Kallakuri Narayana Rao (28 April 1871 – 27 June 1927) was social reformer, play writer, Cinematographer and nationalist. His honorific name is "Mahakavi". His famous plays were Varavikrayam,[1] Chintamani,[2][3] Madhuseva, Chitrabhyudayam and Padmavyuham(1919).[4] His play chintamani mainly depicted how Chintamani though born in a family of professional harlots, with her conscious devotion to Lord Krishna attained liberation. It also brought out the hazards of the practice of harlotry.[5]
His play "Padmavyuham"(Army configuration of the Lotus) used historical and mythological frameworks as allegories for contemporary conditions under British domination.[6]
In his novel "Varavikrayam" about the Dowry system prevalent in British India. The film Varavikrayam is based on the novel and play of the same name by him.[7]
His mythological verse plays are very popular. He penned these myth-dramas based on the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata, Siva Puranam and other epics.[8]
References
- ↑ ఆంధ్రభారతి - నాటకములు - వరవిక్రయము - కాళ్లకూరి నారాయణరావు. www.andhrabharati.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ Display Books of this Author. www.avkf.org. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy{{#if:Das|, Das}. Sahitya Akademi(1991). ISBN 9788172017989
- ↑ Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Greenwood Publishing Group(1996). ISBN 9780313287787
- ↑ Drama well enacted. The Hindu(2010-03-19). Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SAGE(2011). ISBN 9780761926887
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2014-07-10). ISBN 9781135943257
- ↑ Mythological plays enthral all. The Hans India. Retrieved 2017-09-24.