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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kranthi Kumar<br />
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| birth_name = Talasila Kranthi Kumar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|04|05|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Penamaluru, [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|05|09|1942|04|05|df=yes}}<br />
| occupation = Director, producer, writer<br />
| website = <br />
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| spouse = Sita Rama Lakshmibai <br />
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}}<br />
'''Talasila Kranthi Kumar''' was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]].<br />
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He won two [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]] and four [[Nandi Awards]]. In 1985, he directed ''[[Sravanthi]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] that year.<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> <br />
In 1991, he directed ''[[Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu]]'', which was premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1991Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1991.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=9 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093640/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/FrmIP1991Award.aspx?PdfName=IP1991.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Born in Penamaluru in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he studied M.A. and L.L.B. before entering the film world in 1968. He introduced Chiranjeevi as an actor in ''[[Pranam Khareedu|Pranam Kareedu]]''. He was instrumental in shaping [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] and [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] as ace directors.<br />
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In 2001 he directed ''[[9 Nelalu]]'', premiered retrospective at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/03/04/stories/2005030401210200.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20161122211557/http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/03/04/stories/2005030401210200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 November 2016 | title= Still the regular guy | first= M.L. | last=Narasimham | date=4 March 2005 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=4 September 2018 }}</ref><br />
He has garnered the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]], five state [[Nandi Awards]] and two [[Filmfare Awards South]]. He died on 9th May 2003.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[National Film Awards]] <br />
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] (director) - ''[[Sravanthi]]'' (1986)<ref name="33rdawardPDF"/><br />
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;[[Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] - ''[[Swati (1984 film)|Swathi]]'' (1984)<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)]] - ''[[Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu]]'' (1991)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareBestActorDirectorTeluguWinners |title=39th Annual Filmfare Award Winners |work=Filmfare |access-date=2017-02-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170207133748/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareBestActorDirectorTeluguWinners |archive-date=2017-02-07 }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=x-zeAAAAMAAJ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><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]] - ''[[Sarada (1973 film)|Sarada]]'' (1973)<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film - Gold]] - ''[[Swathi (1984 film)|Swathi]]'' (1984)<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director|Best First Film of a Director]] - ''Swathi''<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - ''[[Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu]]'' (1991)<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer|Best Screenplay Writer]] - ''Sravana Meghalu'' (1986)<br />
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;[[Cinema Express Awards]]<br />
*Best Director – ''[[Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu]]'' (1991)<ref name="exp">{{Cite news|date=25 February 1992|title='Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award|page=3|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZBlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432,722114&dq=cinema+express&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
*1984 ''[[Swathi (1984 film)|Swathi]]''<br />
*1984 ''[[Agni Gundam]]''<br />
*1985 ''[[Sravanthi]]''<br />
*1985 ''Hero Boy''<br />
*1986 ''[[Swati (1986 film)|Swati]]'' (Hindi)<br />
*1987 ''[[Aranyakanda]]''<br />
*1987 ''Saradamba''<br />
*1987 ''Gowthami''<br />
*1990 ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''<br />
*1991 ''[[Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu]]''<br />
*1992 ''Akka Mogudu''<br />
*1993 ''[[Rajeswari Kalyanam]]''<br />
*1993 ''Amma Koduku''<br />
*1994 ''[[Bhale Pellam]]''<br />
*1996 ''Baalina Jyothi'' (Kannada)<br />
*1994 ''Sarigamalu''<br />
*1998 ''Padutha Teeyaga''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cineradham.com/newsongs/song.php?movieid=2067|title= Padutha Theeyaga(1998)|publisher= cineradham.com |access-date= 9 February 2015}}</ref><br />
*1999 ''Arundhati''<br />
*2001 ''[[9 Nelalu]]''<br />
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===Producer===<br />
*1973 ''[[Sarada (1973 film)|Sarada]]''<br />
*1974 ''Urvasi''<br />
*1976 ''[[Jyothi (1976 film)|Jyothi]]''<br />
*1977 ''Kalpana''<br />
*1977 ''[[Aame Katha]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Pranam Khareedu]]''<br />
*1979 ''[[Punadhirallu]]''<br />
*1979 ''Shri Jagannath''<br />
*1980 ''Mosagadu''<br />
*1980 ''[[Sardar Papa Rayudu]]''<br />
*1981 ''[[Nyayam Kavali]]''<br />
*1981 ''[[Kirayi Rowdylu]]''<br />
*1982 ''Idi Pellantara''<br />
*1983 ''[[Sivudu Sivudu Sivudu]]''<br />
*1984 ''[[Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar]]''<br />
*1984 ''[[Agni Gundam]]''<br />
*1984 ''[[Swathi (1984 film)|Swathi]]'' <br />
*1990 ''[[Neti Siddhartha]]''<br />
*1995 ''[[Rikshavodu]]'' <br />
*1999 ''Preminchedi Endukamma''<br />
*2001 ''[[9 Nelalu]]''<br />
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