Umarji Anuradha

Umarji Anuradha Kavuri
Born	(1970-09-08) 8 September 1970
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Indian
Education	BA, EngLit, MA Telugu,Lit
Notable awards	Akkineni Abhinandana Award for Best Dialogue Writer of the year 2010 , Super Hit Film Weekly Award
Partner	Dr Kavuri Venkata Sridhar Kumar Screen Name Gautham Kashyap
Children	Son, Naahushi Kavuri

Umarji Anuradha (Telugu: ఉమర్జీ అనూరాధ) (born 8 September 1970) is an Indian writer known for her works in Telugu Cinema and journalism. She wrote continuously on The Legends of Indian Cinema ( Vendi Tera Nirdeshakulu, వెండి తెర నిర్దేశకులు) for Sitara Film Weekly Magazine The Largest Circulated Telugu Film weekly in India. She also wrote number of dramas for All India Radio and Television Channels for Daily Serials like Pelli Chesukundamra, for E TV., Vaisaali Serial for Zee Telugu and Gharshna serial for E TV.. She was also the winner of Akkineni Abhinandana Award for Best Dialogue Writer of the year 2010 and Super Hit Film Weekly Award Super Hit Film Weekly Magazine, for the Blockbuster Movie, YE MAAYA CHESAVE(Telugu Feature Film).^[1]

Early life

Umarji Anuradha was born to a Marathi Speaking Madhva Family. Since her elder father (Peda Naanna) worked for Railways as Station Master, She had her schooling in Vijayawada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh and in Mangalagiri a small but traditionally religiously popular town in Guntur District known for a Panakala Narasimha swamy temple. While continuing her studies, she also continued her habit of Drama writing from school days to Post-Graduation.She was born to G. Nagarajan and Vemaganti Susheela and grown up for some time with Kuppu Rao Nagubai and Kuppu Rao Srinivasa Rao, a Railway Station Master. She was born in the midst of a well educated, sensible family with literary background, started writing from her childhood. Her mother Vemaganti Suseela, was also a writer and an Artist of All India Radio Madras. She served as English Teacher in The 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' a Central School, Government of India in Chennai. She has an excellent track record writing talent and literary taste.^[1] madam

Career

Journalism

She started her career as a contributor for Eenadu News Daily in Chennai along with her husband, Research Scholar, Kavuri Venkata Sridhar Kumar Screen Name Gautham Kashyap, who worked as a Photo Journalist for Eenadu. For two years he contributed news to Eenadu Daily. Later He joined with Film Director Padma Shri P. Bharathi Raja, for PhD. Anuradha was recognized as the First Woman Staff Reporter for Eenadu News Daily. She worked as an incharge for the Eenadu Tamil Nadu edition. Later since her husband Gautham Kashyap Dr Sridhar Kumar was absorbed as Script Writer in Ramoji Film City, for Ushakiran Movies Films Division, she was transferred to Hyderabad. Umarji Anuradha wrote many articles, columns, features on Various Film Personalities for Eenadu Cinema Page on the name of Umarji Kumaran. (Kumran is Another Pen name of Dr Sridhar Kumar Cinema and Sitara Film Magazine (Eenadu group). Later she was promoted as desk in charge for Maharastra Desk. She went on a special assignment to Mumbai, for Mumbai Eenadu for two months and supervised the starting ceremony of Eenadu Mumbai Edition. She worked for Eenadu as Staff Reporter, as Cinema Desk In-Charge, and as Maharastra Desk in charge. She was also a desk in charge for the central pages of all district editions of Eenadu daily news paper. Journalism and T.V. Serials.^[1]

Films

Umarji Anuradha debuted with writing a script for Ye Maaya Chesave directed by Gautham Menon music by A.R. Rahman. The dialogues in the movie were so phenomenally popular that the name of this movie got referred very often with her Original Name. Abhinandana Awards.

She has written 4 T.V., Serials. Then she was introduced by the film field by Manjula Ghattamaneni the daughter of famous Telugu hero Ghattamaneni Krishna and sister of famous Telugu Hero Mahesh Babu. The meaning of this Super Hit feature film Ye Maaya Chesave, is 'What magic have you done?' is a 2010 Telugu-language romantic drama film story written by Gautham Menon, dialogues by Umarji Anuradha and directed by Gautham Menon. The music is by A.R. Rahman. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions. Other credits include cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa, dialogues by Umarji Anuradha and editing by Anthony Gonsalves. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu Ye Maaya Chesave and Tamil as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa with a different cast and climax. The television rights were sold to Zee Telugu. The particular highlight of the movie is the climax part of it. Ye Maya Chesave film became super hit in Telugu language because of its very sensible Dialogues with a Positive Climax. This film attracted and pulled the youth to Film Theaters. This is the first Super Hit Box office film for Hero Naga Chaithnya and for the Heroine Samantha Ruth Prabhu. With this super hit film the Umarji Anuradha could get attention of the film industry and immediately she got two more offers like Gaganam, Hero Nagarjuna directed by famous director Radha Mohan, and 180, Siddartha, Nithya Menon, directed by Jayendran. Maro Charithra (in Telugu language it means Another History): Though Maro Charithra released Later, this film started prior to Ye Maya Chesave. This was directed by Ravi Yadav, Cinematographer of Race Hindi Feature Film, produced by famous producer Dil Raju. Gaganam (In Telugu language Gaganam means The Sky) was directed by Radha Mohan, (Aakashamantha).

Personal life

Umarji Anuradha, at her 23 years old, (1993) she married to her senior, Dr Kavuri Venkata Shridhar Kumar, screen name Gautham Kashyap, a Writer, Poet and Mimicry Artist. He did PhD on The Aesthetic Methodology of Film Story, Screenplay and Direction under the guidance of Prof L.B. Sankara Rao, Presidency college and under the guidance of Director Padma Shri P. Bharathi Raja and Director Padma Shri K. Viswanath. Their marriage performed in Tirumala Tirupati Hills on 13 August 1993 by Sirivennela Sitarama Sasthry, the most popular Telugu Film Lyric writer. This couple is blessed with one son, Naahushi Kavuri, (born 1997 March, 1st). Sridhar Kumar worked as a Part-Time tutor at Presidency College. Later in 1998 he joined and worked at Ramoji Film City for Ushakiron Movies Film Story Department as Film Story, Script Writer. Now they live in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Writing style

Umarji Anuradha has adopted a very common style of language and slangs. She did intensive research on Telugu Speaking Malayalis Style, and Christian families Traditions of Kerala. Critiques acclaimed that The dialogues of the film were short and sweet.^[2]

Filmography

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