'''Hanumappa Vishwanath Babu (1903-68)'''


Major 30s Telugu director born in Bangalore. Studied medicine. Made mythologicals usually starring [[Pasupuleti Kannamba|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.

'''FILMOGRAPHY:''' 1931: Bar Ke Pobar (St; act only); 1936: Draupadi Vastrapaharanam; 1937: Kanakatara; 1940: Bhoja Kalidasa; 1941: Mandaravathi; 1943: Krishna Prema; 1949: Dharmangada; 1952: Adarsham; 1955: Grihalakshmi; 1963: Devasundari.

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