Occupation Film Producer Name Tammareddy Murthy | Role Film producer Children Bharadwaja Thammareddy | |
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Born 1920 Chinapalaparru, Andhra Pradesh, India Died September 16, 2013, Hyderabad Awards Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Movies Dharma Daata, Bangaru Gaajulu, Lakshadhikari, Zamindar Similar People Bharadwaja Thammareddy, V Madhusudhan Rao, C S Rao, T Chalapathi Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao | ||
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (Telugu: తమ్మారెడ్డి కృష్ణమూర్తి) (1920 – 16 September 2013) was an Indian Telugu film producer and winner of the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for 2007.
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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.
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’.