Dr.Inturi Venkateswara Rao | |
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| Born | Inturi Venkateswara Rao (1909-07-01)1 July 1909 Chandrarajupalem,Sattenapalli,Guntur district |
| Died | 7 May 2002(2002-05-07) (aged 92) Chennai |
| Pen name | Dr Inturi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Genre | Writer, Director |
| Notable works | Kummari Molla |
Inturi Venkateswara Rao (Telugu:ఇంటూరి వెంకటేశ్వరరావు), known asInturi (1 July 1909 – 2002) was anIndian freedom fighter,Trade unionist, writer and film journalist.[1]
Inturi was born at Chandrarajupalem nearSattenapalli inGuntur district in 1909. His parents are Narasimham Pantulu and Laxmikantamma.After primary education atTenali, he was attracted byMahatma Gandhi and participated in the Non-cooperation movement in 1921. He was sentenced to three and half years jail term in 1930 for his participation inSalt Satyagraha. He joined theSocialist Party and was associated withJayaprakash Narayan.
Inturi was also a correspondent withThe Bombay Chronicle. He has joined the film industry in 1936 and worked withGudavalli Ramabrahmam,Tripuraneni Gopichand andP. Kannamba as an associate director. He has founded "Cinema" a fortnightly film magazine and ran it for 19 years. He has founded the Madras Cine Workers Union and the Andhra Film Journalists Association in 1945. It was the first such associations in theSouth India.
He had written the life story ofAtukuri Molla under the title Kummara Molla and published in 1969. Another writer Sunkara Satyanarayana wrote a ballad based on this novel, which became very popular and has been sung all over Andhra Pradesh. The story has been made into a movie in 1971 byB. Padmanabham under the titleKathanayika Molla.[2] He has also published a book onTarikonda Venkamamba.
Screen magazine published his biography and described him as "A Man of Million Ideas".
He died in 2002. Dr. Inturi Memorial Trust was established in his memory and gives Dr. Inturi Venkateswara Rao Visishta Puraskarams annually to the noted film journalists. The recipients of this Award include Rentala Jayadeva,Randor Guy,S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,P. Susheela and Inampudi Arjuna Rao.[3]