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{{Infobox person
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| name        = H. M. Reddy
| birthname   = Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy
| birth_date  = {{birth date|df=yes|1892|06|12}}
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1960|01|14|1892|06|12|df=y}}
| occupation  = [[Film Director]], [[Film Producer]]
| website     = 
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'''Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy''' (12 June 1892 – 14 January 1960), known as '''H. M. Reddy''', was an [[Indian film]] director and producer, known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He directed the first Indian multilingual sound film [[Kalidas (film)|Kalidas]], shot in Telugu and Tamil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/time-to-introspect/article4684928.ece|title=Time to introspect|author=m.l. narasimham|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Velayutham |first=Selvaraj |page=3|year=2008 |title=Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry |location=270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-203-93037-1}}</ref> He then produced and directed the first full length Telugu sound film, [[Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/wake-up-industry/article3875804.ece|title=Wake up, industry|author=m.l. narasimham|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Early career==
Reddy produced and directed India's first multilingual ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]-[[Tamil language|Tamil]]) talkie, Bhakta Kalidasa in 1931.

Born on 12 June 1892, H.M. Reddy's full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy. He studied in Bangalore where he worked as a police inspector. Later he left the job as he was not interested to work for the British. With an interest in the field of cinema, he moved to Mumbai to research on Telugu movies where he also worked as reflector boy in a studio.

H.M Reddy had started Rohini Pictures Limited at [[Chennai|Madras]] with the partnership of B.N. Reddy and actress Kannamba. The first film released from this banner was "Gruha Laxmi" that was based on the play of "Rangoon Rowdy".

H.M. Reddy died on 14 Jan 1960, during the making of ‘Gaja donga’.

==Producer==
# ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' (1932)
# ''[[Gruhalakshmi]]'' (1938)
# ''Tenali Ramakrishna'' (1941)
# ''Pratigya'' (1953)
# ''[[Vaddante Dabbu]]'' (1954) (presenter)

==Director==
# Prince Vijay Kumar (1930)
# [[Kalidas (film)|Kalidas]] (1931)
# Bar Ke Pobar (1931)
# [[Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]] (1932)
# Jazz of Life (1932)
# Sita Swayamvar (1933)
# [[Gruhalakshmi]] (1938)
# Matri Bhoomi (1939)
# Chaduvukunna Bharya (1940)
# Bondam Pelli (1940)
# [[Barrister Parvateesam (film)|Barrister Parvateesam]] (1940)
# Tenali Ramakrishna (1941)
# Gharana Donga (1942)
# [[Sati Seeta]] (1946)
# [[Nirdoshi]] (1951)
# [[Nirdoshi|Niraparadhi]] (1951)
# Pratigya (1953)

==See also==
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0714760|name=H. M. Reddy}}

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[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]
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