B. Vittalacharya

B. Vittalacharya
Born(1920-01-28)28 January 1920
Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India (Present day in Karnataka, India)
Died28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 79)
Other namesJaanapada Brahma, Maayaajala Mannan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
Years active1944–1993
SpouseJayalakshmi Acharya

B. Vittalacharya (28 January 1920 – 28 May 1999) was an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Telugu and Kannada cinema.[1] He was known as Janapada Brahma in the Telugu film industry. Vittalacharya formed his film production company Vittal Productions, which produced the first film directed by him, Rajya Lakshmi.[2]

In 1952, he did his first movie Sri Srinivasa Kalyana in Kannada. He went on to make Kannada movies after the success of Sri Srinivasa Kalyana. In 1954, he produced and directed Kanyadhanam, a revolutionary Kannada film for that time. Wishing to remake the same in Telugu, he moved to Madras and settled there. After making two more Kannada movies, he concentrated on producing and directing. He also directed movies for other producers. He directed a total of 19 movies with N. T. Rama Rao, the doyen of Telugu cinema at the time. Though he did not get any awards, most of his films were box office successes and he was fondly called "Jaanapada Brahma" and "Maayaajala Mannan" by his fans. He was well known for the visual effects shown in most of his movies.[3]

  1. ^ "Janapada Brahma Vithalacharya Directors - Kinema2Cinema.com". Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "B. Vittalacharya". actiononframes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ "A Face to the Faceless: The B Vittalacharya Tribute". Silverscreen India. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2023.