Samudrala Raghavacharya

Samudrala Raghavacharya
Born	Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharyulu 19 July 1902 Repalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	16 March 1968
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1937-1968
Children	Samudrala Ramanujacharya (Son)

Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Senior, was an Indian film screenwriter, dialogue writer, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema.^[1]^[2] Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in 1937, and known for his collaborations with Ghantasala.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Samudrala Raghavacharya was born in 1902, in Pedapulivarru, Repalle Taluk, Andhra Pradesh, India..^[1]^[2]

Filmography

Writer

Kanakatara (1937) (debut) (dialogues and lyrics)
Gruhalakshmi (1938)
Vande Mataram (1939) (dialogue)
Sumangali (1940) (dialogue)
Devata (1941) (dialogue)
Bhakta Potana (1942) (story and dialogue)
Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) (dialogue)
Palnati Yudham (1947) (dialogue) (screen adaptation)
Ratnamala (1947)
Yogi Vemana (1947)
Mana Desam (1949) (dialogue)
Laila Majnu (1949/I) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Swapna Sundari (1950)
Navvite Navaratnalu (1951)
Chandirani (1953)
Bratuku Theruvu (1953) (dialogue) (story)
Devadasu (1953) (dialogue and screen adaptation)

Vipra Narayana (1954) (dialogues and lyrics)
Donga Ramudu (1955) (lyrics)
Jayasimha (1955) (dialogue) (story)
Jayam Manade (1956) (dialogue) (story)
Kanakatara (1956)
Sarangadhara (1957) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)
Bhookailas (1958)
Batasari (1961) (screen adaptation, dialogues and lyrics)
Pandava Vanavasam (1961)
Seetarama Kalyanam (1961) (dialogue)
Lava Kusha (1963)
Nartanasala (1963) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Babruvahana (1964) (dialogue) (story)
Shri Krishna Pandaviyam (1966)
Bhakta Prahlada (1967)
Shri Krishnavataram (1967)
Sree Ramakatha (1968)

Director

Babruvahana (1964)
Bhakta Raghunath (1960)
Vinayaka Chaviti (1957)

Producer

Devadasu (1953) (producer)
Shanti (1952) (producer)
Strisahasam (1951/I) (producer)

Playback singer

Bhakta Raghunath (1960) (playback singer)

References

1 2 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). "Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema". Routledge – via Google Books.
1 2 Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (14 January 2015). "50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing" – via The Hindu.
↑ "Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao".
↑ Narasimham, M. L. (11 September 2014). "SANTHOSHAM (1955)" – via The Hindu.

External links

Samudrala Raghavacharya on IMDb

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