Goreti Venkanna
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| Goreti Venkanna | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 48–49) Gowraram, Mahbubnagar, AP, India |
| Occupation | Lyricist, poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genres | Folk |
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Goreti Venkanna (born 1963) is a popular Indian poet and folk singer.[1] He became popular after being a judge on a program Rela Re Rela on Telugu TV channel, Maa. He is one of the main Telangana Separation activists. He is one of the icons of Telangana culture.[2]
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[edit] Early life
Goreti Venkanna was born in a Dalit (Mala) family in Gowraram Village, Mahbubnagar Dist, AP, India. He grew up in his village singing the native folk songs on lives of peasants.
[edit] Career
Goreti Venkanna wrote lyrics for the movie, Batukamma.[3]
Although he is not a commercial film lyricist, he wrote several songs for films. Among his songs Palle Kanneeru pedutundo from the movie Kubusam is very popular. The song on Rayalaseema faction-ism written and sung by him on TV 9 channel is popular. He also wrote a song for the movie, Mysamma IPS. He has written over 45 songs in his career. He is especially known for his Telangana songs.
[edit] Books
Venkanna's songs are published:
- Eku naadam Motha
- Rela Poothalu
- Alasandra Vanka
[edit] Awards
- 2006 Kalaratna Hamsa Award for Literature from AP State Government[4]
[edit] Filmography
- Sriramulayya
- Kubusam
- Vegu Chukkalu
- Maha Yagnam
- Batukamma
- Mysamma IPS
[edit] References
- ^ Andhra Pradesh News : Bypolls keep cultural troupes busy. The Hindu (2008-05-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
- ^ T-dialect out of the closet - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2010-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
- ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Portraying Telangana’s woes. The Hindu (2008-05-12). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
- ^ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Hamsa awards are now Kalaratna. The Hindu (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 2011-08-25.
