Dhavala Satyam
Davala Satyam is an Indian film director, producer and screenplay writer. He has worked predominantly in Telugu cinema since the early 1980s.
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Satyam is known for his revolutionary movies known as Erra Cinema in Telugu. His film Yuvatharam Kadilindi won a Nandi Award for Best Feature Film from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and M. Prabhakar Reddy won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1980.[1][2]
He associated with film personalities such Dasari Narayana Rao, Madala Ranga Rao, Chiranjeevi, Murali Mohan and R. Narayana Murthy.
Satyam directed Chaitanya Ratham (1987), a controversial biopic on politician Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga and his brother Vangaveeti Radha despite the political pressures. Both Ranga and Radha were murdered by political opponents. The movie prints were destroyed.[3]
Filmography
- Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins is animation film[4][5]
- Nenu Saitham
- Chaitanya Ratham (1987) : a controversial biopic on politician Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga and his brother Vangaveeti Radha[6]
- Mundaithe Oora Habba: a Kannada movie starring Jaggesh (Directed and produced by Dhavala Satyam)
- Gudi Gantalu Mrogayi
- Erra Mallelu[7]
- Jathara
- Yuvatharam Kadilindi
- Bheemudu[8]
- Erramatti
- Subbaravuki kopam vachindi
References
- "Nandi award best actors list since the beginning - telugu cinema, et". www.idlebrain.com.
- "1980 NANDI AWARDS".
- "ధవళ సత్యం దర్శకత్వంలో 'వంగవీటి రంగా'... పవన్ నటిస్తారా...? వర్మ వంగవీటి ఏమౌతుంది...?" (in Telugu).
- Warrier, Shobha (17 May 2010). "An animation film on Lava-Kusa". Rediff. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "Lava Kusa' in 2D animation". The Hindu. 21 February 2010.
- "Vangaveeti Film by Dhavala Sathyam". Ragalahari. 12 January 2016.
- "వ్యవస్థని కుదిపేసిన 'ఎర్రమల్లెలు'". Visalaandhra National Telugu Daily (in Telugu). 28 May 2011.
- "Gudipoodi Srihari Review".