- Srirangam Srinivasarao
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Srirangam Srinivasa Rao,
శ్రీరంగం శ్రీనివాస రావు
Sri SriBorn Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
30 April, 1910
VishakhapatnamDied June 15, 1983 (aged 73) Other names SriSri Spouse Saroja Website mahakavisrisri.com Srirangam Srinivasarao (Telugu: శ్రీరంగం శ్రీనివాస రావు), often called Sri Sri (Telugu: శ్రీశ్రీ), was a popular modern Telugu poet and lyricist.[1] Sri Sri was given the title Mahakavi ("Great Poet").
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Early life
Sri Sri was born into a traditional Telugu Brahmin family from Visakhapatnam on 30 April, 1910.
Literary career
Sri Sri was the first true modern Telugu poet to write about contemporary issues that affected day-to-day life of a common man in a style and metre which were not used in classical Telugu poetry.
His book Maha Prasthanam (The Great Journey), an anthology of poems, is one of his major works. Other major works include Siprali and Khadga Srushti ("Creation of the Sword").
Tollywood
Sri Sri wrote songs for 42 Telugu films between 1952 and 1982. His songs "Padavoyi Bharatheeyuda" (Sing O' Indian) from Velugu Needalu (1961), "Telugu veera levara" (wake up!! O' Telugu warrior) from Alluri Seetha Rama Raju (which won the National Award for best lyric) and "Nenu saitham" from Rudraveena were quite popular. Some Telugu movies like Akali Rajyam ("Hungry Nation") have been produced based on his works.
Sri Sri was immense popular cinema poet in India for his works on revolutionary poetry. He has influenced the Telugu audience with his literary works in such a manner that if any song that related to the working class is heard, Telugu people would guess simply that it was penned by Sri Sri.
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu - 1972
- First person to be conferred with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Award in 1979 by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai.
Bibliography
Literary works
- Prabhava (1928)
- Vaaram Vaaram (1946)
- Sampangi Thota (1947)
- Maha Prasthanam (1950)
- Amma ( 1952)
- Meemee (1954)
- Maro Prapancham (1956)
- Three Cheers for Man (1956)
- Charama Raathri (1957)
- Maanavudi Paatlu (1958)
- Sowdamini (1958)
- Gurajada (1959)
- Moodu Yebhailu (1964)
- Khadga Srushti (1966)
- Views and Reviews (1969)
- Sri Sri Sahityam (5 volumes) (1970)
- Sri Sri's Minnelani (1970)
- Rekka Vippina Revolution (1971)
- Vyasa Kreedalu (1973)
- Maro Moodu Yabhailu (1974)
- China Yaanam (1980)
- Maro Prasthanam (1980)
- Mahaa Prasthanam (1981)
- Paadavoyi Bharateeyuda (1983)
- New Frontiers (1983)
- Anantham (1986)
- Pra-Ja (1990)
Tollywood Songs
Year Film Song 1956 Ilavelupu challani rAjA.. O chandamAma 1958 Mangalya Balam Vadina pule vikasinchene 1959 Jayabheri nanduni charitamu vinuma 1959 Sabhash Ramudu jayammu nischayammura 1961 Bharya Bharthalu joruga husharuga 1961 Iddaru Mitrulu padavela radhika.. 1961 Vagdanam Sri Nagaja Tanayam 1961 Velugu Needalu O rangayyo pula rangayyo 1962 Aradhana na hrudayamlo nidurinche chelee.. 1963 Nartanasala evvari kosam ee mandahasam 1963 Punarjanma evarivo.. neeverivo 1963 Paruvu Pratishta A mabbu terala lona daagundi (sad) 1964 Dr. Chakravarthi manasuna manasai 1964 Gudi Gantalu neelona nanne nilipevu nede 1964 Bobbili Yuddham muripinche andhaale 1964 Manchi Manishi rananukunnavemo 1964 Sabhash Suri devudiki emi 1965 Preminchi Chudu dorikaaru doragaaru.. 1966 Atma Gouravam valapulu virisina pvvule 1969 Atmeeyulu kallalo pelli pandiri 1969 Manushulu Marali turupu sindhurapu.. 1972 Kalam Marindi mara ledule ee kalam 1973 Devudu Chesina Manushulu Devudu Chesina Manushulara 1973 Desoddharakulu madi madi.. suchi suchi 1974 Alluri Seetharama Raju Telugu veera levara 1974 Bhoomi Kosam evaro vastarani 1975 Balipeetam kalasi padudaam 1975 Devudu Lanti Manishi kandalu 1976 Kolleti Kapuram iddarame 1976 Padi Pantalu pani chese raitanna 1976 Ramarajyamlo Raktapatam ivvala randi 1977 Prema Lekhalu ee roju 1977 Oorummadi Brathukulu Sramaika Jeevana Soundaryaniki Samanamainadi Lene Ledoyi 1977 Yamagola samaraniki nede prarambham 1978 Karunamayudu devudu ledani anakunda 1979 Gorintaku ilaga vachhi 1979 Kaliyuga Mahabharatam ee samaram 1980 Ammayiki Mogudu Mamaki Yamudu chudara.. Telugu sodara 1980 Sardar Paparayudu burrakatha on Alluri Seetharama Raju 1982 Eenadu randi kadali randi 1982 Manchu Pallaki manishe manideepam 1982 Viplava Sankham Muyinchina oka veeruni kantham 1983 Neti Bharatam ardha ratri swatantram 1984 Maha Prasthanam maro prapancham pilichindi References
- Mahakavi Sri Sri : Makers of Indian Literature, Budaraju Radhakrishna, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 3rd edition, 2006. (ISBN 81-260-0719-2)
External links
- Mahakavi srisri's mahaprasthanam, as recited by srisri himself, for the London publication of the same work.(digitized and uploaded by rahul)
- Mahakavi Srisri: Life and Works of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao in Google Books by Būdarāju Rādhākr̥ṣṇa, 1996.
- IMDb entry of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
- mahakavisrisri.com -maintained by sri sri's son
- One of the rare videos of sri sri in Houston
- 'Nava Sahithi Sourabhalu - Sri Sri' telecast on Maa TV
- 'Critical Article on Sri Sri
- Singing the poetry of the People
Categories:- 1910 births
- 1983 deaths
- Indian poets
- Indian lyricists
- Indian atheists
- Telugu people
- Telugu poets
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu
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