1635- Renowned Telugu filmmaker Bapu, also an acclaimed artist, painter, cartoonist and illustrator, passed away in Chennai On 31st August following a brief illness.
He was 80.
Bapu had begun his career as a director in 1967 with Sakshi, which was then screened in international film festivals. He went on to direct about 50 films in his career.
He received several coveted honours, including Padma Sri from the Union government in 2013 and the prestigious Nandi Award of the Andhra Pradesh government.
Bapu, in combination with his friend and writer Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, made critically-acclaimed and successful films like Muthyala Muggu, Tyagayya, Bhakta Kannapa, Pelli Pustakam and Mr Pellam.
Bapu made a few films in Tamil and Hindi as well. His Hindi films include Ham Paanch and Seeta Swayamvar.
Bapu's Vamsa Vriksham in Telugu was one of the earliest films in the career of veteran Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor.
Bapu was also an artist, painter, cartoonist and illustrator par excellence, whose works signified the benchmark for Teluguness.
In casual conversations, a traditional-looking Telugu girl is often described as "a girl in Bapu's picture"
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Labels: art, Cinima/ Telugu, Personality, Telugu/ culture
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