'''Tripuraneni Gopichand''', (1910-62)


Telugu director born in Telangana, AP. Wrote
c.300 Telugu short stories, two major novels
(Parivartana, 1942; Asamarthuni Jiva Yatra,
1945) and essays on political theory, e.g.
Marxism Ante Emiti? (1954). Was briefly the
Secretary of the Andhra Radical Democratic
Party (1954). Arguments for ideology of
rational reformism were presented in his
literary column ‘ Ubhaya Kushalopari’ for
[[Ramabrahmam]]’s journal Prajamitra. Wrote
scripts for [[L.V. Prasad]], [[P. Pullaiah]] and
[[Adurthi Subba Rao]]. First film as director,
Lakshmamma, made in direct competition to a
[[Balaramaiah]] film on a Telugu folk ballad.
Made only two more films, both based on his
own literary fiction.


'''FILMOGRAPHY''': 1950: Lakshmamma; 1951:
Perantalu; 1952: Priyuralu.

[[Director]]