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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | image = <br /> | name = Ghantasala Balaramayya<br /> | birth_name = <br /> | birth_date = <br /> | birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br /> | nationality = [[India]]n<br /> | years_active = <br /> | occupation = film director<br /> | awards = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ghantasala Balaramayya&#039;&#039;&#039; was a producer, director and actor in [[Telugu cinema]]. He is known for introducing actor [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] to the Telugu film industry in the Prathiba Pictures production, &#039;&#039;Seetarama Jananam&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;[http://26lettersto24frames.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/ghantasala-balaramaiah-the-legend-who-created-legends/ Ghantasala Balaramaiah: The Legend who created Legends | 26lettersto24frames&lt;!-- Bot generated title --&gt;]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.annapurnastudios.in/anrmovies.php :: Welcome to ANNAPURNA STUDIOS ::&lt;!-- Bot generated title --&gt;]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/21/stories/2010022158650400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824150438/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/21/stories/2010022158650400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2010|title=Actor Padmanabham no more|date=21 February 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=7 January 2012|location=Chennai, India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Biography ==<br /> Ghantasala Balaramayya was born in 1906 (Pottepalem, Nellore District) into a [[Brahmin]] family. He started his career as a stage singer and later started to produce and direct. He is the grandfather of the music director, [[S. Thaman]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lakshmamma-1950/article4178303.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=M L | last=Narasimham | title=Lakshmamma (1950) | date=8 December 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Filmography ==<br /> ===Director===<br /> * &#039;&#039;Chinna Kodalu&#039;&#039; (1952)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Sri Lakshmamma Katha&#039;&#039; (1950)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Swapna Sundari&#039;&#039; (1950)<br /> * &#039;&#039;[[Balaraju]]&#039;&#039;<br /> * &#039;&#039;Mugguru Maratilu&#039;&#039; (1946)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Garuda Garvabhangam&#039;&#039; (1943)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Seeta Rama Jananam&#039;&#039; (1942)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Parvati Kalyanam&#039;&#039; (1941)<br /> <br /> ===Producer===<br /> * &#039;&#039;Swapna Sundari&#039;&#039; (1950)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Garuda Garvabhangam&#039;&#039; (1943)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Parvati Kalyanam&#039;&#039; (1941)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Mahiravana&#039;&#039; (1940)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Bhakta Markandeya&#039;&#039; (1938)<br /> <br /> ===Actor===<br /> * &#039;&#039;Sati Tulasi&#039;&#039; (1936)<br /> * &#039;&#039;Ramadasu&#039;&#039; (1933)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Balaramayya, Ghantasala}}<br /> [[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]<br /> [[Category:Telugu film directors]]<br /> [[Category:1906 births]]<br /> [[Category:People from Nellore district]]<br /> [[Category:2010 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br /> [[Category:Male actors from Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br /> [[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Telugu film producers]]</div>

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