B.N. Reddi

Not to be confused with Nagi Reddi or Bhuma Nagi Reddy.

B. N. Reddi
B. N. Reddy in a 2008 stamp
Born
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddi

(1908-11-16)16 November 1908
Y. Kothapalli, Simhadripuram, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died8 November 1977(1977-11-08) (aged 68)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Producer
  • presenter
  • story writer
  • businessman
  • philanthropy
Years active1939–1969
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Doctor of Letters
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
National Film Awards

Bommireddi Narasimha Reddi (16 November 1908 – 8 November 1977), professionally known as B. N. Reddi, was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was an early figure in the Telugu cinema.[1] Many of his earlier films like Vande Mataram (1939), Devatha (1941) had V. Nagayya as the lead. His Malliswari (1951) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Bhanumathi is considered a timeless Indian film classic.[2] Reddi was the first film personality to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from South India the highest honorary award of Indian cinema.[3] He was awarded India's third highest civilian honour the Padmabhushan, and the Doctor of Letters.[4]

  1. ^ Rangula Ratnam (1967) Awards | Award Winners Of Rangula Ratnam Telugu Movie. gomolo.com
  2. ^ Friday Review Chennai / Tribute : Tale of a celluloid poet. The Hindu (28 November 2008). Retrieved on 2018-11-12.
  3. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2012.