Tribute to the great legendary Dr.MS Reddy 

(Mallemala Sundara Rami Reddy the legendary  producer, director, screen writer and lyricist , pride of Telugu cinema )

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Sundara Rami Reddy was born on August 15, 1924 near Nellore. He was also known as 'Sahaja Kavi' for his lyrical simplicity in penning poems. He penned more than 5,000 lyrics and played a vital role in the shifting of the Telugu film industry from Chennai to Hyderabad.

One of the most respected personalities of the industry, Reddy, during a career that spanned about 60 years, produced hit films like Ankusam, Talambralu, Ahuti, Baala Ramayanam, Ankusam, Ammoru, Agraham and the more recent Arundhati.

He worked with some of the industry's most popular heroes, including NTR Jr who made his debut in Baala Ramayanam, which Reddy made with 3,000 child artistes. The film bagged the Best Children's Film Award.

He portrayed the role of chief minister in one of his films, Ankusam. Reddy also served as president of the Telugu Film Producers Council, South Indian Film Writers Association, Film Nagar Cooperative Housing Society and chairman of AP Film Development Corporation.

His son, Shyam Prasad Reddy, is also a film producer.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy visited MS Reddy's residence in the evening and offered floral tributes to the body. He conveyed sympathies to the bereaved family members. In a message, Kiran Kumar Reddy praised MS Reddy for his contribution to the film industry.

PCC president Botcha Satyanarayana, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, actor Chiranjeevi, BJP leaders M Venkaiah Naidu and G Kishan Reddy also mourned the death of MS Reddy.

Dadasaheb Phalke awardee and thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao and noted film producer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee D Rama Naidu were among several Tollywood personalities who visited Reddy's house and paid homage. (Additional inputs from PTI)

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R.P. Patnaik

R.P Patnaik             is one of the versatile personalities of Telugu cinema; He is just cool and pleasant personalities of film fraternity. A music director, a playback singer, director and an artist based in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industry. He is a Master of Science in Space Physics from Andhra University. Recently debuted into Hollywood with is upcoming film “AMY”
(AMY, she can see the possessed. A Full Length Hollywood Supernatural Thriller in Amish Backdrop. A TP Entertainment Production, Directed by RP Patnaik.)

Soon after completion of his education, his idea was to attempt as a singer in the film industry, but this is easier said than done. His father wished him to become a government civil servant and for this he moved to Hyderabad and was not much interested to pursue the job etc, then expressed his strong passion for films to his father, convincing him to let him try his level best for two years in film industry. If he could not mark up to his expectations within the given time limit, he would give up his idea and follow his father’s wish.
Majority of the people come to Hyderabad to realize their dreams. No matter whether you are a high performing singer or from reputational back ground, it is only your skill, sincere hard work and luck that can click your fortune.
It were the days where occurred a musical vacuum due to shift of film industry from Chennai to Hyderabad. This created space for new comers into the film industry.
It was the music that his heart beats for. R.P. Patnaik utilized the early –bird advantage and stepped into the industry. In fact the die is cast; he has already paid to become a music director. No sooner he unfolded his talent in “Neekosam” than soon after he grabbed opportunity  for the film “Chitram”  with MR Teja.   Later there developed a good relationship between adorable Teja and R.P. Patnaik and many good hits was the history ...

R.P Patnaik along with his roommates Mr. Sunil and Mr. Trivikram Srinivas where had big struggle to pursuit of their dreams, but never gave up to achieve their goal and ambition to win whatever it takes. They formed to be an excellent, dedicated team. They worked for private albums for which they were not paid sometimes. Despite all these things they managed their expenses. This was his strength in hard days but never turned back.
He is a go-getter, brainpower, classiness and spirit. He is a blend of willpower and belief, modish, bearing pessimist and optimistic way of thinking. You will be beguiled by his melodic, heart touching music.
Lyrics in the music have actually shrunk in terms of value. His love for music was what led him to enrich the music with lyrics and allured millions of people. He stood out as a public figure from music world.
Yet unlike other personalities he received Film fare Awards in three consecutive years, for the films NuvvuNenu, Santhosham and Excuse Me.
His star reputation has even upstaged in the film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in which he played a blind singer. Thus another dream came true.
He anticipates the scripts to be the heroes of the film. This becomes true when common man accepts good movies with great interest.
“No matter however skilled you are ‘Luck’ leads to the possibilities” this is what R.P. relies on. His belief has led him to be part of music field in Telugu film industry in Hyderabad.
His message to the aspiring people is-“Be a self-starter and craft your dreams come true.”
One can learn a lot from him , his simplicity and talent made him today what he is,  R.P.Patnaik has a valuable experience of music in the film industry. He once again proved himself to be a great director of recent movie “Broker” Let’s hope he would be the multifaceted and singer of all time. May he rock the film industry beyond the regional!

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Early development: 1912–1930

The Telugu film industry originated with silent film in 1912, with the production of Bhisma Pratighna. The film was directed by Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu and his son R. S. Prakash.^[9] The two, along with Yaragudipati Varada Rao, would go on to produce and direct dozens of films throughout the decade, casting theater actors in major roles.^[10] They established a long-lasting precedent of focusing exclusively on religious themes; Nandanar,^[11] Gajendra Moksham, and Matsyavatar, three of their most famous productions, centered on religious figures, parables, and morals.^[12]

Rise of the talkie: 1931–1947

A still from the 1931 film Bhakta Prahlada the first south Indian talkie film directed by H. M. Reddy, to have a theatrical release^[13]

A still from the 1942 film Bhakta Potana played by Chittor V. Nagaiah, the first multilingual actor of India. He was also known as Paul Muni of India in the media. He was the first to portray lead actor roles in Telugu films before Indian Independence^[14][15]

In 1931, the first Telugu film with audible dialogue, Bhakta Prahlada, was produced by H.M. Reddy.^[16] Popularly known as talkies, films with sound quickly grew in number and popularity. In 1934, the industry saw its first major commercial success with Lavakusa. Directed by C. Pullaiah and starring Parupalli Subbarao and Sriranjani in lead roles, the film attracted unprecedented numbers of viewers to theaters and thrust the young film industry into mainstream culture.^[17]
By 1936, the mass appeal of film allowed directors to move away from religious and mythological themes.^[17] That year, under the direction of Krithiventi Nageswara Rao, Prema Vijayam, a film focusing on social issues, was released. Its success prompted the production of dozens of other immensely successful 'social films', notably 1939's Vandemataram and Maala Pilla. Touching on societal problems like the status of Untouchables and the practice of giving dowry, Telugu films increasingly focused on contemporary living: 29 of the 96 films released between 1937 and 1947 had social themes.^[18]
The outbreak of World War II and the subsequent resource scarcity caused the British Raj to impose a limit on the use of filmstrip in 1943 to 11,000 feet,^[19] a sharp reduction from the 20,000 feet that had been common till then.^[20] As a result, the number of films produced during the war was substantially lower than in previous years. Nonetheless, before the ban, an important shift occurred in the industry: independent studios formed, actors and actresses were signed to contracts limiting who they could work for, and films moved from social themes to folklore legends.^[21]