Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu

Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy, (19 February 1919 – 6 May 2006) was an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, social activist, poet, and writer known for his pioneering works in Telugu cinema, and Kannada cinema.[1][2]

Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy
Born	19 February 1919 Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	6 May 2006 (aged 87)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Occupation	writer, producer, director, social activist
Known for	Samskara Chandamarutha
Spouse(s)	Snehalata Reddy
Relatives	Ramana Reddy T. Subbarami Reddy

Reddy has received four National Film Awards for his works.[3] In 1972 he produced and directed Samskara which garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[4] Reddy has actively participated the Indian Emergency opposition movement, human rights movement, and child labor movements as founder member of People's Union for Civil Liberties. In 1977, he produced and directed the bilingual Chandamarutha in Kannada, and English. The film was banned during the Emergency, and was later released to critical appreciation.[5][6]

Personal life

He was born in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He studied at Shantiniketan, Calcutta University and Columbia University. He was married to Snehalata Reddy, and founded the organisation Concerned for Working Children.[7] In 2003, he directed In the Hour of God, a play based on Sri Aurobindo's classic Savitri, inspired by the mythical woman who defied death for love, which he dedicated to his wife Snehalata Reddy.[8] Pattabhirama Reddy died on 6 May 2006, at the age of 86.[9]

Literature

• Fidelu Ragala Dozen (1939), (Telugu)
• Kaitha Naa Dayita 1978, (Telugu)
• Pattabhi Panchangam (1980), (Telugu)

Selected filmography

As producer

• Pellinati Pramanalu - Telugu (1958)
• Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham - Telugu (1963)
• Bhagya Chakram - Telugu (1965)
• Nimajjanam - Telugu (1979)
• Chandamarutha - Kannada
• Shrungaramasa - Kannada
• Devarakadu - Kannada

As producer and director

• Samskara (1970)
• Chanda Marutha (1977)
• Devara Kaadu (1993)
• Sringara Masa (1984)

Awards and honors

National Film Awards - Telugu cinema

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Pellinati Pramanalu (Telugu) - 1958 (Producer)
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Nimajjanam (Telugu) - 1979 (Producer)

National Film Awards - Kannada cinema

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film - Samskara (Kannada) - 1971 (Director and Producer)
• National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Devara Kadu - 1992 (Director and Producer)[10]

Karnataka State Film Awards

• Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film - Samskara - 1971 (Director and Producer)

International honors

• Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival (1972)

State honors

• Puttanna Kanagal Award from the Government of Karnataka
• Honorary Doctorate from Andhra University

References

1. Khajane, Muralidhara (29 June 2015). "Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency" – via The Hindu.
2. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
3. "A pioneer passes away". 12 May 2006 – via The Hindu.
4. "Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy – Poet, Film maker of international fame from Nellore". 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
5. "The Hindu : A forgotten prophet".
6. Khajane, Muralidhara (29 June 2015). "Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency" – via The Hindu.
7. Khajane, Muralidhara (29 June 2015). "Celluloid's two-pronged response to Emergency" – via The Hindu.
8. Nagesh, Rama Reddy wrote the preface for experimental films in Kannada - Photo: Courtesy D. C. (17 February 2005). "Fruits of labour". p. 03 – via The Hindu (old).
9. Singh, Jangveer (14 May 2006). "He set new directions". The Tribune. Bangalore. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
10. http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf