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| name = Aluri Chakrapani<br />
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| birth_name = Aluri Venkata Subbarao<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1908|8|5}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Tenali]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1975|9|24|1908|8|5}}<br />
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|writer|director}}<br />
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'''Aluri Chakrapani''' (born '''Aluri Venkata Subbarao'''; 5 August 1908 – 24 September 1975) was an Indian film producer, writer, and director known for his works in predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]] and he won two [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]] for Telugu films. He was also notable for his association with [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]], one of the largest studios in Asia, at that time. Aluri was also a partner of [[Vijaya Productions]] along with [[B.Nagi Reddy|B. Nagi Reddy]] and founder of ''[[Chandamama]]'' children magazine.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Aluri was born in Ithanagar village near [[Tenali]], [[Guntur]], Andhra Pradesh, India, in a middle class agricultural family.<br />
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He learnt [[Hindi]] under the tutelage of the well-known author Vraj Nandan Sharma.<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/40519.html Chakrapani the legend turned hundred - Telugu Movie News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Later, he taught himself Tamil, [[Sanskrit]] and English and soon mastered both the languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/starsprofile/chakrapani.php |title=Stars : Star Profiles : Chakrapani: 100 years|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122074056/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/starsprofile/chakrapani.php |date=22 January 2010 |archive-date=22 January 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Literary career==<br />
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===Bengali literature===<br />
Chakrapani contracted [[Tuberculosis]] in 1932 and had to stay at [[Madanapalle]] sanatorium for medical treatment. He learned [[Bengali language|Bengali]] during that time from another inmate recuperating from the illness. Initially, he started translating novels from [[Bengali language|Bengali]] to [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] like [[Devdas]] as Devadasu (1933),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chakrapani |title=Devadasu |date=1933 |publisher=Yuva Book Depot |location=Madras |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.331226/mode/2up |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=Telugu}}</ref> ''Bada Didi''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chakrapani |title=Bada Didi |date=1951 |publisher=Yuva Book Depot |location=Madras |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.331643/mode/2up |access-date=18 January 2021 |language=Telugu}}</ref> His translations of the novels of [[Sharat Chandra Chatterji]] became so popular in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], the readers would not believe that the originals were written in [[Bengali language]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
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==Film career==<br />
He was closely associated with [[Nagi Reddy]], together they formed the [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Vauhini]] duo. With his creative mind, he started writing short stories and novels in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. He scripted the film ''[[Dharmapatni]]'' in 1940 for 'Famous Films', [[Mumbai]]. Well-known [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film producer [[Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy|B. N. Reddy]] invited him to [[Chennai]] to write the script for ''[[Swarga Seema]]''. At this time, he came in contact with [[Nagi Reddy]], became a partner and made movies under Vijaya-Vauhini banner. Together, they made successful movies like ''[[Patala Bhairavi]]'', ''[[Mayabazar|Maya Bazar]]'', ''[[Gundamma Katha]]'', ''[[Missamma]]'', ''[[Shavukaru]]'', and ''[[Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu]]'' that are still popular with Telugu speaking people. Both made 35 films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[Hindi]] languages.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]] – ''Maduve Madinodu'' (1965)<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] - [[Maya Bazaar]] (1957)<br />
* Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - [[Gundamma Katha]] (1962)<br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
* [[Dharmapatni]] (Telugu, 1941) (dialogue) (debut)<br />
* [[Dharmapatni]] (Tamil, 1941) (dialogue)<br />
* [[Swargaseema]] (1945) (dialogue) (story)<br />
* [[Shavukaru]] (1950) (writer)<br />
* [[Pelli Chesi Choodu]] (1952) (writer)<br />
* [[Chandraharam]] (1954) (writer)<br />
* [[Guna Sundari]] (1955) (Producer)<br />
* [[Missamma]] (1955) (writer)<br />
* [[Missiamma]] (1955) (writer)<br />
* [[Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu]] (1958) (adaptation)<br />
* [[Rechukka Pagatichukka]] (1959) (screen adaptation)<br />
* [[Gundamma Katha]] (1962) (story)<br />
* [[Manithan Maravillai]] (1962) (screen adaptation)<br />
* [[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]] (1975) (screen adaptation)<br />
* [[Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club]] (1976) (writer)<br />
* [[Swayamvar (film)|Swayamvar]] (1980) (story)<br />
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==Producer==<br />
* [[Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club]] (1976)<br />
* [[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]] (1975) (Nagi Reddi-Chakrapani)<br />
* [[Ganga Manga]] (1973)<br />
* [[Ram Aur Shyam]] (1967)<br />
* [[Maduve Madinodu]] (Kannada) (1965)(Nagi Reddi-Chakrapani)<br />
* [[Gundamma Katha]] (1962)<br />
* [[Manithan Maravillai]] (1962)<br />
* [[Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu]] (1958)<br />
* [[Maya Bazaar]] (1957)<br />
* [[Missamma]] (1955)<br />
* [[Chandraharam]] (1954)<br />
* [[Pelli Chesi Choodu]] (1952)<br />
* [[Patala Bhairavi]] (1951)<br />
* [[Shavukaru]] (1950)<br />
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==Director==<br />
* Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club (1976)<br />
* Manithan Maravillai (1962)<br />
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==Chandamama==<br />
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Both Nagireddy and aluri came up with the idea of a story book for kids and children, and thus ''[[Chandamama (magazine)|Chandamama]]'' was born.<ref name="rediffLink">{{cite news | title=Investors revive Chandamama | url=http://www.rediff.com/business/1999/sep/22chand1.htm | date=22 September 1999 | publisher=Rediff | first=Shobha | last=Warrier | accessdate=1 July 2018 }}</ref> The first edition of [[Chandamama]] was released in July, 1947. They made [[Chandamama (magazine)|Chandamama]] popular not only in [[Telugu language]] but in ten other Indian languages.<ref name="rediffLink"/> He started in 1934 the monthly publication of [[Yuva magazine]] from [[Chennai]] which was later shifted to [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. Well-known writer [[Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao]] was a partner in this venture.<br />
Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao, a very close friend of aluri and a literary colossus in Telugu Literature, edited it for 28 years, till his death in August 1980.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-story-in-a-road-name/article404360.ece<br />
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