100 Years of Indian Cinema:

The Indian cinema is celebrating the 100 year completion. Telugu cinema is completing 82 years of its first release of Bhaktha Prahlada (1931). As part of celebrations of Indian Cinema, businessoftollywood.com remembers and recollects the information of The Greats of Early Telugu Cinema 

Kadiri Venkata Reddy, popularly known as K.V.Reddy is a writer, director,producer of Early Telugu Cinema.

K.V.Reddy was born on 01.07.1912at Tadipathri village in Ananthpur district in Andhra Pradesh
He was a Science Graduate from Madras (now Chennai).
He worked in Vahini Studios as a Cashier in the year 1938.
He was known for his ponieer work in Social and fantasy movies.
His first movie was Bhaktha Potana as a director.Pathala Bhairavi, Maya Baazar, Pedda Manusulu, Pellinati Pramaanalu, Jagadekaveeruni Katha, Sathya Harischandra, Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddam and Sri Krishna Sathya are the evergreen movies in Telugu .
Maya Bazaar is an evergreen movie of K.V.Reddy which was Recently converted into colour and was released all over. K.V.Reddy was an expert in script and picturization.
Filmography
1.Bhaktha Potana(1942).
2.Yogi Vemana(1947).
3.GunsundariKatha(1949).
4.Pathala Bhairavi(1951).
5.Pedda Manushulu(1954)
6.Donga Ramudu(1955)
7.Maya Bazaar(1957)
8.Pellinati Pramanalu(1958)
9.Jagadeka VeeruniKatha(1961)
10.SriKrishnarjunaYuddam(1962
11.SatyaHarischandra(1965)
12.UmachandiGauriShankarulaKatha(1968)
13.Bhagyachakram(1968)
14.SriKrishnaSathya(1972).

Awards for K.V.Reddy:

1. K.V.Reddy received the National Film Award for the Film’Pedda Manushulu ‘

2.K.V.Reddy received the Presidential Silver Medal for his movie “Pelli Naati Pramanalu” in theyear1958.

3.K.V.Reddy received the Film Fare Best Director Award for his movie Sri Krishna Sathya in the year 1972.