Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry

Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
Born	16 June 1905 Chinnaguduru, Krishna district
Died	12 September 1965 Chennai, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Hindu
Citizenship	India
Education	M.A.
Genres	Pundit, Playwright, Poet, Lyric writer

Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry M.A. (Telugu: మల్లాది రామకృష్ణశాస్త్రి) (16 June 1905 - 12 September 1965) was an eminent Telugu writer.^[1]

Lifesketch

He was born in Chitti Guduru village near Machilipatnam in Krishna district in 1905 to Narasimha Sastry and Kanakamma. Their family has settled in Bandar during his childhood. He has passed B.A. in Machilipatnam and M.A. in Telugu and Sanskrit in Madras. He learnt Vedas from Yadavalli Subbavadhanulu, Mahabhashyam from Nori Subramanya Sastry and Brahmasutras from Sistla Narasimha Sastry. He is highly learned and said to be known about 50 different languages.

Literary works

• Chalava Miriyalu (compilation of his works)
• Krishnateeram
• Tejomurthulu
• Kshetrayya
• Gopidevi
• Keligopalam
• Baala
• Aa Ee Vu R
• Safety Razor

Filmography

• Palnati Yudham (1947)
• Balaraju (1948)
• Chinna Kodalu (1952)
• Rechukka (1954)
• Donga Ramudu (1955)
• Chiranjeevulu (1956)
• Suvarna Sundari (1957)
• Raja Nandini (1958)
• Jayabheri (1959)
• Desadrohulu (1964)
• Rahasyam (1967)
• Veeranjaneya (1968)

Death

He died of Cerebral hemorrhage due to Hypertension on 12 September 1965 in Chennai.

References

1. ^ Ramakrishna Sastry, Malladi, Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 515-6

External links

• Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry at IMDb.

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Date of birth	16 June 1905
Place of birth	Chinnaguduru, Krishna district
Date of death	12 September 1965
Place of death	Chennai, India