P. Adinarayana Rao

P. Adinarayana Rao
Birth namePenupatruni Adinarayana Rao
Born(1914-08-21)21 August 1914[1]
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Died19 August 1991(1991-08-19) (aged 77)
OccupationMusic director
Years active1951–1991
Spouse
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(m. 1948)​

Penupatruni Adinarayana Rao (21 August 1914 – 19 August 1991) was an Indian music director, film producer, lyricist and play writer. He co-founded "Aswini Pictures" with Akkineni Nageswara Rao and produced some movies in Telugu and Tamil. Later, he produced several blockbuster Telugu films under his own production house, Anjali Pictures, named after his actress wife, Anjali Devi. He also composed and produced music for several Tamil and Hindi films.

According to the music critic V. A. K. Rangarao,

"Adinarayana Rao is credited for introducing Hindustani music in contemporary flavour and simplified orchestration, and thereby impressing both laymen audience as well cognoscenti. It is this music that survives him enthralling all the music lovers".[2]

Memorable music compositions from Rao are: "Rajasekhara Neepai Moju Theera Leduraa" in the film Anarkali released in 1955,[3] "Piluvakuraa Alugakuraa" in the film Suvarna Sundari released in 1957,[4] "Telugu Veera Levaraa Deeksha Booni Sagara" and "Vastaadu Naraju" in the film Alluri Seetarama Raju released in 1974[5] and all songs including "Ghana Ghana Sundara" in Bhakta Tukaram, released in 1973.[6] Some of his most popular compositions come from Suvarna Sundari and include Hayi hayiga Amani Saage (Telugu), Kuhu Kuhu bole Koyaliya (Hindi), and Thesulavuthe (Tamil).[citation needed]

Music directors such as Satyam, T. V. Raju, M. Ranga Rao,"JosephKrishna" and Laxmikant–Pyarelal worked under him as assistant directors.[7][8]

  1. ^ Pulagam, Chinnarayana (2011). Swarna Yuga Sangeetha Darshakulu. Hyderabad: ChimataMusic.com. p. 207.
  2. ^ V.A.K. Rangarao credits Adinrayana Rao for introducing Hindustani music
  3. ^ "Raja sekharaa". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Piluvakuraa Alugakuraa". Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Vasthaadu naa raju and Telugu veera levaraa". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Ghana Ghana Sundara". Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. ^ Totakura Venkata Raju (a.k.a. T V Raju), Satyam and Lakshmikant-Pyarelal duo (Phoolonki Sej) worked as his assistants
  8. ^ Satyam was working for Adinarayana Rao Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine