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'''Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi''' (23 December 1881 – 30 June 1953) was an Indian actor, poet, screenwriter, dramatist and freedom fighter. He is remembered for the masterpiece ''Harischandra'' (''Satya Harischandriyamu'') written in 1924, and for his works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442649/ Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi – IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Brief life==<br />
He was born in Itikampadu village of [[Guntur district]] near [[Bapatla]] in 1881 to Narasimha Sastry and Adilakshmamma. After [[matriculation]] in Kurnool, he worked for some in the Sub-registrar office as [[Gumasta]]. He worked as teacher in [[Hindu College (Guntur)|Hindu College]]. He used to tour different Zamindaris to perform [[Avadhanam]]s.<ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref><br />
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He established Chandrika Printing press in Guntur with the help of Challapalli Raja in 1922. He has participated in [[Salt Satyagraha]] and jailed. While in prison, he wrote ''Satya Harischandriyam'' drama. He established First drama company in 1926 and played Satya Harischandra and Uttara Raghavam many times. He used to play critical roles in these plays. The most prominent role he used to play was Nakshatraka.<br />
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He entered the film industry with encouragement by [[Chittajallu Pullayya]] and wrote dialogues and songs and acted in some Telugu films. His debut film as an actor in ''[[Vara Vikrayam]]'' in 1939. He portrayed the character Lingaraju. <br />
He died in [[Sri Kalahasti]] in 1953.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002, pages 370-72</ref><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
[[File:Satya harishchandriiyamu.pdf|page=6|thumb|Cover page of ''Satya Harischandriyamu'' play.]]<br />
* ''[[Shivanandalahari]] Satakam'' (Telugu translation of Shankara's work; 1916)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Balijepalli Laxmikantam |title=Sri Shivananda Lahari |date=1916 |publisher=Chandrika Mudraksharasala |location=Guntur |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.395850/mode/2up |accessdate=8 September 2020 |language=Telugu}}</ref><br />
* ''Swarajya Samasya'' (Poetic work)<br />
* ''[[Brahmaratham]]'' (Novel)<br />
* ''Mani Manjusha'' (Novel)<br />
* ''Buddhimati Vilasamu'' (Play)<br />
* ''Satya Harishchandriyamu'' (Play)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi |title=Satya Harishchandriyamu |date=1942 |publisher=Kukukuri Subbarao and Son |location=Vijayawada |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.371884/mode/2up |accessdate=8 September 2020 |language=Telugu}}</ref><br />
* ''Uttara Raghavamu'' (Telugu translation of [[Bhavabhuti]]'s work)<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''Anasuya'' (1936) (writer)<br />
* ''[[Jarasandha]]'' (1938) (lyricist)<br />
* [[Malli Pelli (1939 film)|''Malli Pelli'']](1939) (dialogue writer and actor)<br />
* ''[[Vara Vikrayam (film)|Vara Vikrayam]]'' (1939) (dialogue writer and actor)<br />
* ''[[Bhookailas (1940 film)|Bhukailasa]]'' (1940) (dialogue)<br />
* ''[[Vishwa Mohini]]'' (1940) (dialogue)<br />
* ''[[Jeevana Mukthi]]'' (1942)<br />
* ''[[Bala Nagamma (1942 film)|Bala Nagamma]]'' (1942) (writer and actor)<br />
* ''Tahsildar'' (1944) (dialogue writer and actor)<br />
* ''[[Brahma Ratham]]'' (1947) (writer)<br />
* ''Raksharekha'' (1949) (dialogues, story writer and actor)<br />
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