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Pulagam Chinnarayana

Pulagam Chinnarayana is an Indian Telugu cinema journalist, film critic, lyricist, screenwriter, and public relations officer.[1]

Pulagam Chinnarayana
Born
Bhimavaram, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
  • film critic
  • lyricist
  • dialogue writer
  • public relations officer
Years active2000–present
Websitepulagam.in

He began his career as a film journalist, writing for magazines such as Sivaranjani, Number One, Chitram, and Santhosham. He later worked for Sakshi for eight years, where he rose from a regular reporter to the position of in-charge.[1]

Chinnarayana has authored several books on Telugu cinema, including Jandhya Marutham, Aanaati Aanavaallu, Cine Poornodayam, Svarnayuga Sangeetha Darsakulu, Pasidi Thera, Cinema Venuka Storeelu, Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu, and Vendi Chandamamalu.

He has received multiple accolades, including two Nandi Awards for Best Book on Telugu Cinema for his works Aanaati Aanavaallu (2009) and Pasidi Thera (2015). He also won the Nandi Award for Best Film Critic in 2014.[2]

Literary career

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Chinnarayana authored as his first book Jandhya Marutham which was a compilation of 39 films directed by Jandhyala. It had a foreword written by actor Chiranjeevi.[1] It was the first time Chiranjeevi wrote foreword for a book.[2] It was launched at State Art Gallery in Hyderabad organized by Hasam magazine. Actors Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad attended the function, where the former launched the book.[3]

Chinnarayana then authored Aanaati Aanavaallu as his second book which had a foreword written by director Trivikram Srinivas. Within a month of release, all the copies of first print were sold out and this book went for second print. He won Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema from Andhra Pradesh state Government for this book, in 2009 and 2016. His next work Cine Poornodayam which was based on life of Edida Nageswara Rao, owner of Poornodaya Creations was successful.[2]

On music directors who worked between 1932 and 1982, Chinnarayana wrote Svarnayuga Sangeetha Darshakulu which was proofread by singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam. Music director M.M. Keeravani wrote the foreword for this book. Later, Chinnarayana came up with Pasidi Thera which was a compilation of details about 100 films and a sequel to Aanaati Aanavaallu and Cinema Venuka Storeelu which had background details of films made after 2000. Among them, he won Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema from Andhra Pradesh State Government for Pasidi Thera, in 2016.[1]

Later, Chinnarayana authored Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu, a book on film Mayabazar by associating with Viswanatha Reddy, son of film's producer Nagi Reddy. Chinnarayana made a documentary along with the book and he got commendation from Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu.[2]

Chinnarayana authored Vendi Chandamamalu along with another writer Vaddi Om Prakash Narayana. It has information about Venditera Navalalu which is the term for novels about a film between 50s and 70s in Telugu cinema. This book was released on 2 October 2019 by director Vamsy and first copy was received by Ravi Prasad Paadi, a higher level official of South Central Railway.[4]

In the year 2021, the first look of his upcoming book Jai Vittalacharya was launched by Krishna (Telugu actor) which is based on the cinematic journey of legendary director B. Vittalacharya.[5][6][7] The book was launched officially on 1 October 2023 by director Trivikram Srinivas.[8] M. L. Narasimham of The Hindu wrote "A comprehensive book on Vittalacharya, his style of making a movie, his journey with his works, and his personality, Jai Vittalacharya comes with rare personal photographs of the veteran director, besides stills from his films." in his review about Jai Vittalacharya.[9]

Publications

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Chinnarayana authored the following books on Telugu cinema.[1]

  • Jandhya Marutham
  • Aanaati Aanavaallu
  • Cine Poornodayam
  • Swarnayuga Sangeetha Darshakulu
  • Pasidi Thera
  • Cinema Venuka Storeelu
  • Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu
  • Vendi Chandamamalu[4]
  • Jai Vittalacharya[10]

Film career

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Chinnarayana started and is continuing as public relations officer, dialogue writer and lyricist for Telugu cinema. As he was acquainted with Puri Jagannadh during the film Badri, he worked on the film Itlu Sravani Subramanyam as a PRO for the first time. He then worked on Nuvvu Nenu, directed by Teja and worked as PRO for more than 300 films till date. He is the permanent PRO for actors Ram Pothineni and Kartikeya Gummakonda. He turned lyricist with Mahesh, starring Sundeep Kishan. He turned dialogue writer with Prema Oka Maikam starring Charmy Kaur[1] and is currently penning dialogues for Yashoda starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu.[11]

As lyricist

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Year Film Director Composer Song Name Ref(s)
2013 Mahesh R. Madan Kumar Gopi Sundar "Madi Moose" [12][13]
2014 Preminchali Susindran Yuvan shankar raja Kotha ala ee premaraa... Konte kaala ee premaraa! [14]
2016 Garam R. R. Madan Agastya "Rabbaa Rabbaa" [15][16]
Manalo Okadu R. P. Patnaik R. P. Patnaik "Dum Maro Dum" [17][18]
2017 Paisa Vasool Puri Jagannadh Anup Rubens "Padhamari" [19][20]
2018 Aatagadharaa Siva Chandra Siddhartha Vasuki Vaibhav "Rama Rama Re" [21][22]
Janatha hotel Anwar Rasheed Gopi Sundar Chal Chal Kalame, Agena Keratame [23]
Shubhalekha+Lu Sarrath Narwade K. M. Radha Krishnan "Cheppaka Tappadu Antey" [24][25]
2019 7 Nizar Shafi Chaithan Bharadwaj "Idhivarakepudu" [26][27]

As dialogue writer

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Year Film Cast Director Producer Ref(s)
2013 Prema Oka Maikam Charmy Kaur, Rahul haridas Chandu Venkata Suresh, Srikanth Surya [28]
2017 Gulf Chethan Madineni, Dimple Hayathi Sunil Kumar Reddy Yakkali Ravindra Babu [29]
2018 Bluff Master Satyadev Kancharana, Nandita Swetha Gopi Ganesh Pattabhi Ramesh P Pillai [30]
TBA Yashoda Samantha Ruth Prabhu Hari and Harish Sivalenka Krishna Prasad [31][32]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu". IB Times. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "So happy for getting such a rare honor : Pulagam Chinnarayana". thehansindia.com. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Book Release: Jandhya Marutam". idlebrain.com. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "వెండితెర నవలలపై ఇది ఓ పరిశోధన!: వంశీ". cinejosh.com. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Superstar Krishna unveils first look of 'Jai Vittalacharya'". Telangana Today. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Jai Vittalacharya: 'జై విఠలాచార్య' ఫస్ట్‌లుక్‌ - telugu news superstar krishna unveils first look of jai vittalacharya". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ ""జై విఠ‌లాచార్య" పుస్తకం ఫస్ట్ లుక్ లాంఛ్ – నేను చేసిన ఫస్ట్ మల్టీస్టారర్ ఇదే – సూపర్ స్టార్ కృష్ణ |". 19 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Trivikram congratulates Pulagam Chinnarayana for penning 'Janapada Brahma' B. Vittalacharya's authentic history". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (28 September 2023). "A biography of director Vittalacharya gives comprehensive insight into the life and works of the auteur". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Super Star Krishna Releases First Look of 'Jai Vittalacharya' Book Written by Pulagam Chinnarayana". Sakshi Post. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Samantha New Movie Titled as Yashoda, Shoot Started". www.zeecinemalu.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Madi Moose". jiosaavn.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Mahesh (Telugu)". in.bookmyshow.com. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Preminchali". in.bookmyshow.com. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Garam". in.bookmyshow.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Garam". gaana.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Dum Maro Dum". jiosaavn.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ "Manalo Okadu". in.bookmyshow.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Padhamari". jiosaavn.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Paisa Vasool". in.bookmyshow.com. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Aata Gadha Ra Shiva". gaana.com. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Aatagadharaa Siva". in.bookmyshow.com. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Janatha Hotel". in.bookmyshow.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Shubhalekha+lu". gaana.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Subhalekha+lu". in.bookmyshow.com. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  26. ^ "7". gaana.com. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Seven". in.bookmyshow.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Prema Oka Maikam". BookMyShow. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  29. ^ "Gulf". BookMyShow. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  30. ^ "Bluff Master". BookMyShow. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Samantha's new film 'Yashoda' gets underway". The Hindu. 6 December 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  32. ^ "Pulagam Chinnarayana and Dr. C Bhagya Lakshmi are penning the dialogue, while Ramajogayya Sastry is penning the lyrics. The film will complete the shoot by March next year". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  33. ^ "Nandi awards 2009 announced". idlebrain.com.
  34. ^ "Andhra Pradesh state Nandi film awards for the year 2014". idlebrain.com.
  35. ^ "Journalist "Pulagam Chinnarayana" Grabs A Nandi Award". Moviemanthra.com.
  36. ^ "Andhra Pradesh state Nandi film awards for the year 2016". idlebrain.com.
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