Acharya Aatreya

Aatreya
BornKilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu
(1921-05-07)7 May 1921
Utchuru, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died13 September 1989(1989-09-13) (aged 68)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Pen nameAcharya Aatreya
Occupation
  • Lyricist
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
Notable awardsNandi Award for Best Lyricist
Honorary Doctorate
Spouse
Padmavathi
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(m. 1940)​

Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu pronunciationⓘ; 7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.[1] He received the state Nandi Award for Best Lyricist in 1981 for "Andamaina Lokamani" from the film Tholikoodi Koosindi.[2][3] He is popularly known as Manasu Kavi (transl. Poet of the Heart).[4]

  1. ^ Subrahmanyam, Velcheti (31 May 2012). "Aatreya remembered". The Hindu.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Telugu cinema Article - Manasu Kavi Acharya Atreya by Jyothi V Nallamothu".
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