H. M. Reddy

H. M. Reddy
Born
Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy

(1892-06-12)12 June 1892
British India
Died14 January 1960(1960-01-14) (aged 67)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer

Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy (12 June 1892 – 14 January 1960), known as H. M. Reddy, was an Indian film director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema. He directed the first Indian multilingual sound film Kalidas (1931), shot in Telugu and Tamil.[1][2] He then produced and directed the first full length Telugu sound film, Bhakta Prahlada in 1932.[3]

  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (5 May 2013). "Time to introspect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ Velayutham, Selvaraj (2008). Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry. New York: Routledge. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-203-93037-3.
  3. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (9 September 2012). "Wake up, industry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.