OGIRALA RAMACHANDRA RAO
Ogirala Ramachandra Rao was born to Ogirala Janardhana Sarma and Subbamma at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh on 10th of September 1905. He was one of the popular music directors of Telugu cinema in its initial stage. In the year 1939 Ramachandra Rao got an Opaortunity to play the role of Lord Shiva in the film Sri Venkateshwara Mahathyam (Balaji) Directed by P. Pullaiah. He got the opurtunity to score music for the film Malli Pelli directed and produced by Y V Rao with Kanchanamala in the female lead released in 1939. Ogirala also rendered a duet song along with Kanchanamala in the film.
Ogirala provided music along with Chitthuru Nagaiah for the films (1) Swarga Seema (2) Yogivemana.
Swargaseema was produced and directed by B N Reddy and released in the year 1945.
Yogivemana was directed by K V reddy for producer B N Reddy released in 1947.
List of fims of Ogirala Ramachandra Rao as Music Director:-
1. Malli Pelli (1939)
2. Viswamohini (1940)
3. Parvathikalyam (1941)
4. Swargaseema (1945)
5. Muggurumarateelu (1946)
6. Yogi Vemana (1947)
7. Gunasundari Katha (1949)
8. Raksharekha (1949)
9. Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1950)
10. Peddamanushulu (1954)
The song “Nanda maya guruda nandamaya anandadeviki nandamaya” tuned by Ogirala was picturised on Relangi in the film is still a popular song for music lovers.
This popular music director of Telugu cinema died on 17th of June 1957 at Chennai.
Today being Ogirala Ramachandra Rao’s 106th birth anivesary, Business of Tollywood. Com salute this Great star of Early Telugu Cinema.
