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Bapu is a Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 15 december 1933 at Narasapuram, West Godavari (Inde)
Bapu (born Satthiraju Lakshmi Narayana (Telugu: సత్తిరాజు లక్ష్మీనారాయణ) on December 15, 1933) is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema
He is a music artist, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and designer. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema. He has won two National Film Awards, five Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Best Director Awards in Telugu and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South for the year 2012.
Bapu's directorial venture saakshi was showcased at Tashkent film festival in 1968. Seeta Kalyanam was screened at the BFI London Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival in 1978. Tyagayya (1981 film) was showcased at the Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India in 1982 Bapu's 2011 film Sri Rama Rajyam had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on November 28, 2011.
He has also directed Bollywood films like Hum Paanch, Seeta Swayamvar, Anokha Bhakt, Bezubaan, Woh Saat Din, Pyari Behna, Mohobbat, Mera Dharam, Diljala and Prem Pratigya. He has also directed a Tamil film Neeti Devan Mayagugiran.
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Bapu
Birth name Satthiraju Lakshminarayana
Nationality Inde
Birth 15 december 1933 at Narasapuram, West Godavari (Inde)
Death 31 august 2014 (at 80 years) at Chennai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
Nationality Inde
Birth 15 december 1933 at Narasapuram, West Godavari (Inde)
Death 31 august 2014 (at 80 years) at Chennai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
He is a music artist, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and designer. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema. He has won two National Film Awards, five Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Best Director Awards in Telugu and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South for the year 2012.
Bapu's directorial venture saakshi was showcased at Tashkent film festival in 1968. Seeta Kalyanam was screened at the BFI London Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival in 1978. Tyagayya (1981 film) was showcased at the Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India in 1982 Bapu's 2011 film Sri Rama Rajyam had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on November 28, 2011.
He has also directed Bollywood films like Hum Paanch, Seeta Swayamvar, Anokha Bhakt, Bezubaan, Woh Saat Din, Pyari Behna, Mohobbat, Mera Dharam, Diljala and Prem Pratigya. He has also directed a Tamil film Neeti Devan Mayagugiran.
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Sri Rama Rajyam (2011)
, 2h50Directed by Bapu
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on mythology, Films about religion
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayantara, Sai Kumar, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, M. Balayya, Roja
Rating66%
Lord Srirama (Nandamuri Balakrishna) retains his wife Sita (Nayantara) comes back to their kingdom Ayodhya, after killing Ravana. And Srirama will continue his charisma in ruling the kingdom after his Pattabhishekam. One day he hears the sweet news that Sita is pregnant. Everything looks fine, but on one day Srirama came to know that people in his kingdom are having discussions about Sita’s character, as she spent some time in Ravana’s place. So, Rama decides himself to leave Sita and she is sent to the forest. There she was protected by Valmiki (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and was given shelter in his Ashram. Later she gives birth at Ashram to twins; Lava and Kusa. What are the incidents that happens next forms the Sri Rama Rajyam Story.
Sundarakanda (2008)
Directed by Bapu
Actors Allari Naresh, Charmi Kaur, Prema, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ranganath, Sangeetha
Rating41%
Pinky (Charmi) is the daughter of Sita (Prema), who keeps away from her husband. On Pinky's insistence, Sita reveals the past.She met Raja Ravivarma (Sunil Sharma), son of Zamindar Surendra Varma (Ranganath) on a study tour of a tribal village .They fell in love and got married then and there. His son's marriage with Sita, a commoner, gave such a shock to Surendra Varma that he lost the use of his legs.Ravivarma's mother, Bharati (Sangeetha) pleaded with Sita to leave the palace to save the family honor .After Sita left, Bhushanam(Vizag Prasad), brother-in-law of Surendra Varma,raises a hue and cry that Sita stole gold ornaments from the palace and escaped.Being so discredited even in the eyes of her love and husband she stayed away . Now the story revolves around Pinky's efforts to reunite her parents.She is a lively girl trying to make friends with her father's family. She pretends to be sent by the Party bosses to pick the candidate for minister's post.She dabbles in this political charade with the help of Naresh,a jornalist(Allari Naresh). Her father's opponent Kota (Kota Srinivasa Rao) who is also an aspiring candidate for the Chief Minister post and his mates provide the comedy and political satire. As expected she succeeds in reuniting the family and exposing the villains .Music with lyrics reminding one of the tribal idiom is a treat.The visuals with the rustic outdoor and the heavily ornate interiors of a feudal gentry, have the stamp of Bapu.
Radha Gopalam (2005)
Directed by Bapu
Genres Drama
Actors Sneha, Brahmanandam, Sunil, Venu Madhav, Jayalalita, Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (AVS)
Rating61%
Gopalam (Srikanth) performs tapas and gets Radha (Sneha) as his wife. Gopalam is an assistant public prosecutor. Radha is the daughter of Judge (Rangnath). She applies for a law degree after marriage and passes the exams with high honors. Radha is superior and more talented than Gopalam at work. This trait infuriates Gopalam and causes a rift between Radha and Gopalam. The rest of the story is all about how they survive the ego tiff.
Paramaatma (1994)
, 2h20Directed by Bapu
Genres Drama
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Juhi Chawla, Amrish Puri, Anjana Mumtaz, Sushmita Mukherjee, Shammi
Rating67%
Paramaatma is the story of an honest person, who finds happiness in spiritual life.
Mister Pellam (1993)
Directed by Bapu
Genres Comedy
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Aamani Hazrath, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (AVS)
Rating76%
Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu (1993)
, 2h30Directed by Bapu
Genres Biography, Historical, Musical
Actors Jayasudha Kapoor, Aamani Hazrath, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rajendra Prasad, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mikkilineni
Rating67%
Srinatha was born to Bhimamba and Marayya in 1365. Srinatha is respected as Kavi Sarvabhouma (King of poets) in and is being patronised by many kings including the Kondavidu Reddys, Velamas of Rachakonda and Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire. Even though He is married, Srinatha is in awe of woman's beauty and dedicates his poems in praise of the beauty.
Pelli Pustakam (1991)
, 2h24Directed by Bapu
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Ananth Babu, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, 'Subhalekha' Sudhakar, Saakshi Ranga Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Rating79%
Newly married couple K. Krishnamurthy (Rajendra Prasad) works as an art director in Mumbai and his wife Satyabhama (Divyavani) as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss (Gummadi) would give job only to one member in a family. This has slight resemblance to the 1955 classic movie Missamma where couples pretend to be married but here it's the other way around.
Prem Pratigyaa (1989)
Directed by Bapu
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Madhuri Dixit, Vinod Mehra, Ranjeet, Nilu Phule, Satish Kaushik
Rating62%
Raja Bhaiya (played by Mithun Chakraborty) and his friend Charan (played by Satish Kaushik) come to a city to make a living. Failed in seeking job, one day, they are teased and ragged by Kallu Dada (played by Ranjeet). The quarrel gets physical and Raja wins it. Raja thus becomes the local underworld don and starts collecting protection money from shopkeepers. He also get addicted to alcohol. Raja meets with Laxmi Rao (played by Madhuri Dixit) and is attracted to her, he comes to her assistance when her dad, Mohan, passes away, by helping to cremate him; he comes to her aid again when Kallu and his goons attempt to molest her; and when the municipality tears down her hut, he decides to let her live with him. Due to her influence, he gives up his bad habits. As things go well, they both decide to get married. But on the wedding day, Laxmi's old beau, a Professor (played by Vinod Mehra), shows up and proposes marriage with her. Meanwhile Raja is also arrested and held for killing Kallu.
Mera Dharam (1986)
Directed by Bapu
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Pradeep Kumar, Romesh Sharma
Rating46%
Pyari Behna (1985)
, 2h10Directed by Bapu
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Deven Varma, Padmini Kolhapure, Tanvi Azmi, Vinod Mehra, Shakti Kapoor
Rating68%
Pyari Behna is family drama, featuring Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Vinod Mehra, Tanvi Azmi and Shakti Kapoor
Mohabbat (1985)
Directed by Bapu
Actors Anil Kapoor, Vijayta Pandit, Amrish Puri, Amjad Khan, Aruna Irani, Shakti Kapoor
Rating56%
Shekhar is in love with Roopa and would like to marry her. Roopa is the only daughter of Choudhury, the apple of his eye, and he agrees to get her married to Shekhar. Shekhar informs his parents, his dad, and his stepmother, and together they all go to Choudhury's house to finalize the marriage. At this point, Shekhar's stepmother asks for a hefty sum as dowry, which the Choudhury is unable to afford, and thus the proposal for marriage falls flat, with the Choudhury vowing that he will get his daughter married elsewhere. Shekhar is disgusted with his stepmother, and leaves home and comes to Choudhury and attempts to convince him to reconsider, but Choudhury is adamant, and goes ahead to plan his daughter's marriage with Atmaram, leaving both Shekar and Roopa devastated, and unsure what plan of action to adopt.
Woh 7 Din (1983)
Directed by Bapu
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Anil Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Naseeruddin Shah, Nilu Phule, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery, Raju Shreshtha
Rating74%
Maya (played by Padmini Kolhapure) attempts suicide on the day of her nuptial night. Dr. Anand (played by Naseeruddin Shah), Maya's husband, who is a doctor, treats her, and finds out that she attempted suicide. When Maya gains conscience, she confirms her secret to Dr. Anand: She didn't want to get married and was forced.
Pelleedu Pillalu (1982)
Directed by Bapu
Actors J. V. Somayajulu, Sumalatha, Rama Prabha, Sarath Babu, Suryakantam
On her deathbed, the sister of P.V. Rao (J.V. Somayajulu) entrusts him the custody of her property along with daughters Durga (Sangeetha) and Shanti (Vijayashanti). After her death, he usurps the property and arranges Durga's marriage with a pauper Chalapati (Sarath Babu). After learning maternal uncle's intentions, Durga prepares and sells household items along with Shanti for livelihood. Learning that Rao's son (Suresh) is her cousin, Shanti starts teasing him along with her friend Annapoorna (Sumalatha). After learning their relation, he too starts liking Shanti. Upon hearing about Shanti and his son, Rao accuse the sisters of usurping his property through his son. This enrages Durga, who starts an eatery in front of her uncle's hotel and develops it into a hotel to pull down his business. Rao is bedridden with his business going down. Meanwhile Durga fixes Shanti's wedding with Chandram (Sai Chand), Ananapoorna' s love interest. When Shanti learns this, she informs Rao about her intent to wed his son and requests his help in this matter. Reformed Rao assures her of this and instructs Shanti to follow her sister. On the wedding day, with help of Chalapati, Annapurna and her mother (Rama Prabha), Rao arranges the wedding of Shanti with his son and that of Annapoorna with Chandram. Durga gets angered at the turn of events. The story ends on a happy note with everyone present explaining Durga about the situation.
Mantri Gari Viyyankudu (1982)
Directed by Bapu
Actors Poornima Bhagyaraj, Nirmalamma, Allu Rama Lingiah, Nutan Prasad, 'Subhalekha' Sudhakar, Tulasi
Rating67%
Kobbarikayala Subba Rayudu (Allu Ramalingaiah) is a self made millionaire who after attining a high status forgets the people who helped him initially and spends life counting his successes. A chance meeting several years later between his son, Siva (Subhalekha Sudhakar) and his former friend Ravulapalem Rambhadraiah's (Raavi Kondala Rao) daughter (Tulasi) leads to both of them falling in love. Subba Rao invites his friend and his wife Annapoornamma (Nirmalamma) to his mansion and insults them reminding of their lower status in society. The rest of the movie is about how Annapoornamma- who challenges Subba Rao that he would one day come to her house begging for their help - gets it done with the main lead taken by her son Babji (Chiranjeevi) with help from others.
Radha Kalyanam (1981)
Directed by Bapu
Actors Chandra Mohan, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Sarath Babu, Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, Saakshi Ranga Rao
Rating63%
The movie is a triangle love story between the lover, the heroine and her husband. Radha (Raadhika) is a typical girl from a lower-middle-class family. She falls deep in love with the new tenant upstairs Palghat Madhavan (Chandramohan). Madhavan, aspires to be a great music director, but struggles to get by. He is attracted to Radha.