Vedantam Raghavayya | |
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| Born | 8 June 1919 Kuchipudi, Krishna district, India |
| Died | 19,October1971 (aged 51 or 52) |
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| Spouse | Suryaprabha |
| Children | 7, including Shubha |
Vedantam Raghavayya (Telugu: వేదాంతం రాఘవయ్య) (8 June 1919 –19,October 1971) was an Indian film director, dance choreographer, Kuchipudi exponent, actor, producer, and musician known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and Tamil cinema.[1][2][3][4][5] Raghavayya was an accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, who was awarded "Bharata Kala Prapurna" in dance by the Andhra Pradesh government.
Starting his career as a dance choregrapher,[6] Raghavayya choreographed for films such as Raithu Bidda (1939), and Swarga Seema (1945). He made his directorial and production debut with Stree Sahasamu (1951). He then directed successful films such as Devadasu (1953), Annadata (1954), Anarkali (1955), Chiranjeevulu (1956), Bhale Ramudu (1956), Prema Pasam (Tamil, 1956), Suvarna Sundari (1957), Rahasyam (1967).[7] As an actor he starred in Mohini Rukmanigada (1937), Garuda Garvabhangam (1943) and Raksharekha (1949).[8][9] He was the co-owner of the film production house "Vinodha Pictures".
Raghavayya served in the committee of the First General Council of the "Andhra Pradesh Sangeetha Nataka Academy" that represented Dance and was also nominated in 1964 as the President of the "National Dance Festival". Noted dancer, Bhagavathula Yagna Narayana Sarma, Sangeet Natak Akademi winner was trained under Raghavayya's Fellowship.[9][5]
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (31 October 2010). "Ramadasu (1933)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189 – via Google Books.
- ^ S., Suchitra Lata (5 December 2002). "Memories of the Southern Devadas". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 December 2002.
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- ^ a b ""Bharata Kala Prapurna" Sri Vedantam Raghavaiah « Kuchipudi Yakshaganam". kuchipudiyakshaganam.org.
- ^ "A tribute to legend Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma - Sridharachari". Narthaki.
- ^ M. L. Narasimhan (28 August 2014). "Anarkali (1955)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (3 March 2013). "STREE SAHASAMU (1951)". The Hindu.
- ^ a b Gulazāra; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (9 November 2017). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179910665 – via Google Books.