B Vitalacharya Birth Anniversary

The most popular Folklore Telugu film director B Vitalacharya born at Udipi in Karnataka on 28th of January 1920.

Businessoftollywood.Com Salutes at this great director on his 103 Birth Anniversary, recollecting his past glory.

A Kannadiga by birth directed many Telugu movies with NTR,Kantha Rao as heroes.He started his career as a Restaurant owner and then switched on to Touring Talkies.Then a film producer and directed.Most of his Telugu films were hits.Kanaka Durga Pooja Mahima, Aggipidugu, Mangamma Sapatham,Aggi Dora,Madana kamaraju katha,Bandhipotu,Jwala dweepa Rahasyam,Pidugu Ramudu were his Box-office hits.

He was called as Janapaqda Brahma (Creator of Folklore)

Films Selected list of B Vittalacharya directed:

1. Vaddante Pelli(1956)
2. Anna chellelu(1958)
3. Pelli meeda pelli(1958)
4. Kanakadurga Poojamahima(1960)
5. Varalakshmivratham(1961)
6. Madana Kamaraju katha(1962)
7. Khaidi Kannayya(1962)
8. Bandhipotu(1963)
9. Guruvunuminchina Sishyudu(1963)
10. Navagraha Poojamahima(1963)
11. Aggipidugu(1964)
12. Jwaladweepa Rahasyam(1965)
13. Mangamma Sapatham(1965)
14. Aggibarata(1966)
15. Iddarumonagallu(1966)
16. Chikkadu-Dorakadu(1967)
17. Piduguramudu(1967)
18. Aggidora(1967)
19. Bhallemongadu(1968)
20. Kadaladu Vadaladu(1968)
21. Ninnepelladutha (1968 -His son B V Srinivasa Rao directed this movie – (Vittalacharya was the producer)
22. Gandikota Rahasyam(1969)
23. Alibaba 40 Dongalu(1970)
24. Rajakota Rahasyam(1971)
25. Beedalapatlu(1972)
26. Kotalopaga(1975)
27. Jaganmohini(1978)
28. Gandharva Kanya(1979)
29. Sri Raghavendra Vaibhavam(1981)
30. Navamohini(1984)
31. Mohini Sapatham(1986)
32. Veera Prathap(1987)
33. Karuninchina Kanakadurga(1992)

This great director who created his own Recognition as a producer of many Telugu Folklore movies died at Chennai on 8th May 1999.