| 4 | | Major 30s Telugu director born in Bangalore. Studied medicine. Made mythologicals usually starring [[Kannamba]], carrying on the genre’s silent era version as practised in Bombay’s studios where he began his career. Worked for [[Kohinoor]] as actor (1927), then at [[Imperial |
| | 4 | Major 30s Telugu director born in Bangalore. Studied medicine. Made mythologicals usually starring [[Kannamba]], carrying on the genre’s silent era version as practised in Bombay’s studios where he began his career. Worked for [[Kohinoor]] as actor (1927), then at [[Imperial Films|Imperial]] as actor and assistant to his brother-in-law, [[H.M. Reddy]] (1929-35). First and best-known film, [[Draupadi Vastrapaharanam]], made in competition with a Laxmi Films production starring [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellary_Raghava|Bellari Raghava]]. It also launched the pioneering Telugu production company, Saraswathi Talkies, which introduced [[Gudavalli Ramabrahmam]] to film-making. |