M. Balayya

M. Balayya
M. Balayya
Born	9 April 1930; Chavapadu, Guntur District, British Raj (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	9 April 2022 (aged 92); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation(s)	Actor Producer and Director
Years active	1957–2022
Children	2 Daughters, 1 Son

Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema.^[2] He appeared in 300 films during his career.^[3]^[4]

Early life and career

Mannava Balayya was born in Chavupadu, Amaravathi mandalam, Guntur district to Mannava Annapurnamma and Guravayya Chowdary. He studied Engineering B.E. (mechanical) at Guindy Engineering College in Chennai. Inspired by the drama during his college days, Balayya ventured into movies with guidance from Tapi Chanakya.

He made his debut as an actor with Ethuku Pai Ethu, a social film directed by Tapi Chanakya and made by Sarathi Studios. Films such as Parvati Kalyanam established him as an actor. He acted in nearly three hundred films and established Amrutha Films in 1970.

He penned a play, Nalupu Telupu, later made into Chelleli Kapuram, for which he received the Gold Nandi Award from the Andhra Pradesh Government. He also penned films, including Neramu Siksha and Annadammula Katha. He was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2012.^[5]

Filmography

This is partial filmography of M. Balayya. Please help by expanding it.

Actor

Year	Movie title	Character
1958	Ettuku Pai Ettu
1958	Parvathi Kalyanam	Lord Shiva
1959	Bhagya Devata	Doctor
1959	Manorama
1960	Chivaraku Migiledi	Prakash Rao
1960	Kumkuma Rekha
1961	Krishna Prema	Lord Krishna
1962	Mohini Rukmangada
1962	Sri Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnuvu Katha
1963	Irugu Porugu	Ramu / Johnny
1964	Babruvahana	Balarama
	Bobbili Yudham	Dharmarayudu
	Vivaha Bandham
	Manchi Manishi	DSP
1965	Pandava Vanavasam	Arjuna
1966	Shri Krishna Pandaviyam	Yudhishthira
	Monagallaku Monagadu
	Palnati Yudham
1968	Nene Monaganni
1970	Lakshmi Kataksham	Vinayadandudu
1971	Vikramarka Vijayam
1972	Bala Bharatam	Mahendra
1973	Neramu Siksha	Chinnaiah
1974	Alluri Seetharama Raju	Ghantam Dora
1975	Annadammula Katha	Satyam
1976	Bhakta Kannappa	Lord Shiva
1976	Ramarajyamlo Raktapasam
1977	Kurukshetram	Yudhishtira (DharmaRaja)
1977	Chiranjeevi Rambabu	Raghavaiah
1983	Nijam Chebithe Nerama	Commissioner of Police
1986	Tandra Paparayudu
1986	Simhasanam
1987	Jaganmatha	Lord Shiva
1988	Prithviraj^[6]	Kameswara Rao
1990	Doctor Bhavani
1990	Irugillu Porugillu
1992	Peddarikam	Sukanya's father
1992	Alexander
1993	Ankuram	Sindhura's father
	Radha Saradhi
	Major Chandrakanth
	Gaayam	Chari
1994	Pachcha Toranam
	Yamaleela	Brahma
	Yes Nenante Nene	D.I.G.
1995	Muddayi Muddugumma^[7]
1995	Telugu Veera Levara^[8]	District Collector, Father of Ramaraju
1996	Sarada Bullodu	Chief Engineer
1997	Annamayya	Narayana Suri
	Allari Pellikoduku
	Pelli Sandadi
1998	Pandaga
2002	Manmadhudu	Abhiram's grandfather
2002	Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu	Zamindar Bhupathi
2003	Okariki Okaru	Swapna's grandfather
2004	Malliswari	Ram Mohan Rao
2004	Mass	Anjali's grandfather
2006	Veedhi
2006	Bharati	Bharati's grandfather
2008	Pandurangadu
2009	Mitrudu	Aditya's grandfather
2010	Prasthanam	Dasaradha Rama Naidu
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Vasishta
2012	Devaraya	Mahamamthri Thimmarusu
2013	Ramachari	Chief Minister Harishchandra Prasad

Producer

Year	Movie title	Actors	Info
1971	Chelleli Kapuram	Sobhan Babu, Vanisri, Nagabhushanam	Also Story Writer
1973	Neramu Siksha	Krishna, Bharati	Also Story Writer
1975	Annadammula Katha
1977	Eenati Bandam Yenatido	Krishna, Jaya Prada	Music: S. Rajeswara Rao
1978	Prema Paga	Murali Mohan
1980	Chuttalunnaru Jagratha	Krishna, Sridevi
1981	Oorukichina Maata	Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Kavitha
1983	Kirayi Alludu	Krishna, Jayasudha, Satyannarayana
1986	Pasupu Taadu	Mannava Tulasiram Prasad, Sarath Babu, Radha
1987	Allari Paandavulu	Mannava Tulasiram Prasad, Ashwini	Music: Raj–Koti

Director

Year	Movie title	Actors	Info
1983	Nijam Chebite Nerama?	Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada
1986	Pasupu Tadu		Story Writer and Screenplay
1994	Police Alludu

Story writer

Year	Movie title	Actors
1971	Chellili Kapuram	Sobhan Babu, Vanisri
1973	Neramu Siksha	Krishna, Bharati
1981	Chuttalunnaru Jagratha	Krishna
1985	Wafadaar	Rajinikanth, Shakti Kapoor
1986	Pasupu Tadu

Awards

Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer - Oorukichchina Maata (1981)^[9]

References

^ Veteran actor Balayya passes away
^ "Balaiah". Maastars. MAA. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "Veteran Telugu actor Mannava Balayya passes away!". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Veteran Telugu actor Mannava Balayya passes away at 94". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Desk, DH Web. "M Balayya death: A look at the veteran actor-writer's contribution to Telugu cinema". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Prudhvi Raj Full Length Telugu Movie || Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, retrieved 21 October 2023
^ "Muddayi Muddugumma (1995) | V CINEMA - Movie, Review, Cast, Songs & Release Date". www.vcinema.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Teluguveera Levaraa (1995)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ "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)

External links

M. Balayya at IMDb

[1] Veteran actor Balayya passes away

[maastars-2] "Balaiah". Maastars. MAA. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[3] "Veteran Telugu actor Mannava Balayya passes away!". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[4] "Veteran Telugu actor Mannava Balayya passes away at 94". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[5] Desk, DH Web. "M Balayya death: A look at the veteran actor-writer's contribution to Telugu cinema". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[6] Prudhvi Raj Full Length Telugu Movie || Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, retrieved 21 October 2023

[7] "Muddayi Muddugumma (1995) | V CINEMA - Movie, Review, Cast, Songs & Release Date". www.vcinema.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[8] "Teluguveera Levaraa (1995)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[9] "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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v t e Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
1980–1990	1980: L. V. Prasad (director and producer) 1981: P. Pullayya (director and producer) 1982: B. A. Subba Rao (director and producer) 1983: M. A. Rahman 1984: Kosaraju (lyricist) 1985: Bhanumathi (actor, producer, singer, music director, and writer) 1986: Bapu and Ramana 1987: Nagi Reddi (producer) 1988: D. V. S. Raju (producer) 1989: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (actor) 1990: Dasari Narayana Rao (director, writer, producer, and actor)
1991–2000	1991: K. Viswanath (director) 1992: S. Rajeswara Rao (composer) 1993: D. Madhusudhana Rao (producer) 1994: Anjali Devi (actress) 1995: K. S. Prakash Rao (director and producer) 1996: Inturi Venkateswara Rao 1997: V. Madhusudhana Rao 1998: Gummadi (actor) 1999: Santha Kumari (actress and producer) 2000: Kantha Rao (actor)
2001–present	2001: Allu Ramalingaiah (actor) 2002: P. Susheela (playback singer) 2003: V. B. Rajendra Prasad (producer and director) 2004: Krishnaveni (actress and producer) 2005: M. S. Reddy (producer, writer, and director) 2006: Daggubati Rama Naidu (producer) 2007: Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (producer) 2008: Vijaya Nirmala (actress, director, and producer) 2009: K. Raghava (producer) 2010: M. Balayya (actor, producer, and director) 2011: Kaikala Satyanarayana (actor, producer and director) 2012: Kodi Ramakrishna (director) 2013: Vanisri (actress) 2014: Krishnam Raju (actor) 2015: Eswar (publicity designer, writer) 2016: Chiranjeevi (actor)