Nationality Indian Period 1950 - 2000 Alma mater Nagapur Education M.A. Role Writer | Citizenship India Name Vasireddy Seethadevi Ethnicity Hindu Genre Actor, Novel, Story | |
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Died April 13, 2007, Secunderabad Books The Burning Moonlight: A Novel, Maricika | ||
తరాలు-అంతరాలు By Vasireddy Seethadevi | Vandella Kathaku Vandanalu | hmtv TeluguLessa
Vasireddy Seethadevi (December 15, 1933 – April 13, 2007) was a Telugu writer of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Seethadevi published around forty-two novels, ten short-story collections, and several essays. Her novel Mareechika was banned by the state government of Andhra Pradesh. She waged a war against the government in the court, and got her book released. Mattimanishi (Son of Mother Earth) is one of her best novels and it was translated into fourteen Indian and foreign languages by the National Book Trust. Many universities awarded her honorary doctorates. Most of her novels were produced as films. She was the winner of Andhra Pradesh Sahithya Academy Award (literary award) five times.
Seethadevi worked as director of Jawahar Bala Bhavan, a government organisation for children. She was member of Cine Censor board between 1985 and 1991