T. Krishna
{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = T. Krishna
| image = T. Krishna.png
| caption = Portrait of T. Krishna
| birth_name = Tottempudi Krishna
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1950|9|1}}
| birth_place =Kakuturivaripalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1986|10|21|1950|9|1}}
| death_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| spouse = Koteswarmma
| awards =
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|children = 3; including Gopichand
}}
Tottempudi Krishna (1 September 1950 – 21 October 1986) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Telugu cinema. Known for directing revolutionary films, his notable works include Pratighatana, Repati Pourulu, and Neti Bharatham, which have won the Filmfare Best Films Telugu. He won four Nandi Awards and was the founder of Eetaram Films.
His last film Repati Pourulu was released in 1986, after his death.{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-films-had-a-purpose/article4470391.ece | title= 'My films had a purpose' | date=3 March 2013 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=3 November 2018 }} His son Gopichand is a Telugu film actor.
Early life
T. Krishna was born on 1 September 1950 in Kakuturivaripalem of present-day Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh to Rathamma and Venkata Subbaiah. Krishna completed his B.A. from CSR Sarma College in Ongole.
Career
He directed Neti Bharatam (1983) starred by Suman, Vijayashanti; Vande Maataram (1985) starred by Vijayashanti, Rajasekhar, Rajendra Prasad; Devaalayam (1985) starred by Late Sobhan Babu and many more.
His film Pratighatana (1985) was the story of a woman's (Vijayashanti) fight against corruption and criminalization of politics in India. This film was later remade in Hindi as Pratighaat starred by Sujata Mehta and Nana Patekar. His last film Repati Pourulu (1986) starred by Vijayashanti and Rajasekhar was released after his death. He was the co-founder of the banner Eetharam Films with his partner Babu Rao Pokuri.
Personal life
Krishna married Koteswarmma and the couple had two sons and a daughter.{{Cite web|date=2017-10-21|title=అభ్యుదయ 'దర్శక' శిఖరం|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/movie-director-t-krishna-death-anniversary-945536|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Sakshi|language=te}} One of his sons, Premchand, was an aspiring director but died in a car accident in 1995 while directing his first film. His second son Gopichand is also a notable Telugu film actor.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Sharing-screen-space/article15529593.ece | title=Sharing screen space | newspaper=The Hindu | date=23 January 2011 | accessdate=3 November 2018 }} Gopichand started his career playing the role of villain but in later films, played the hero. His daughter is a dentist.
Krishna died on 21 October 1986 due to ill-health.{{Cite news|date=2017-10-23|title=Draw inspiration from my father's films: Gopichand|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/draw-inspiration-from-my-fathers-films-gopichand/article19902283.ece|access-date=2021-08-05|issn=0971-751X}} He took treatment in the United States for two months before his death at the Apollo Hospital, Madras.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Filmography
;Director & Actor
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes | |||
| 1983 | Neti Bharatam | rowspan="5" | Telugu | |
| rowspan="4" | 1985 | Desam Lo Dongalu Paddaru | ||
| Devalayam | |||
| Vande Mataram | |||
| Pratighatana | |||
| rowspan="3" | 1986 | Pakarathinu Pakaram | Malayalam | |
| Ardharatri Swatantram
| rowspan="2" |Telugu |Actor | |||
| Repati Pourulu |
;Producer
- Puttadi Bomma Poornamma (1981): Documentary film
Awards
;Nandi Awards{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in Telugu)
- Best Documentary Film – Puttadi Bomma Poornamma (1981)
- Best Screenplay Writer – Neti Bharatam (1983)
- Best First Film of a Director – Neti Bharatam (1983)
- Best Story Writer – Pratighatana (1986)
References
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Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:Telugu film directors
Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Film people from Krishna district