Background
Ramani Balabhadrapatruni was born Ramani Ankaraju on 26 January 1964 in Hyderabad, India.
Ramani Balabhadrapatruni was born Ramani Ankaraju on 26 January 1964 in Hyderabad, India.
She started her career with small stories and shone into limelight with novels. Many of her novels were made into films in Tollywood (Telugu cinema) and she continues to provide story ideas and screenplay support for movies. Most of her novels are about human relations and situational emotions.
Her parents are Ankaraju Anand Bhushan Rao and Ankaraju Sathyavathi Devi.
She got her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Kasturba Gandhi College in Secunderabad. This story titled “LEADER” was published by EMSCO in year 1995.
Ramani considers Yandamuri Veerendranath as her guru. Ramani’s entry into literature started in 1993 with poetry and a short story “Mullabata” which was published in Vipula, a monthly magazine of Eenadu.
Her first novel “Thrupthi” was published in Chatura, another monthly magazine of Eenadu.
She has written 3 plays for the All India Radio. She has also written dialogues for television showsTulasi Dalam which aired on Gemini, Antharmukham on Citi Cable and Kalakanidi which aired on ZEE Telugu. She has written close to 150 short stories which have been published in different weekly and monthly Telugu magazines.
Her publications include Ramani Kadhalu (33 Short stories compiled) and Kalamdatani kaburlu.
Two novels and one story written by her have been translated into Kannada. In total she wrote twenty-one novels.
Some of her novels are given below. The novel is based on the inspiring life of Ramani"s maternal grandfather who waged a fiery freedom struggle against the British in the Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Mogude Rendo Priyudu - First novel
Swargam Lo Khaidelu
Repalle Lo Radha
Evare Athagadu
Preminchaka Emaindante
Neeku naku madhya -Madhumasam movie is based on this novel
Alinganam
Avunanna Kadanna
Neeku Naaku Madhya
Andari Bandhuvaya - Movie made with the same name
Anuhya
Khajuraho
Edee Ninnati Swapnam
Other films written by Ramani include:
Oh My God
Ramani made her entry into Tollywood in 1999 by writing story lines for Anaganaga O Ammayi followed by Repalle Lo Radha (2001), Evare Atagadu (2003), Madhumasam (2007), Rainbow (2008) and Andari Bandhuvaya (2010).
She has also worked as the co-author for Boss (2006). Pattudhala (2013)
Her Work on Television and Radio:
She has served as the Guest of Honor for the 6th International Telugu Literary Symposium held in Fremont, California, United States of America., North America Telugu Association (National Athletic Trainers' Association) in Dallas, Texas, United States of America., Vanguri Foundation in Houston, Texas, United States of America. and a guest in Literature Section for ATA. New Jersey. United States of America. Mississippi Ramani was elected as a Censor Board Member for South Indian Cinema in 2012.