Kranthi Kumar

For the Indian cricketer, see Kranthi Kumar (cricketer).

Kranthi Kumar
Born
Talasila Kranthi Kumar

(1942-04-05)5 April 1942
Penamaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died9 May 2003(2003-05-09) (aged 61)
Occupations
  • Producer
  • director
  • screenwriter

Talasila Kranthi Kumar (5 April 1942 – 9 May 2003) was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he produced 21 films and directed 19 films. He was recognized with multiple awards, including a National Film Award, five Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South.[1]

Kranthi Kumar's notable directorial works include Sravanthi (1985), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu,[2] and Seetharamayya gari Manavaralu (1991), which was featured in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India.[3] In 2000, he directed 9 Nelalu, which was screened in a retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ Narasimham, M.L. (4 March 2005). "Still the regular guy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.