Mullapudi Venkata Ramana | |
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 Mayor Sabbam Hari (left) presenting Raja-Lakshmi Award to Mullapudi (centre) in 1995 | |
| Born | 28 June 1931 Rajahmundry, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 24 February 2011 (aged 79) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1960-2011 |
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (28 June 1931 – 24 February 2011) was an Indian writer known for his work in Telugu language. Noted for his humorous and metaphorical style of writing, Mullapudi received Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1986 for his contributions to Telugu cinema and he also won six Nandi Awards.
Mullapudi is noted for his association with Bapu, who both worked together as Bapu–Ramana. The director–writer duo went onto make many successful films such as Bangaru Pichika (1968), Andala Ramudu (1973), Sampoorna Ramayanam (1973), Mutyala Muggu (1975), Pelli Pustakam (1993), Mister Pellam (1995), and Radha Gopalam (2005). He is also an essayist and cartoonist who is known for creating Budugu, a character considered as a corner stone for Telugu children's literature.[1]
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 – 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 – 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.