C. Narayana Reddy

Dr. C. Narayana Reddy
Dr. C. Narayana Reddy.
Born(1931-07-19)19 July 1931
Hanumajipet, Karimnagar, Hyderabad State, British India
(now Rajanna Sircilla, Telangana, India)
Died12 June 2017(2017-06-12) (aged 85)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma materOsmania University
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, composer, artist, professor, politician
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award (1973)
Padma Shri (1977)
Kala Prapoorna (1978)
Jnanpith Award (1988)
Padma Bhushan (1992)
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Cingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe,[1] was an Indian Telugu-language poet, writer, and critic. He had produced over eighty literary works including poems, prose-plays, lyrical plays, translations, and ghazals. He was also a professor, film lyricist, actor, and Rajya Sabha politician. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of Telugu University.[2][3]

Narayana Reddy won several awards in his career including the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, for Viswambhara in 1988. He was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2014, the highest honour of the Sahitya Academy, India's National Academy of Letters.[4][5] The Government of India honored him with the fourth and third highest civilian awards, Padma Shri (1977) and Padma Bhushan (1992).[6]

Narayana Reddy also ventured into the film industry as a lyricist with the 1962 film Gulebakavali Katha.[7] Subsequently, he penned the lyrics for more than 3,500 songs[7] and won two state Nandi Awards for Best Lyricist.[8]

  1. ^ "CiNaRe: A pioneer of 'free verse' in Telugu literature". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ Azam, Kousar J. (9 August 2017). Languages and Literary Cultures in Hyderabad. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-351-39399-7.
  3. ^ India Today. Vol. 14. Living Media India Pvt. Limited. 1989. p. 83.
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  7. ^ a b "CiNaRe: A pioneer of 'free verse' in Telugu literature". The New Indian Express. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 12 October 2022.(in Telugu)