- Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu
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Actor CSR
Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu (Telugu: చిలకలపూడి సీతారామాంజనేయులు; 11 July 1907 – 8 October 1963[1]), better known as C. S. R. Anjaneyulu or just CSR was an Indian film renowned actor in Telugu Cinema. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed hero, character and mythological roles in over 175 movies.[2]
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Early life
He was born on 11 July 1907 in a Telugu 6000 Niyogi Brahmin family at Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. His father was also actor. He later shifted to Ponnur in Guntur district. After school final studies, he has worked as Co-operative supervisor for some time. Instead of going to further studies, he choose to enter Drama field. In a short time, he reached a position comparable to Sthanam Narasimha Rao, D. V. Subba Rao, Parupalli, Addanti and others.
He has played as Sri Krishna in Sri Krishna Tulabaram and Radhakrishna, Ramadas in Bhakta Ramadasu and Tukaram in Bhakta Tukaram, which got him wide recognition. He used to do justice by hard-work and determination for any character he choose to play. He is also natural singer, particularly in poems expressively chanting them meaningfully.
He is a National activist. He has directed and produced Patita Pavana drama on Untouchability.
He has contributed Rs.10,000 to Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose collected through donations by playing his Tukaram drama.
Film career
Anjaneyulu was an established hero by the late 1930s, preceding the entrance of other Telugu acting legends with whom he has acted, NTR and Nageswara Rao (ANR). His performance in the movie Bhaktha Ramadas in 1937 won him many accolades. In the 1950s, starting with Pathala Bhairavi he began acting in character roles. In Pathala Bhairavi, he plays a king worried about his daughter, a princess kidnapped by a wicked magician played by Ranga Rao.
He was famous for portraying mythological and historical roles such as that of Krishna, Ramadas, Sarangadhara, Bhavani Sankar, Tukaram and Satyavantha.[3] He also acted as Lord Venkateswara in Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam one of Director P. Pulliah's first successful films.[4]
In the 1953 film Devadasu, he portrayed an aged widower Zamindar, alongside Savitri who acts as his wife. His other acclaimed character roles include Sakhuni (Mahabharatha character) in Mayabazar.
His other acclaimed acting credits include Rojulu Marayi, Grihapravesam,[5] Illarikam, Kanyasulkam and Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu.
His directorial credits include the 1939 allegorical melodrama, Jayapradha.[6]
Personal life
He had two younger sisters and two younger brothers. One brother, C. S. Nageswara Rao was the Assistant Director for movies including Suvarna Sundari, Gunasundari Katha and Mayabazar. Another brother C.Venkata Rathnam (better known as C.V Rathnam) was with Bharani Pictures & Studios and he was the Production Manager for all the films produced by the late actress Bhanumati.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1932 Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam 1936 Draupadi Vastrapaharanam Krishna 1938 Tukaram Tukaram 1939 Jayapradha Actor and Director of the film Balaji Venkateswara 1941 Talliprema Krishna Rao Choodamani Madhusudhan 1942 Sumati 1945 Mayalokam Paduka Pattabhishekam Sri Rama 1947 Ratnamala 1949 Jeevitham 1950 Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha Paramanandayya 1951 Pathala Bhairavi Malathi's Father; King of Ujjaini 1952 Pelli Chesi Choodu Prema 1953 Chandirani Devadasu 1954 Kanyadanam Chakrapani Chakrapani 1955 Kanyasulkam Ramappa Pantulu Rojulu Marayi Zamindar Sagarayya 1956 Bhale Ramudu Gumasta at the Zamindar Chiranjeevulu 1957 Bhagya Rekha Mayabazar Shakuni Suvarna Sundari 1958 Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu Rao Bahadur Ramadasu 1959 Illarikam Govindayya 1960 Annapoorna Mahakavi Kalidasu 1961 Jagadeka Veeruni Katha Badarayani Praggada Bhakta Kuchela Kuchelan Malayalam Cinema 1962 Chitti Tammudu Ansari 1964 Bobbili Yudham Lakshmanna Notes
- ^ C.S.R. Anjaneyulu at Nataratnalu by Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, 2nd ed. 2002, pp:50-53.
- ^ CSR centenary celebrations The Hindu
- ^ CSR centenary celebrations The Hindu
- ^ P Pulliah's Evergreen Magnum Opus (Venkateswara Mahathyam)
- ^ Grihapravesham The New York Times
- ^ Jayapradha (1939) The New York Times
Categories:- Telugu actors
- 1907 births
- 1963 deaths
- Indian film directors
- People from Krishna
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