Background
He was born on 11 July 1907 in a Telugu family at Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. His father was also actor.
He was born on 11 July 1907 in a Telugu family at Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. His father was also actor.
He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed heroes and mythological roles in over 175 movies. He later moved to Ponnur in Guntur district. After school final studies, he worked as a co-operative supervisor for some time.
Instead of pursuing further studies, he choose to enter the field of drama.
In a short time, he reached a position comparable to Sthanam Narasimha Rao, Doctorate. V. Subba Rao, Parupalli, Addanki and others He played Sri Krishna in Sri Krishna Tulabaram and Radhakrishna, Ramadas in Bhakta Ramadasu and Tukaram in Bhakta Tukaram, which got him wide recognition.
He was also a natural singer, particularly in poems. He was a national activist.
He directed and produced Patita Pavana, a drama on Untouchability.
He contributed Rs.10,000 to the Indian National Army of Subhas Chandra Bose collected through donations by playing his Tukaram drama. Anjaneyulu was an established hero by the late 1930s, preceding the entrance of other Telugu acting legends with whom he acted, NTR and Nageswara Rao (French National Research Agency). In the 1950s, starting with Pathala Bhairavi, he began acting in character roles.
He was famous for portraying mythological and historical roles such as Krishna, Ramadas, Sarangadhara, Bhavani Sankar, Tukaram and Satyavantha.
He also acted as Lord Venkateswara in Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam, one of director P. Pulliah"s first successful films. His other acclaimed character roles include Sakuni (a character from Mahabharatha) in Mayabazar.
His other acclaimed acting credits include Rojulu Marayi, Gruhapravesam, Illarikam, Kanyasulkam and Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu. His directorial credits include the 1939 allegorical melodrama, Jayapradha.
