Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana, also known as Bapu was born on 14th of December in 1933 in Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He is one of the very few truly original filmmakers in the Telugu film industry and is the popular half of the Bapu-Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana) pair that made movies that went on to define subtlety in Telugu cinema. He graduated as a lawyer from University of Madras in 1955. He joined as political cartoonist for the newspaper Andhra Patrika in 1955. He later went on to become a designer, movie director and a popular painter. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map showing wastgodavari district West Godavari (పశ్చిమ గోదావరి) is a district in Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Andhra Pradesh  : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ... The University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India (along with University of Mumbai and University of Calcutta). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

Image:Bapu.jpg[[Image:ExampImage:Bapu.jpgle.jpg]]==Painting Style== Bapu introduced a painting that uses simple bright colours which are easy on the eye. His unique style of economy of strokes, freehand drawing and non-usage of background clutter made the paintings simple, beautiful and popular. He specializes in Hindu mythological characters and has painted the Hindu epic Ramayana as a pictorial story. In his paintings, characters like Shiva, Bhima, Duryodhana look distinctly male with wide chests, bigger jaws and large biceps, while Krishna and Rama are rather more feminine in build. All his female characters (including the Hindu goddesses) have doe-like eyes, a waist-hip ratio of 0.7, voluptuous breasts, long hair and a sharp nose. In fact, the phrase [Bapu Bomma] (Bapu's painting) has become synonymous with a beautiful Telugu girl. Another character called Rendu Jadala Seetha ("Seetha with two plaits") later became a synonym for any girl wearing two plaits. Hindu mythology is a term used by modern scholarship for a large body of Indian literature that details the lives and times of legendary personalities, deities and divine incarnations on earth interspersed with often large sections of philosophical and ethical discourse. ... The (Devanāgarī: ) is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shiva (English IPA: Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव; Malayalam ശിവന്‍; Tamil: சிவன் (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... A motif depicting Bheema in the battle ready posture. ... In the Mahabharata, Duryodhana (or Dhuryodhana) is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, and the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, and the chief antagonist of the Pandavas. ... Krishna with Radharani, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, in IAST ), according to various Hindu traditions, is the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ... It has been suggested that Sexual attraction be merged into this article or section. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Bapu has also introduced a new cursive writing in Telugu. This font is his own handwriting and reflects the same simplicity he exhibits in his art. Cursive is a style of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected, making a word one single (complicated) stroke. ...

Collaborations with other artists

He worked with Satyam Sankaramanchi and drew a hundred and one pictures for each of the stories in Amaravati Kathalu. He collaborated with comic writer Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and gave life to Mullapudi's characters Budugu and his family in the form of pictures. Bapu Art available online at http://bapuart.com Satyam Sankaramanchi is a storyteller who was born in the tiny village of Amaravati near Guntur City, in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Amaravati Kathalu is a collection of Telugu short stories written by Satyam Sankaramanchi. ... Mullapudi Venkata Ramana is a Telugu story writer. ... Budugu is a fictional character created by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...

Movies and Characteristic Style

Bapu has directed movies like Saakshi (Witness),Buddhimanthudu, Muthyala Muggu, Manavoori Pandavulu, Sampoorna Ramayanam (The Complete Ramayana), Seetha Kalyanam, Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham, Krishnavatharam, Sri Rajeswari Vilas Coffee Club, Toorupu Velley Railu, Andhala Ramudu, Gorantha Deepam, Vamsa Vriksham,Manthri gari Viyyankudu (with Chiranjeevi), Pelli Pustakam (The Book of Marriage), Mr.Pellam (Mr.Wife), Tyagayya (a biopic on the life of Saint Tyagaraja) and Pelli Koduku, Srinadha Kavi Sarvabhoumudu, Rambantu, Radha Gopalam (Radha and Gopalam). Ramana provided an able foil, providing script/dialogue that suited Bapu's visuals and this celebrated friendship and professional association gave Telugu filmdom many classics and helped unearth great artistes such as Ravu Gopal Rao, or get the best out those such as Rajendra Prasad, Aamani etc. Saakshi was the first film made by the writer-director duo of Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and Bapu. ... Muthayla Muggu was a yet another highly successful movie from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu whose talent and mettle was well established with their earlier movies such as Saakshi. ... Released in 1978, Manavoori Pandavulu is another classic from Bapu-Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana) duo dealing with the struggle against the feudal system in their own unique way. ... Seetha Kalyanam is a popular wonderfully well made movie by the famous director-writer duo Bapu- Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana). ... VCD. Manthri gari Viyyankudu is a telugu movie released on 4 November 1983 and was made by Bapu-Ramana (Mullapudi Venkata Ramana) duo and has Megastar Chiranjeevi, Allu Ramalingaiah and others is lead roles. ... Konidela Shiva Shankara Vara Prasad (born on August 22, 1955), also known as Chiranjeevi (Chiru), is a popular Telugu film actor and is fondly known by Telugu fans as Mega Star. ... A biographical film or biopic is a film about a particular person or group of people, based on events that actually happened. ... Sri Tyagaraja (శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ) (17??-1848), an ardent devotee of Sri Ramachandra, was one of the most important composers of Carnatic music. ... Radha Gopalam is a 2005 Telugu film which stars Srikanth and Sneha. ...

Style

The most notable achievement in his movie making is his success in capturing the nativity of Telugu people and translating it great on-screen visuals. His movies deal with very real familial troubles and relationships but most movies have a recurring theme of magic realism, with vignettes of mythological characters aiding in the narration.

Most of his movies have a female protagonist and this was and remains a breakaway style from the formulaic movies that relegate female lead characters in movies to song and dance numbers. His penchant for preserving the telugu nativity in his movies can be seen in the choice of artistes, especially the dusky female leads and very un-intimidating villains, which is uncommon in the industry. The pace is relatively slow, the humor spontaneous and innocent and the visuals captivating.

Apart from Telugu movies Bapu also directed a few Hindi Movies such as Hum Paanch, Bezubaan, Pyari Behna, Mohobbat, Mera Dharam, Diljala, Woh Saath Din and Prem Pratigya. Telugu (తెలుగు)is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanagari; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and... Hum Paanch(Hindi:: We Five) is an Indian television comedy. ...

Other works

Bapu is said to have designed some saris too. The collection of saris used in the 1991 movie Pelli Pustakam were designed by Bapu.Bapu has directed Mantrigari viyyankudu with chiranjeevi The figure-flattering sari can be counted amongst the most graceful dresses A sari (also spelled saree) is the traditional garment worn by many women in the Indian subcontinent. ...

Awards and Acclaim

Bapu was awarded the Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in 1986. He shared the award along with his soul-mate Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. Bapu was conferred with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Award in the year 1982 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mullapudi Venkata Ramana is a Telugu story writer. ... Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation is a Charitable Trust that promote Arts, Sciences, Literature, Medicine, Journalism, Humanities and other intellectual pursuits and to honour distinguished persons in these fields. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Another popular work in Telugu Koonalamma Padalu (Poems from Everyday People) has the following in praise of Bapu:

Konte Bommala Bapu
Konni Tharamula Sepu
Gunde OOyala-loopu
O Koonalammaa

(Bapu's paitings sway the hearts for generations)

External links

*http://www.bapuart.com Bapu Art Gallery From Impressions the Art Promoters

• http://www.bapubomma.com for a complete art gallery

• For a complete filmography