Ghantasala Balaramayya | |
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Ghantasala Balaramayya was an Indian film director, producer, and actor inTelugu cinema. His notable films includeSri Seetarama Jananam (1944),Balaraju (1948),Swapna Sundari (1950), andSri Lakshmamma Katha (1950). Balaramayya is known for providingAkkineni Nageswara Rao his first lead role in the 1944 mythological filmSri Seetarama Jananam.[1][2]
Ghantasala Balaramayya was born in 1906 in Pottepalem in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh into aBrahmin family.[citation needed] He started his career as a stage singer and later started to produce and direct. He is the grandfather of the music directorS. Thaman.[3]
Balaramayya providedAkkineni Nageswara Rao his first lead role in the 1944 filmSri Seetarama Jananam.[2]
"One day, I was at a railway station with my drama troupe and to my good luck, Ghantasala Balaramayya garu (producer-director) spotted me standing nearby. He walked up to me and asked me if I want to work in films. I didn't think twice and just went along with him. The rest as they say is history. To me, Balaramayya is more important than God. If he hadn't spotted me that day, I wouldn't have been where I am today." —Akkineni Nageswara Rao on Ghantasala Balaramayya.[2]