Telugu and Tamil director born in Nellore, AP. Actor and singer on stage. Graduate from Madras University. Had several successful song and recitation records released by Gramophone Company and worked for them as a talent scout. Assistant to Baburao Painter at Shalini Cinetone (1934), leading to a longstanding engagement with Marathi cinema: cf. Dharmapatni, shot in Kolhapur and based on a V.S. Khandekar story; or Jayabheri, adapted from V. Shantaram's Tamasha classic Lokshahir Ramjoshi (1947). Turned producer investing in Star Combines (launched with the Kannamba film Harischandra). Set up the successful mid-budget Tamil company Ragini Films (Est: 1948) in partnership with Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao (first film: BhaktaJana). Started Padmasree Films. Made the very successful NTR mythological Shri Venkateswara Mahatyam, sometimes seen as launching NTR's political career. Many of his films starred Shantakumari, whom he married.
FILMOGRAPHY
1935: Harishchandra
1937: Sarangadhara
1939: Shri Venkateswara Mahatyam
1940: Dbarmapatni
1941: Premabandhan; Subhadra
1943: Bhagya Lakshmi
1945: Maya Machhindra
1948: BbaktaJana
1950: Macharekhai; Veetukkari; Tbirugubatu
1952: Dbarmadevata
1953: Manampola Mangalyam
1954: Rechukka
1955: Ardhangi/Pennm Perumai; Kanyasulkam
1956: Umasundari
1957: Vanangamudi/Tala Vanchani Veerudu
1958: Illarame Nallaram
1959: Kalaivanan; Jayabheri; Bandaramudu/Adisaya Thirudan
1960: Shri VenkateswaraMahatyam
1962: Siri Sampadalu
1964: Murali Krishna
1965: Preminchi Choodu; Asai Mukham
1966: Thaye Unakkaga
1967:Pranamithrulu
1970: Alludu Menalludu
1972: Koduku Kodalu
1975: Andaru Bagundali
P.PULLAIAH WITH N.T R AND SRI SRI2.dakshina bharata cinema rangam aadyulalo okaryna "p,pullaiah" cine rangamlo andari cheta "dady" ga pilavabadi dadapuga 40 chitralaku darsakatvam vahincharu.1911 ,may 2 na ,nellorelo janminchina pullaiah 1934 lo madras presidency kalasalalo b.s.c hounorslo degree poorti chesi cinema rangampy makkuvato dadasaheb phalkeni kalisi1935 lo cine jeevitaniki sreekaram chuttaru.1937 lo "saranga dhara"cinema dwara prakhyata nateemani p.santha kumarini parichayam chesi taruvata amene vivaham chesukoni adarsanga jeevincharu.telugulone kakunda tamillo kuda agra darsakudanipinchukonnaru.telugulo dharmadevatha,tirugubatu,rechukka,kanyasulkam
bandaramudu
,jayabheri, devantakudu,sirisampadalu,muralikrishna, preminchichudu,pranamitrudu,vinthakapuram, koduku kodalu,modalyna chitralu ayana darsakatvaniki nidarsanalu.teluguto patu tamillo kuda enno vijaya vantamyna chitralaku darsakatvam vahincharu.1981 lo ragupathi venkaiah award ,tamilnadu
prabhutwam nundi kalimamani award pondaru.dakshina bharatha chita seemalo yendariko adrsa margadarsakudyna pullaiah garu 1987 may 29 na tanuvu chalincharu.
