Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry
| Jandhyala | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 14, 1951 Narsapuram, India |
| Died |
June 19, 2001 (aged 50) Hyderabad |
| Other names | 'Haasya Brahma' Jandhyala |
| Spouse(s) | Annapurna |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | |
| www.facebook.com/manajandhyala | |
Jandhyala Veera Venkata Durga Siva Subramanya Sastry (14 January 1951 - 19 June 2001) was an Indian film screenwriter, director and actor from Telugu cinema. He has also introduced several comedy actors including Brahmanandam to the film industry.[1]
Early life
Jandhyala, also known as 'Hasya Brahma' Jandhyala, was born on (14 January) in 1951 at Narsapuram. He is the son of Jandhyala Narayana Murthy. He graduated with a bachelors in commerce from SRR and CVR College in Vijayawada.
Since his childhood he was interested in stage plays particularly with mythological characters with elaborate costumes. He even won prizes for his performances while in school.
Career
He was a noted playwright during his college days. His first play being Atmahuthi (English Self-immolation) however his next play Ek Din Ka Sultan was very popular and has been enacted over 10,000 times and script has been reprinted 15 times. His last play was Gundelu Marchabadunu.
Entry into Telugu film industry
Jandhyala never planned to enter the Telugu film industry. After graduation, he wanted to become a Chartered Accountant (CA), and went to Chennai to trained for his CA exams.
There, at a stage show, Jandhyala happened to meet Gummadi VenkateswaraRao (a popular character artist) who advised him to become a story writer. Soon he got support from Kaashinathuni Vishwanath, director of several meaningful Telugu films. Soon, he started writing for several films that saw success at box office.
Story churner
He entered the films as a lyricist through the film Punya Bhoomi Kallu Teru and as dialogue writer it was Devudu Chesina Bommalu. However, his film as a dialogue writer was K. Vishwanath's Siri Siri Muvva[2] in the year 1977, was a blockbuster hit with which he got firm footing in Telugu cinema industry and since then never looked back. He could write for around 200 films between 1977 and 1986, some of them becoming hugely successful at Box office and some even winning awards.
On one hand he worked with such great director K Viswanath for films Sankarabharanam, Sirisiri Muvva, Saagara Sangamam, Saptapadhi, Sitamaa Laxmi and Swathi Kiranam which are wholesome entertainers but reflecting our tradition and culture. On the other hand he worked with popular director Raghavendra Rao who is always for commercial formula films Adavi Ramudu, Driver Ramudu, Amaradeepam, Vetagaadu. His association with him lasted till another blockbuster Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari in 1989 starring Chiranjeevi.
Jandhyala also wrote punchy dialogues for the Kamal Haasan starrer, 'Sommokadidi Sokokadidi, another blockbuster.
Directorial Style and Success
Jandhyala turned into a director with the film Mudda Mandaram in the year 1981. Jandhyala abhorred 'bawdy comedy' popular till then and believed that the dialogue should be crisp, simple and natural like real-life conversations, which the audience could easily identify themselves with, and enjoy. He had followed this rule in all the movies for which he had written and directed.
He is a trendsetter of Comedy genre and has written and directed several hits like Nalugu Sthambalata, Rendu Rella Aaru, Aha Naa Pellanta, Vivaha Bhojanambu, Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela, Chantabbai, Amara Jeevi, Seeta Rama Kalyanam and Padamati Sandhya Ragam, Rendu Jalla Seetha.
He has introduced many comedy actors like Bramhanandam, Suthi Velu and Suthi Veerabhadra Rao. His film with Usha Kiron movies Srivariki Premalekha became an all time comedy film. His other film Ananda Bhairavi was a milestone in his career and won many awards down south India.
Of the 40 movies he had directed, mention must be made of ``Srivariki Premalekha, Aha Naa Pellanta, Vivaha Bhojanambu and Ananda Bhairavi, which won State and National awards. His last film Vichitram was apparently his 60th film as a director.
Jandhyala who completed 25 years in the field, almost put a stop to his acting career, though occasionally he acted at the request of directors such as K. Viswanath. Aapadbandhavudu, where he played the real life character of a writer, won him accolades.
Besides, Jandhyala lent his rich voice occasionally for dubbing films and was also a popular TV anchor. His last show was the one close to his heart - the Jokes show which went on till a few weeks before his untimely demise.
Death
He breathed his last on June 19, 2001, due to a massive heart attack, at 50, and after completing his silver jubilee year in films.[3][4] Jandhyala is survived by his wife Annapurna and two daughters, Sahiti and Sampada.
Awards
- 1984, Nandi Award for Best Director - Ananda Bhairavi
- 1987, Nandi Award for Best Story Writer - Padamati Sandhya Ragam
- 1992, Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer - Aapathbandhavudu
- 1984, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu - Srivariki Premalekha
- 1987, Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu - Padamati Sandhya Ragam
Other Awards
- Madras Film Fans Award
- Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Award
- Vijayawada Film Journalists Award
- Vamsi Award
- Kalasagar Award
- Andhra Pradesh Cinegoers Award
National Award
- Ananda Bhairavi
Filmography
- As Dialogue Writer
- Adavi Ramudu
- Siri Siri Muvva
- Tayaramma Bangarayya
- Shankarabharanam
- Saagara Sangamam
- Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari
- Govinda Govinda
- Aditya 369
- Aapathbandhavudu
- Saptapadi
- As Director
| Film | Actors | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mudda Mandaram | Pradeep, Poornima | 11-9-1981 |
| Malle Pandiri | Vijji Babu, Jyoti, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 1982 |
| Nalugu Stambhalata | Naresh, Pradeep, Poornima, Tulasi | 15-5-1982 |
| Nelavanka | Rajesh, Gummadi, J. V. Somayajulu | 25-1-1983 |
| Rendu Jella Sita | Naresh, Pradeep, Rajesh, Subhakar, Mahalakshmi, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Sutti Veerabhadra Rao, Suthivelu | 30-3-1983 |
| Amarajeevi | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayaprada | 19-8-1983 |
| Moodu Mullu | Chandra Mohan, Radhika, Geetha | -9-1983 |
| Ananda Bhairavi | Girish Karnad, Kanchana, Sutti Veerabhadra Rao, Suthivelu | 1983 |
| Sreevariki Prema Lekha | Naresh, Poornima, Sutti Veerabhadra Rao, Nutan Prasad, Misro | 2-3-1984 |
| Rao Gopal Rao | Rao Gopal Rao, Chandra Mohan, Muchcharla Aruna | 1984 |
| Puttadi Bomma | Naresh, Poornima, Muchcharla Aruna | 1985 |
| Babai Abbai | Balakrishna, Anitha Reddy[Debut], Sutti Veerabhadra Rao | 8-2-1985 |
| Srivari Shobhanam | Naresh, Anitha Reddy | 1985 |
| Mogudu Pellalu | Naresh, Bhanupriya | 5-8-1985 |
| Muddula Manavaralu | Bhanumathi, Suhasini, Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Sarath Babu | 1985 |
| Rendu Rella Aaru | Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Rajani, Preethy | 11-1-1986 |
| Seeta Rama Kalyanam | Balakrishna, Rajani | 18-4-1986 |
| Chantabbai | Chiranjeevi, Suthivelu, Suhasini | 22-8-1986 |
| Padamati Sandhya Ragam | Vijayasanti, Thomas Jane, Gummaluri Sastry | 11-4-1987 |
| Raga Leela | Raghu, Sumalatha, Tulasi, Sandhya | 4-6-1987 |
| Satyagraham | Challa Ramakrishna Reddy, Saritha, Guntur Sastry | 1987 |
| Aha Naa Pellanta | Rajendra Prasad, Rajani | 27-11-1987 |
| Chinni Krishnudu | Ramesh, Kushboo, Sarath Babu | -4-1988 |
| Vivaha Bhojanambu | Chandra Mohan, Rajendra Prasad, Aswani | -4-1988 |
| Neeku Naaku Pellanta | Rajasekhar, Aswani | 8-1988 |
| Choopulu Kalasina Shubhavela | Naresh, Mohan, Aswani, Sudha, Brahmanandam, Sri Lakshmi | 7-10-1988 |
| Hai Hai Nayaka | Naresh, Sri Bharathi | 23-2-1989 |
| Jayammu Nischayammura | Rajendra Prasad, Sumalatha, Chandra Mohan, Avanti | 6-7-1989 |
| Bava Bava Panneru | Naresh, Rupa Kala | 9-8-1991 |
| Prema Enta Madhuram | Naresh, Mayuri | 6-9-1991 |
| Vichitra Prema | Rajendra Prasad, Amrutha | 1991 |
| Babai Hotel | Brahmanandam, Kinnera | 5-6-1992 |
| Prema Jindabad | Rajendra Prasad, Aiswarya, Subhalekha Sudhakar | - |
| Aa Aaa e ee | Varun Raj, Achyuth, Vijay Kumar | - |
| Shhh. Gup Chup | Varun Raj, Bhanupriya | 12-5-1994 |
| Oho Naa Pellanta | Harish, Sanghavi | 20-3-1996 |
| Vichitram | Ghazal Srinivas, Chandra Sree, Sri Harsha, Charmi | 6-11-1998 |
| Ladies Special |
- As Actor
- As Dubbing Artist
- Chupulu Kalasina Shubhavela (for Sutti Veerabhadra Rao)
- Bharateeyudu - Telugu version of Shankar's Tamil film Indian (1996 film) (for Nedumudi Venu, the cop who chases Kamal Haasan)
- Iddaru - Telugu version of Iruvar (for Prakash Raj)
- Padamati Sandhyaragam (for Uncle (Babai) - Meer Abdulla)
- Arunachalam - Telugu version of Arunachalam (for Visu, Rangachary (Rambha's father))
- Bhama Ne Satyabhama Ne - Telugu version of Avvai Shanmughi (for Gemini Ganeshan, Meena's father)
References
- ↑ "Metro Plus Vijayawada : Laughing is a luxury". The Hindu. 2005-01-29. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ↑ Obituary: Jandhyala Sastri, The Guardian.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Vijayawada News : Rich tributes paid to Jandhyala". The Hindu. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ↑ "Tribute - Jandhyala - Telugu film director and writer". Idle Brain. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
External links
- http://www.jandhyavandanam.com/ jandhyavandanam.com
- http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/4771740
- Jandhyala at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/realstars/jandhyala.html
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