Koccharlakota Satyanarayana
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Koccharlakota Satyanarayana (2nd April 1915 - 1969) was Telugu film and Drama
actor and playback singer during the Early period of Telugu cinema
.
He is born in a Zamindari family in West Godavari
district, Andhra Pradesh
. His childhood was spend with grandparents at Bhimadole
during 1915s. He used to like very much sitting before Gramophone
and used to sing those songs. While in Rajahmundry
, during his high school days he joined Kesari Samajam of Machiraju Ramachandra Murthy and started acting in Stage plays. He staged Chintamani and Pratapa Rudreeyam plays and used to donate that money to the Schools and Libraries.
He has entered the Cinema field with Draupadi Vastrapaharanam of Saraswati Talkies. He has acted as Krishna in Jarasandha
, Basavaraju in Vara Vikrayam
, Malli Pelli of Y. V. Rao and as Lakshmana in Paduka Pattabhishekam
.
He has shifted to Dramatic field and acted with Vemuri Gaggayya and Sthanam Narasimha Rao
in Jarasandha, Sarangadhara and Tulabaram plays. He later joined Prabhat Theatres of Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao and acted as Arjununa in Pandava, Vengala Rao in Bobbili Yudham, Satyavan in Sati Savitri, Bhavani Shankar in Chintamani and as Kalidas in Kalidas plays. He has acted in Ramanjaneya Yudham as Lord Rama with Betha Venkata Rao.
He died on December 21, 1969 in Eluru
.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
actor and playback singer during the Early period of Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
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He is born in a Zamindari family in West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
district, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. His childhood was spend with grandparents at Bhimadole
Bhimadole
Bhimadole is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Bhimadole is a small town in west godavari district and some of the villages in bhimadole mandal are :1)Kurellagudem2)Pulla3)Pallapur...
during 1915s. He used to like very much sitting before Gramophone
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
and used to sing those songs. While in Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...
, during his high school days he joined Kesari Samajam of Machiraju Ramachandra Murthy and started acting in Stage plays. He staged Chintamani and Pratapa Rudreeyam plays and used to donate that money to the Schools and Libraries.
He has entered the Cinema field with Draupadi Vastrapaharanam of Saraswati Talkies. He has acted as Krishna in Jarasandha
Jarasandha
Jarasandha was a great and legendary king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. But he is generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadav clan in the Mahābhārata....
, Basavaraju in Vara Vikrayam
Vara Vikrayam
Vara Vikrayam is a 1939 Telugu Drama film directed by Chittajallu Pullayya. The film is a reformist social film about the Dowry system prevalent in British India...
, Malli Pelli of Y. V. Rao and as Lakshmana in Paduka Pattabhishekam
Paduka Pattabhishekam
Paduka Pattabhishekam is a 1945 Magnum Opus Telugu film directed and produced by Kadaru Nagabhushanam.-The Plot:The story of the film is from the Hindu epic Ramayana. According to the father's wish Rama with Sita and Lakshmana goes to the forest. Bharata in stead of becoming the crown king, as his...
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He has shifted to Dramatic field and acted with Vemuri Gaggayya and Sthanam Narasimha Rao
Sthanam Narasimha Rao
Sthanam Narasimha Rao popularly known as Sthanam was a celebrated Telugu theatre and film actor. He was well known for playing stunning female characters and was a recipient of a Padma Sri Award.-Life sketch:He was born in 1902 at Bapatla of Guntur district to Hanumantha Rao and Ademma...
in Jarasandha, Sarangadhara and Tulabaram plays. He later joined Prabhat Theatres of Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao and acted as Arjununa in Pandava, Vengala Rao in Bobbili Yudham, Satyavan in Sati Savitri, Bhavani Shankar in Chintamani and as Kalidas in Kalidas plays. He has acted in Ramanjaneya Yudham as Lord Rama with Betha Venkata Rao.
He died on December 21, 1969 in Eluru
Eluru
Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...
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Filmography
- Seeta Kalyanam (1934) (actor)
- Draupadi Vastrapaharanam (1936) ... Sahadeva (actor)
- JarasandhaJarasandhaJarasandha was a great and legendary king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. But he is generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadav clan in the Mahābhārata....
(1938) ... Krishna (actor) - Malli Pelli (1939) .... Venkata Rao (actor and playback singer)
- Vara VikrayamVara VikrayamVara Vikrayam is a 1939 Telugu Drama film directed by Chittajallu Pullayya. The film is a reformist social film about the Dowry system prevalent in British India...
(1939) .... Basavaraju (actor) - Paduka PattabhishekamPaduka PattabhishekamPaduka Pattabhishekam is a 1945 Magnum Opus Telugu film directed and produced by Kadaru Nagabhushanam.-The Plot:The story of the film is from the Hindu epic Ramayana. According to the father's wish Rama with Sita and Lakshmana goes to the forest. Bharata in stead of becoming the crown king, as his...
(1945) ... Lakshmana (actor)