Tammareddy Krishna Murthy

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Born	1920; Chinapalaparru, India
Died	16 September 2013
Occupation	Film Producer
Children	Tammareddy Bharadwaja

Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (Telugu: తమ్మారెడ్డి కృష్ణమూర్తి) (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian Telugu film producer and winner of the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for 2007.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography[]

He was born in Chinapalaparru village, Mudinepalli in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He participated in Indian independence movement in his youth. He liked communist principles and actively participated in the works of Praja Natya Mandali. He initially worked as a tuition teacher for the children of cinema artists in Chennai. Then he entered into films as a production executive. Producer and director Tammareddy Bharadwaja, is his son.^[4]

Returning to Hyderabad, he worked for many memorable movies made in Saradhi studios. He started his own production house titled Ravindra Art Pictures and made 'Lakshadhikari' with N. T. Rama Rao in lead as the first production. It was an outstanding success. He made 'Jamindar' with ANR and many memorable movies like Bangaru Gajulu, ‘Dharma Daata’, ‘Dattaputhrudu’, ‘Sisindri Chitttibabu’, ‘Dr.Babu’, ‘Iddaru Kodukulu’, ‘Chinna Nati Kalalu’, ‘Amma Nanna’, and ‘Love Marriage’.^[5] ^[6]

Filmography[]

Palletooru (1950) (production executive)
Rojulu Marayi (1955) (production executive)
Lakshadhikari (1963)
Zamindar (1966)
Bangaru Gaajulu (1968)
Dharma Daata (1970)
Dattaputhrudu
Sisindri Chittibabu
Doctor Babu
Iddaru Kodukulu
Chinnanati Kalalu
Amma Nanna
Love Marriage

Awards[]

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - Dharma Daata (1970).
Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film - Bronze - Bangaru Gajulu (1968)^[7]
Raghupathi Venkaiah Award- 2007

References[]

^ "Raghupathi Venkaiah award 2007 to Tammareddy Krishna Murthy".
^ "Starry fare marks awards night in". The Hindu. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009.
^ "Tammareddy Krishna Murthy passes away". Sakshi Post. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ "Interview with Tammareddy Bharadwaja by Jeevi".
^ "CineGoer.com - Prabhu's Interviews - Interview With Tammareddy Krishna Murthy".
^ M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "Tammareddy Krishna Murthy passes away". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

External links[]

Krishnamurthy Tammareddy at IMDb.

[1] "Raghupathi Venkaiah award 2007 to Tammareddy Krishna Murthy".

[2] "Starry fare marks awards night in". The Hindu. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009.

[3] "Tammareddy Krishna Murthy passes away". Sakshi Post. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[4] "Interview with Tammareddy Bharadwaja by Jeevi".

[5] "CineGoer.com - Prabhu's Interviews - Interview With Tammareddy Krishna Murthy".

[6] M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "Tammareddy Krishna Murthy passes away". Archived from the original on 17 November 2013.

[7] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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v Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
1980–1990	1980: L. V. Prasad (director and producer) 1981: P. Pullaiah and Santha Kumari (director and producer) 1982: B. A. Subba Rao (director, producer and writer) 1983: M. A. Rahman 1984: Kosaraju (lyricist, poet and actor) 1985: Bhanumathi (actor, producer, singer, music director, and writer) 1986: Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana 1987: B. Nagi Reddy (producer) 1988: D. V. S. Raju (producer) 1989: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (actor) 1990: Dasari Narayana Rao (actor, director, and producer)
1991–2000	1991: K. Viswanath (Film director) 1992: S. Rajeswara Rao (composer) 1993: D. Madhusudhana Rao (producer) 1994: Anjali Devi (actress) 1995: K. S. Prakash Rao (actor, cinematographer, director, producer) 1996: Inturi Venkateswara Rao 1997: V. Madhusudhan Rao 1998: Gummadi (actor) 1999: P. Shanthakumari (actress and producer) 2000: Kanta Rao (actor, producer)
2001–present	2001: Allu Ramalingaiah (actor) 2002: P. Susheela (playback singer) 2003: V. B. Rajendra Prasad (producer) 2004: Krishnaveni (actress and producer) 2005: M. S. Reddy (producer, writer, and director) 2006: Daggubati Rama Naidu (producer, actor) 2007: Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (producer) 2008: Vijaya Nirmala (actress, producer and director) 2009: K. Ragava (producer) 2010: M. Balayya (actor, producer and director) 2011: Kaikala Satyanarayana (actor, producer and director) 2012: Kodi Ramakrishna (director) 2013: Vanisri (actress) 2014: Krishnam Raju (actor) 2015: Eswar (publicity designer, writer) 2016: Chiranjeevi (actor, producer)