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{{infobox person<br />
| name = B. N. Reddy<br />
| image = Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy 2008 stamp of India.jpg<br />
| caption = B. N. Reddy in a 2008 stamp<br />
| birth_name = Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1908|11|16}}<br />
| birth_place = Kothapalli, [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]], India)<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1977|11|08|1908|12|02}}<br />
| death_place = [[Madras, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Producer|presenter|story writer|businessman|philanthropy}}<br />
| years_active = 1939–1969<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>[[Doctor of Letters]]<br>[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]<br>[[National Film Awards]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy''' (16 November 1908 – 8 November 1977) was an Indian [[film director]] and an early figure in the [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306065254/http://www.gomolo.com/rangula-ratnam-movie-awards/16100 Rangula Ratnam (1967) Awards | Award Winners Of Rangula Ratnam Telugu Movie]. gomolo.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202034341/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/11/28/stories/2008112851140100.htm Friday Review Chennai / Tribute : Tale of a celluloid poet]. The Hindu (28 November 2008). Retrieved on 2018-11-12.</ref> He was popularly known as B. N. Reddy. Many of his earlier films like ''Vande Mataram'', ''Devatha'' had [[V. Nagaiah]] as lead. His [[Malliswari (1951 film)|''Malliswari'']] starring [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and Bhanumathi is considered a timeless [[Indian film]] classic. He was the first person to receive the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] from South India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He was the first Indian film personality to receive the [[Doctor of Letters]] honor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=9IIFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227132032/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm9IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=9IIFA.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy was born on 16 November 1908 in a farmer family at Kothapalli village in the present-day [[Kadapa district]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=28 November 2008|title=Tale of a celluloid poet|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Tale-of-a-celluloid-poet/article15400927.ece|access-date=28 August 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His father Narasimha Reddy Rangoon (Yangoon) used to export onions from Chennai for a living.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} He was eldest of four brothers; others are [[B. Nagi Reddy]], B. N. Konda Reddy and B. Ramalinga Reddy.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}<br />
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He was schooled in [[Proddatur]] and later continued the schooling in Madras. He enrolled in [[Pachaiyappa's College]], but left without graduating. He later studies auditing and accounting and worked as an apprentice in an auditing firm.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[National Film Awards]]<br />
*[[3rd National Film Awards|1955]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] – ''[[Bangaru Papa]]''<ref name="3rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|title=3rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=1 September 2011|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105232134/http://dff.nic.in/2011/3rd_nff_1956.pdf|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref><br />
*[[5th National Film Awards|1957]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] – ''[[Bhagya Rekha]]''<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
*1966 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] – [[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]<br />
*1974 – [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]<br />
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;[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] – [[Bangaru Panjaram]] (1969)<br />
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;[[Nandi Awards]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref><br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film - Gold]] - [[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]] (1966)<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[Bangaru Panjaram]] (1969)<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Best Story Writer]] - Pelli Kani Pelli (1976)<br />
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;Civilian honours<br />
*[[Padmabhushan]]<br />
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;Other honours<br />
*[[Doctor of letters]]<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
*''[[Vande Mataram]]'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Sumangali (1940 film)|Sumangali]]'' (1940)<br />
*''[[Devatha (1941 film)|Devatha]]'' (1941)<br />
*''[[Swargaseema]]'' (1945)<br />
*''[[Malliswari (1951 film)|Malliswari]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Bangaru Papa]]'' (1954)<br />
*''[[Bhagya Rekha]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Raja Makutam]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Pooja Phalam]]'' (1964)<br />
*''[[Rangula Ratnam (1966 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]'' (1966)<br />
*''[[Bangaru Panjaram]]'' (1969) '''Winner''': ''[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]]''<br />
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===Story and/or screenplay writer===<br />
*''[[Vande Mataram]]'' (1939) (''story'')<br />
*''Sumangali'' (1940) (''story'')<br />
*''[[Swargaseema]]'' (1945) (''screen play'')<br />
*''[[Bangaru Papa]]'' (1954)<br />
*''[[Bhagya Rekha]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Raja Makutam]]'' (1959)<br />
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===Producer===<br />
*''Gruhalakshmi'' (1938)<br />
*''Vande Mataram'' (1939)<br />
*''Sumangali'' (1940)<br />
*''Devatha'' (1941)<br />
*'' Bhakta Potana'' (1942)<br />
*''Swargaseema'' (1945)<br />
*''Yogi Vemana'' (1947)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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