Stars that died in 2023

In 2024, we've experienced the loss of several luminaries in the world of entertainment. These beloved figures—actors, comedians, musicians, singers, and coaches—have touched our lives with their talent, passion, and dedication. They've left an indelible mark on our hearts and shaped the world of entertainment in ways that will continue to inspire and influence generations to come. Among the incredible actors who bid farewell this year, we mourn the loss of a true chameleon who effortlessly.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, Indian screenwriter and film producer died he was , 79,.

Mullapudi Venkata Ramana was a Telugu story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing died he was , 79,.. He also created a child character called Budugu. Many other memorable characters like Radha, Gopalam, Contractor (in Muthyala Muggu), Tutti (in Mister Pellam) in Modern Telugu Literature/Cinema flown from the ink of this master writer's pen.
Mullapudi was also the dialogue, story and screenplay writer for many of the movies that came as a Bapu-Ramana combination. He was versatile in penning both heart-touching and rib-tickling dialogues.

(June 28, 1931 – February 23, 2011)

Biography

Early life

Ramana's childhood was mostly spent in Dhavaleswaram near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Ramana had one elder sister and a younger brother. It was a happy family with no troubles until his father expired when Ramana was 9 years old.^[1] This turned their family status upside down and they shifted to Chennai (called Madras in those days) for better opportunities. Ramana's mother Mrs. Adilakshmi took all the pains to raise the family in such situation. Ramana's education and career happened in Madras itself.

Early career

After complete SSLC in Madras, Ramana have done many petty jobs before finally taking an first official job as a reporter in Andhra Patrika in 1953^[2] First, he was working for the "Daily" section of the news paper, and then shifted to "Weekkly" section. He was responsible for the "Cinema Page" section in the paper. That was the time when all the big names of Telugu literature like Nanduri Ramamohan Rao, Pilaka Ganapati Sastry, Surampudi Seetaram etc. were working for the same news paper. Due to the literary environment and friendship with all the poets/writers, Ramana's interest in writing was born and then he never turned back. That was the same time when he got introduced to film industry and befriended the famous stars of film fraternity.

Association with Bapu

Ramana’s association with Bapu on a career plane completes 60 years. They first met in 1942 in P.S. High School, Madras. They studied there in standards V and VI and then continued schooling at Kesari High School.Ramana’s first short story Amma Maata Vinakapothe was published in 1945 in Bala, a children's magazine published by Radio Annayya (Nyayapathi Raghava Rao),he was 14 then. Bapu illustrated the story. That was the beginning of their career as a writer-producer -illustrator- filmmaker duo”.
While Bapu achieved much of his fame sticking to a subtle style of artistic elegance, Ramana announced his entry through a bunch of talkative characters, who try to make no sense out of the sensible world around them, because of their askew point of view. Ramana is the dialogue, story and screenplay writer for many of the movies that came as a Bapu-Ramana combination. He provided an able foil, providing script/dialogue that suited bapu's visuals and this celebrated friendship and professional associatioon gave many good cinemas.

Autobiography

Kothi Kommachi is Ramana's Autobiography in a Book and Audio form. Just like the title, the story keep hoping different timelines and incidents.

Awards

He was awarded the Raja-Lakshmi Literary Award for the year 1995 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.

Death

Ramana died of old-age related illness in Chennai on February 23, 2011.

Filmography

This is partial list of his films. Kindly help expanding it.

Year	Film	Language	Credits
1962	Raktha Sambandham	Telugu	Writer
1963	Mooga Manasulu	Telugu	Writer
1964	Daagudumootalu	Telugu	Writer
1965	Preminchi Choodu	Telugu	Story
1966	Kanne Manasulu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1966	Navarathri	Telugu	Writer
1967	Poola Rangadu	Telugu	Story
1967	Prana Mithrulu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1967	Saakshi	Telugu	Writer
1968	Bangaru Pichika	Telugu	Writer
1969	Buddhimanthudu	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1970	Balaraju Katha	Telugu	Dialogues
1971	Sampoorna Ramayanam	tTelugu	Writer
1973	Andala Ramudu	Telugu	Writer
1975	Muthyala Muggu	Telugu	Story
1976	Bhakta Kannappa	Telugu	Writer
1976	Jeevan Jyoti	Hindi	Story
1976	Seeta Kalyanam	Telugu	Writer
1978	Gorantha Deepam	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1978	Manavoori Pandavulu	Telugu
1980	Hum Paanch	Hindi	Screenplay
1980	Kaliyuga Ravana Surudu	Telugu	Writer
1980	Rajadhi Raju	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1980	Vamsa Vriksham	Telugu	Screenplay and Dialogues
1981	Radha Kalyanam	Telugu	Writer
1981	Thyagayya	Telugu	Writer
1982	Pelleedu Pillalu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1983	Manthrigari Viyyankudu	Telugu	Writer
1985	Bullet	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1985	Jackie	Telugu	Writer
1986	Kalyana Thamboolam	Telugu	Writer
1991	Pelli Pusthakam	Telugu	Dialogues and Screenplay
1993	Mr. Pellam	Telugu	Writer
1993	Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma	Telugu	Writer
1994	Pelli Koduku	Telugu	Writer
1996	Rambantu	Telugu	Writer
2005	Radha Gopalam	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
2008	Sundarakanda	Telugu	Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
2011	Sree Rama Raajyam	Telugu	Story and Dialogues

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