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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = K. B. Tilak<br />
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| birthname = Korlipara Balagangadhara Tilak<br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date|4 January 1926}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Denduluru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = {{d-da|23 September 2010 |4 January 1926}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, India]]<br />
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| occupation = Director, producer<br />
| yearsactive = 1950–1983<br />
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'''Korlipara Balagangadhara Tilak''' (14 January 1926 – 23 September 2010) was an [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] activist, film director and producer.<ref>Anupama Geetala Tilak, Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao, Haasam Publications, Hyderabad, 2006.</ref> <br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born at [[Denduluru]] in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh on 14 January 1926. His parents are Korlipara Venkatadri and Subbamma. His paternal grandfather was Gangadharayya. His birth name was Balagangadhara Rao. His father was an Indian Independence activist. He liked [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] and extended his name to Balagangadhara Tilak subsequently. His maternal grandfather is Akkineni Sriramulu, father of veteran film personality [[L. V. Prasad]] and Akkineni Sanjeevi.<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/prabhusinterviews/kbtilak1.htm Interview with K. B. Tilak at Cinegoer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919130023/http://www.cinegoer.com/prabhusinterviews/kbtilak1.htm |date=2011-09-19 }}</ref><br />
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After primary education, he attended Municipal High School at [[Eluru]]. He was influenced by the [[Indian independence movement]] shaking the country and joined their activities regularly. He participated in [[Quit India movement]] and was jailed in September 1942. He was shifted to Rajahmundry Central Jail and came in contact with Mote Narayana Rao and Karmanchi Rammoorty. He was released after 6 months of imprisonment. He worked as a Newspaper boy in the [[Congress Radio]] movement of [[Usha Mehta]]. He actively participated in the [[Praja Natya Mandali]], run by Mudigonda Jagganna Sastry.<br />
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He shifted to Bombay and joined his uncle L. V. Prasad. He developed contacts with the film personalities who used to visit the house. He looked after the egg business of Prasad. He used to participate in the Communist Party activities. He worked as a sales boy for a cosmetics distribution company run by Kanuri Ramananda Chowdary. He marketed the famous hand-made laces from Narsapur to Bombay.<br />
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His last movie direction was ''Dharma Vaddi'' in 1982.<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/prabhusinterviews/kbtilak11.htm Interview with K. B. Tilak part 11, at Cinegoer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921192931/http://www.cinegoer.com/prabhusinterviews/kbtilak11.htm |date=2008-09-21 }}</ref> He died on 23 September 2010 at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/veteran-film-maker-kb-tilak-dies-797 Veteran film maker K.B. Tilak dies at Deccan Chronicle on the web.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924221616/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/veteran-film-maker-kb-tilak-dies-797 |date=2010-09-24 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Credits<br />
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| 1956 || ''[[Muddu Bidda]]'' || Telugu || director and producer<br />
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| 1957 || ''[[M.L.A. (film)|M.L.A.]]'' || Telugu || director and producer<br />
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| 1958 || ''Atha Okinti Kodale'' || Telugu || director and producer<br />
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| 1961 || ''[[Mamiyarum Oru Veetu Marumagale]]'' || Tamil || director and producer<br />
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| 1962 || ''[[Chitti Tammudu]]'' || Telugu || director<br />
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| 1963 || ''[[Eedu Jodu]]'' || Telugu || director<br />
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| 1965 || ''Uyyala Jampala'' || Telugu || director and producer<br />
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| 1967 || ''Eedu Jodu'' || Telugu || director and producer<br />
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| 1968 || ''Pantalu Pattimpulu''<ref>http://www.citwf.com/film261230.htm</ref> || Telugu || director<br />
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| 1971 || ''[[Chhoti Bahu]]'' || Hindi || director<br />
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| 1971 || ''Kangan (The Bangle)'' || Hindi || director<br />
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| 1974 || ''[[Bhoomi Kosam]]'' || Telugu || director<br />
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| 1976 || ''Kolleti Kapuram''<ref>http://www.citwf.com/film187860.htm</ref> || Telugu || director<br />
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| 1982 || ''Dharma Vaddi'' || Telugu || director<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* He won the [[Nandi Awards|B. N. Reddy National Award]] in 2008.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1151372}}<br />
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[[Category:1926 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Telugu film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]<br />
[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]<br />
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