several songs for films. Among his songs Palle Kanneeru pedutundo from the movie Kubusam is very popular. The song on Rayalaseema faction-ism written and sung by him on TV 9 channel is popular. He also wrote a song for the movie, Mysamma IPS. He has written over 45 songs in his career. He is especially known for his Telangana songs.

Books

Venkanna's songs are published:

Awards

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Andhra Pradesh News : Bypolls keep cultural troupes busy. The Hindu (2008-05-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
  2. ^ T-dialect out of the closet - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
  3. ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Portraying Telangana’s woes. The Hindu (2008-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
  4. ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Hamsa awards are now Kalaratna. The Hindu (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.

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