Palagummi Padmaraju
Born24 June 1915
Tirupatipuram, West Godavari district
Died17 February 1983
Pen nameP. Padmaraju
OccupationLecturer
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
GenreWriter, Poet
Notable worksGalivana
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award

Palagummi Padmaraju, shortly P. Padmaraju (Telugu: పాలగుమ్మి పద్మరాజు) (24 June 1915 – 17 February 1983) is a Telugu writer and winner of Sahitya Akademi Award. He is known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema.

Early life

He was born in Tirupatipuram in West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He has worked as a Science Lecturer in Government P. R. College, Kakinada between 1939 and 1952. His younger brother Palagummi Viswanatham is a veena player, music composer and lyricist.[1]

Literary works

His first story was entitled Subbi.[2] He wrote about sixty short stories. They were published in three volumes titled as Galivana, Padava Prayanam and Eduruchusina Muhurtham.[3]

Novels

  • Batikina College
  • Nalla Regadi
  • Ramarajyaniki Rahadaari
  • Rendo Ashokudi Munalla Palana

Films

He wrote stories, dialogues and lyrics for some Telugu films:[4]

Awards

References

  1. "Palagummi honoured". The Hindu. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. Subbi
  3. Articles : Movie Retrospect : Stri (1995) Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Padmaraju Palagummi - IMDb
  5. "CineGoer.com - Nostalgia - Sardar Paparayudu". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  6. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)


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