B. Nagi Reddi

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

Nagi Reddi
Reddy on a 2018 stamp of India
Born
Bommireddy Nagi Reddy

(1912-12-02)2 December 1912
Pottipadu village, Madras Presidency, British India
Died25 February 2004(2004-02-25) (aged 91)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • editor
  • director
Years active1950–89
AwardsDadasaheb Phalke Award (1986)

Bommireddy Nagi Reddi (2 December 1912 – 25 February 2004[1]) was an Indian film producer and director mainly in Telugu cinema. He set up Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Chennai, which was then Asia's biggest film studio.[2] As his elder brother (who was also a director) had the same initials and was known as B. N. Reddi, Nagi Reddi was popularly known as B. Nagi Reddi. Some of the movies produced by Nagi Reddi include Patala Bhairavi (1951), Missamma (1955), Maya Bazaar (1957), Gundamma Katha (1962), Maduve Maadi Nodu (1965-Kannada), Enga Veetu Pillai (1965), Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Nam Naadu (1969-Tamil), Shriman Shrimati (1982), Julie (1975), and Swarg Narak (1978), the latter two of which were in Hindi. Reddi has served as the president of Film Federation of India twice, in 1960–61 and 1962–63.[3]

  1. ^ "TTD condoles B. Nagi Reddy". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 February 2004. Archived from the original on 18 September 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  2. ^ "B.Nagi Reddy dead". 26 February 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2004.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Film Federation Of India". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.