Kalyanam Raghuramaiah
| Kalyanam Raghuramaiah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kalyanam Venkata Subbaiah 1901 Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 1975 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Awards | Padmasri |
Kalyanam Raghuramaiah, popularly known as Eelapata Raghuramaiah (Telugu: కల్యాణం రఘురామయ్య) (b: 1901 - d: 1975) is famous Telugu drama and film actor and recipient of PadmasriAward.
He was born in Guntur district and named as Venkata Subbaiah. He was popular during childhood days in playing Raghurama, hence named as Raghuramaiah by Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao.
He was famous for the roles of Sri Krishna or Dushyantha, Bhavanisankar, Narada etc. He performed those roles for about 60 years. He indulged in elaborate raga alapana, based on different Ragaswhile rendering padyams.
He had the extraordinary ability to sing padyams and songs through whistle, by putting his finger in mouth and producing the whistle or flute sound (It means Eela in Telugu). He has acted in various dramas and gave more than 20,000 stage performances. Many eminent personalities held Mr. Raghuramaiah's talent at highest regard. Nehru, Tagore and Sarvepalli Radhakrisnhan are known to have appreciated Mr. Raghuramaiah. He has been named as "Andhra Nightingale" by Rabindranath Tagore
He entered Telugu cinema in 1930s. He acted as Sri Krishna in many films including “Sri Krishna Rayabaram” and in the film “Chintamani”.
He has toured Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore with the drama troupe in 1972.
He died of a heart attack in 1975 at the age of 75 years.
Filmography
- Prithvi Putra (1933)
- Lanka Dahanam (1936)
- Pasupathastram (1939)
- Apavadu (1941)
- Talliprema (1941)
- Madalasa (1948)
- Maya Rambha (1950)
- Mayapilla (1951)
- Prapancham (1953)
- Sati Sakkubai (1954) .... Lord Krishna
- Shri Krishna Tulabharam (1955/I) .... Sri Krishna
- Chintamani (1956)
- Shri Krishna Maya (1958)
- Sri Krishna Rayabaram (1960)
- Nagarjuna (1961/I)
- Usha Parinayam (1961) ... Lord Krishna
- Dakshayagnam (1962/I) .... Narada
- Valmiki (1963/I)
- Mohini Bhasmasura (1966)
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1973
- He was awarded ‘Padmashri’ by Government of India.
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