Background
He was born at Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 1913.
He was born at Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 1913.
His directorial debut was Bhakta Markandeya starring Vemuri Gaggayya and Sriranjani. The film had done well establishing him as a director He subsequently directed many movies like Myravana, Bhakta Prahlada, Daksha Yagnam, Bheeshma in both Telugu and Tamil languages.
He has produced the film Krishna Kuchela in 1961.
lieutenant was a failure and he went into financial problems. During the same period, He wanted to direct a movie for Advanced Vehicle Manager Productions to regain his financial status.
They started working on Bhakta Prahlada in 1965, for the first time in Eastman color. lieutenant was technically far superior to the Black and White version he made 25 years earlier.
Doctorate. V. Narasa Raju was the co-writer for the project
The film was a box office success.