B. S. Ranga

B.S. Ranga
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Born	(1917-11-11)November 11, 1917 Magadi, Karnataka, India
Died	December 12, 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 93) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Cinema, Photography

Bindinganavale Srinivas Iyengar Ranga (11th November 1917 - 12th December 2010) was born in Magadi Village (near Bangalore, India) in the erstwhile princely state of Mysore (now part of Karnataka State). After an art-enriched childhood wherein he interacted with many stage personalities, B.S.Ranga entered the field of photography. As with most things he attempted, he excelled in this through a combination of raw talent and dogged hard work. At the tender age of 17, the self-trained Ranga sent some of his work to be exhibited at the Royal Salon in London, and was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.

Subsequently, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and apprenticed himself to the famous cameraman / laboratory technician, Krishna Gopal. B.S.Ranga then embarked on an illustrious film career lasting more than five decades, during which he played the roles of cinematographer, director, producer, laboratory owner, studio owner, exhibitor and script-writer, sometimes all at once for one of his productions. His production company, Vikram Productions, gained fame and fortune throughout the 60's and 70's, and won B.S.Ranga many prestigious awards, including two President's Awards. The first was for "Tenali Ramakrishna" in Telugu (starring N.T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao), and the second was for "Amarshilpi Jakkanna", the first colour movie produced in Kannada.

Filmography

B.S. Ranga's (partial) filmography includes:

No.	Film	Year
1	Pardesi	1940
2	Pyaas	1940
3	Prakash	1940
4	Bhakta Tulsidas	1941
5	Mehman	1942
6	Fox Movietone News	1942 (?)
7	Bakta Naradar	1943
8	Bala Nagamma	1944
9	Dassi Aparanji	1945 (?)
10	Devdas	1950
11	Sthri Sahasam	1951
12	Shanthi	1952
13	Maa Gopi (Jaya Gopi)	1954
14	Kannavane Kankanda Deivam	1955
15	Baktha Markandeya	1955
16	Tenali Ramakrishna	1956
17	Tenali Raman	1956
18	Kutumba Gauravam	1957
19	Mahishasura Mardini (Durga Mata)	1959
20	Raja Malaya Simhan (Mohabbat Ki Jeet )	1959
21	Chandrahasa (Gunavathi)	1960
22	Nichaya Thambulam	1961
23	Pelli Thambulam	1961
24	Ashajeevalu	1962
25	Thendral Veesum	1962
26	Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya	1963
27	Amarshilpi Jakanachari	1964
28	Amarshilpi Jakanna	1964
29	Pratigne	1964
30	Chandrahasa	1965
31	Chandrahasa	1965
32	Mahasati Anusuya	1965
33	Parvathi Kalyanam	1967
34	Vasantsena	1967
35	Bhale Basava	1969
36	Mr. Rajkumar	1970
37	Sidila Mari	1971
38	Bhai Behen	1972
39	Mannina Magalu	1973
40	Pattikatu Ponnaiah	1973
41	Ganga Ki Kasam	1975
42	Suli	1978
43	Bhagyavantha	1981
44	Hasyarathna Ramakrishna	1982
45	Huliyada Kala	1984

External references

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