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| name = Kondaveeti Venkatakavi |
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| othername = Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi |
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| birthname = Kondaveeti Venkatayya |
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| birth_date = Jan 25, 1918 |
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| birth_place = [[Vipparla]], [[Guntur District]], [[Andra Pradesh]], [[India]] |
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| death_date = Apr 7, 1991 |
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| yearsactive = 1932 - 1991 |
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| occupation = Poet, Film Writer |
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| father = Narayana |
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| mother = Sheshamma |
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'''Kondaveeti Venkatakavi''' is an Indian poet, scholar, and film writer from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is well known for writing dialogues in the movie [[Daana Veera Soora Karna]]. |
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==Childhood== |
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Venkata Kavi was born as Venkatayya to ''Narayana'' and ''Seshamma'' in the village of Vipparla in Guntur district. |
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==Education== |
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He got primary education was from his scholarly father. He studied Sanskrit poetry and pancha kavyas under the guidance of Narikonda Nammalaraju, a poet from [[Gadwal]]. He later moved to Tenali and worked as assistant under [[Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary]]. He mastered Sriharsha Naishada under his uncle Yetukri Narasimhayya. He worked as assistant under Srimat Tirumala Mudhimalla Varadhacharya, who was working to teach Sanskrit to all sections of the people. He learned Sanskrit [[Vyakarana]] and [[Mahabhashya|Patanjali Bhashya]] from Kavi Ramanujacharya. He leaned Telugu Vyakarana from Duvvur Venkataramana Sastry. He moved to [[Vijayanagaram]] and studied the grammar under the Chinaseetarama Sastry. He later practiced [[Avadhanam]] under the guidance of [[Chellapilla Venkata Sastry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sobhanaachala.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog-post_14.html |title=Interview with Kondaveeti Venkatakavi |publisher=Sobhanachala|date= |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date= |archive-url= |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===Teacher=== |
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He worked as a Telugu scholar in the Board High School in [[Macherla]] from 1948 to 1952, and as Sanskrit lecturer in [[Ponnur]] oriental college for forty years from 1952. |
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===Poet=== |
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He started writing poetry at the age of 14 and wrote many books. In 1932, he wrote ''Karshaka Satakam'' about the problems of farmers. It was banned by the government. In 1946, he wrote ''Chennakesava Satakam''. He wrote ''Divyasmrutulu'' remembering [[Vemana]], [[Gurajada Apparao]] and other eminent Telugu personalities. He published a research work on [[Amuktamalyada]] of [[Krishna Devaraya]]. He wrote a book with rational thoughts on ''Melu Kolupu'' in 1942. |
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He wrote a literary series with the name ''Nehru Charita'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/NehruCharitra/page/n25/mode/2up|title=Nehru Charitra|author=Kondaveeti Venkatakavi |publisher=Jyothi Press, Tenali|year=1963|page=189|isbn=}}</ref> as the history of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. The first part was published in 1954 and was dedicated to [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]. The second part was dedicated to [[Guthikonda Narahari]]. The third part remains unprinted. |
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====Works==== |
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* ''Karshaka'' satakam (1932) |
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* ''Hithabhodha'' (1942) |
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* ''Bhagavatula vaari Vamsavali'' (1943) |
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* ''Udayalakshmi Nrusimhavataravali'' (1945) |
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* ''Chennakesava'' satakam (1946) |
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* ''Bhavanarayana Charita'' (1953) |
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* ''Divyasmrutulu'' (1954) |
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* ''Nehru Charitra'' Part I (1956) |
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* ''Trisati'' (1960) |
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* ''Nehru Charitra'' Part II (1962) |
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* ''Bali'' (1963) |
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===Filmography=== |
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* ''Daaana Veera Soora Karna'', dialogues (1977) - Debut in Films |
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* ''[[Sri Madvirata Parvam]]'', dialogues (1979) |
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* ''[[Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra]]'', dialogues (1984) |
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* ''[[Tandra Paparayudu (film)|Tandra Paparayudu]]'', dialogues (1986) |
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* ''[[Aadi Dampatulu]], lyricist (1986) |
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===Rationalist=== |
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He was against caste divisions in society. He translated [[Upanishads]] to Telugu to bring ancient knowledge to the forefront. He encouraged and arranged intercaste marriages for both his son and daughter. |
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==Awards== |
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* ''Kaviraju'' title in Guntur district in 1953 |
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* [[Kala Prapoorna]] from Andhra University in 1971 |
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* [[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] - ''Tandra Paparayudu'' (1986) |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Venkatakavi, Kondaveeti}} |
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[[Category:1918 births]] |
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[[Category:1991 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Indian lyricists]] |
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[[Category:People from Andhra Pradesh]] |
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[[Category:Telugu-language lyricists]] |
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[[Category:Telugu writers]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Indian writers]] |
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[[Category:People from Guntur district]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]] |
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Revision as of 03:03, 16 October 2022
Kondaveeti Venkatakavi | |
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| Born | Kondaveeti Venkatayya Jan 25, 1918 |
| Died | Apr 7, 1991 |
| Other names | Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Film Writer |
| Years active | 1932 - 1991 |
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Kondaveeti Venkatakavi is an Indian poet, scholar, and film writer from Andhra Pradesh. He is well known for writing dialogues in the movie Daana Veera Soora Karna.
Childhood
Venkata Kavi was born as Venkatayya to Narayana and Seshamma in the village of Vipparla in Guntur district.
Education
He got primary education was from his scholarly father. He studied Sanskrit poetry and pancha kavyas under the guidance of Narikonda Nammalaraju, a poet from Gadwal. He later moved to Tenali and worked as assistant under Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary. He mastered Sriharsha Naishada under his uncle Yetukri Narasimhayya. He worked as assistant under Srimat Tirumala Mudhimalla Varadhacharya, who was working to teach Sanskrit to all sections of the people. He learned Sanskrit Vyakarana and Patanjali Bhashya from Kavi Ramanujacharya. He leaned Telugu Vyakarana from Duvvur Venkataramana Sastry. He moved to Vijayanagaram and studied the grammar under the Chinaseetarama Sastry. He later practiced Avadhanam under the guidance of Chellapilla Venkata Sastry.[1]
Career
Teacher
He worked as a Telugu scholar in the Board High School in Macherla from 1948 to 1952, and as Sanskrit lecturer in Ponnur oriental college for forty years from 1952.
Poet
He started writing poetry at the age of 14 and wrote many books. In 1932, he wrote Karshaka Satakam about the problems of farmers. It was banned by the government. In 1946, he wrote Chennakesava Satakam. He wrote Divyasmrutulu remembering Vemana, Gurajada Apparao and other eminent Telugu personalities. He published a research work on Amuktamalyada of Krishna Devaraya. He wrote a book with rational thoughts on Melu Kolupu in 1942.
He wrote a literary series with the name Nehru Charita,[2] as the history of Jawaharlal Nehru. The first part was published in 1954 and was dedicated to Bezawada Gopala Reddy. The second part was dedicated to Guthikonda Narahari. The third part remains unprinted.
Works
- Karshaka satakam (1932)
- Hithabhodha (1942)
- Bhagavatula vaari Vamsavali (1943)
- Udayalakshmi Nrusimhavataravali (1945)
- Chennakesava satakam (1946)
- Bhavanarayana Charita (1953)
- Divyasmrutulu (1954)
- Nehru Charitra Part I (1956)
- Trisati (1960)
- Nehru Charitra Part II (1962)
- Bali (1963)
Filmography
- Daaana Veera Soora Karna, dialogues (1977) - Debut in Films
- Sri Madvirata Parvam, dialogues (1979)
- Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra, dialogues (1984)
- Tandra Paparayudu, dialogues (1986)
- Aadi Dampatulu, lyricist (1986)
Rationalist
He was against caste divisions in society. He translated Upanishads to Telugu to bring ancient knowledge to the forefront. He encouraged and arranged intercaste marriages for both his son and daughter.
Awards
- Kaviraju title in Guntur district in 1953
- Kala Prapoorna from Andhra University in 1971
- Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer - Tandra Paparayudu (1986)
References
- ^ "Interview with Kondaveeti Venkatakavi". Sobhanachala. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kondaveeti Venkatakavi (1963). Nehru Charitra. Jyothi Press, Tenali. p. 189.