Spouse(s) Koteswari | Parent(s) Rangacharyulu (father) | |
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Born 27 July 1948 ( 1948-07-27 ) Guntur, Andra Pradesh, India Occupation Playwright, Director, Writer, Actor Children Sahitya, Sri Sukta, Natya Awards Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer Movies Rakshasudu, Swayamkrushi, Pratighatana, Neti Bharatam, Vande Mataram Similar T Krishna, P L Narayana, K Chakravarthy, Betha Sudhakar, Vijayashanti | ||
M. V. S. Haranatha Rao is a noted Telugu playwright, script writer and actor. He wrote dialogues for more than 150 films. His notable films include Pratighatana, Bharata Nari, Anna, Ammayi Kapuram for which he received Nandi Awards.
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He entered the cine field through noted film maker T. Krishna. He worked as a story and dialogue writer for award winning films like Swayamkrushi, Pratighatana, and Sutradharulu. He also played significant roles in Rakshasudu and Swayamkrushi.
Personal life
He studied in Guntur. He was interested in theater arts since his child hood. He started acting in stage drama's since his third standard. His father Rangacharyulu was a clerk. His mother has a diploma in Carnatic music. His father used to take him to mythological dramas. When his mother got transferred to Ongole, her native place, Haranatha Rao also went there and joined Sarma College.
He is married to Koteswari who is a school teacher. They have three children Sahitya, Sri Sukta, Natya. All three of them are pursuing their Engineering.
Theater
The first play he wrote is Rakta Bali. He is a good friend of T. Krishna from his college days. They both used to work together on stage plays. After they witnessed dramas in Vijayawada as part of stage celebrations, he was inspired to do a thorough research and wrote a play called Jagannatha Ratha Chakralu (The wheels of chariot of Lord Jagannatha). He got a critical response from people like Kodavatiganti, Gora, and Athreya.
His play Kanya Vara sulkam has won the best drama award of the Andhra Pradesh Cultural Affairs Department.
In 1980, when Andhra Natata Parishat, Rajamandri conducted competitions for stage plays his four plays won 20 out of 25 awards.
List of Stage Plays
Film Career
As film maker T. Krishna was a good friend of him, he wrote the dialogues for all his films except one.
Filmography
He wrote dialogues for more than 150 films. He received four Nandi Awards for the films Pratighatana, Bharata Nari, Anna, Ammayi Kapuram. He acted in more than 20 films including Rakshasudu, Swayam Krushi.