| 3 | | Telugu poet and film lyricist born in Vizag, AP, as Bhagavathula Shankara Sastry. Started publishing poetry as a teenager, e.g. Loha Vihangalu. Initially influenced by radical poet[[ |
| | 3 | Telugu poet and film lyricist born in Vizag, AP, as Bhagavathula Shankara Sastry. Started publishing poetry as a teenager, e.g. Loha Vihangalu. Initially influenced by radical poet[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Sri|Sri Sri]]. After a brief stint in the army, he became a professional writer under the name Arudra. Early writing was romantic, but became more political under the influence of the Telangana anti-zamindari movements (cf. Twamevaham). Major poetry anthologies include Kunalamma Padyalu (1964), Enchina Padyalu (1965) and Intinti Padyalu (1969). Also wrote patriotic songs during the India- China war (1962). Compiled an anthology of Telugu literature (Samagrandhra Sahityam). Film début in the Telugu version (Beedala Patlu) of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Ramnoth|Ramnoth]]’s classic [[Ezhai Padum Padu]] (1950). Made his reputation in films with Premalekhalu (1953), the Telugu dubbed version of [[Raj Kapoor]]’s [[Aah]] (1953). Described as the last of the pre-rock generation film lyricists. Recently worked for [[Bapu]] ([[Pelli Pustakam]], 1991). Classic film lyrics anthologised by V.A.K. Ranga Rao in Kondagali Tirigindi. |