Jandhyala

Jandhyala‌
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Born	Madanapalle, India
Died	June 19, 2001 (aged 50) Hyderabad
Spouse	Annapurna
Awards	Padma Shri

Jandhyala Veera Venkata Durga Siva Subramanya Sastry (January 14, 1951 - June 19, 2001) was a legendary Telugu film screenwriter and director.

Early life and background

Jandhyala, popularly known as Hasya Brahma Jandhyala, was born a Telugu Brahmin family on the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti(January 14th) in 1951 at Narsapuram.

He graduated with B.Com from SRR & CVR College in Vijayawada.

Career

He used to be a good playwright in his college days. His first play 'Ek Din Ka Sultan' became a pretty popular play. His last play is Gundelu Marchabadunu. He entered the films as a songs writer though the film Punya Bhoomi Kallu Teru. His first released film was K. Vishwanath's Siri Siri Muvva. He was alo a good dialogue writer, has written dialogues to the films like Shankara Bharanam.

He turned into a director with the film Mudda Mandaram. His last film was 'Vichitram', which is his 60th film.

He introduced a many comedy actors like Naresh, Brahmanandam, Suthivelu and Suthi Veerabhadra Rao. His film with Usha Kiron movies Srivariki Premalekha became an all time favorite comedy. His movie Ananda Bhairavi is a milestone in his career, and won many awards.

He directed several hits like Nalugu Sthambalata, Aaananda Bhaivari, Rendu Rellu Aaru, Aha Naa Pellanta, Vivaha Bhojanambu, Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela, Chantabbai, Amara Jeevi, Seeta Rama Kalyanam and Padamati Sandhya Ragam.

He also acted in a film Aapadhbandavudu with Chiranjeevi as a father of the heroine. At the end of the film he is shown dying having dedicated all his works in a selfless way. In real life too, he passed away leaving behind him a legacy of excellent films. He also worked as a background dubbing speaker for few artists in telugu.

His most popular dialogue was in Telugu,

Navvadam oka bhogam, Navvinchadam oka yogam, Navvalekapovadam oka rogam.

Translation: To be able to laugh is a luxury, to make others laugh is an art, and to be unable to laugh is a disease.

Personal life

Jandhyala married Annapurna, and has two daughters Sahiti and Sampada. For a family photo [1].

Jandhyala died on June 19, 2001.

Awards

- 1983, National Award for Best Regional Director for the movie Ananda Bhairavi

- 1983, Andhra Nandi Award for the Best director for the movie Ananda Bhairavi

- 1987, Andhra Nandi Award for the Best Story Writer for the movie Padamati Sandhya Ragam

- 1992, Andhra Nandi Award for the Best Dialogue Writer for the movie Apadbhandavudu

Awards for Jandhayala Movies (Other than Ananda Bhairavi)

Goutham Raju - 1988, Andhra Nandi Award for the Best editor for the movie Hy Hy Nayaka

Awards for the movie Ananda Bhairavi

National Award
Jandhyala - Best Regional Director

Andhra Nandi Awards
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best director.
S.Gopala Reddy - Best Photography.
K.S.Chandra Murthy - Second Best story writer.

Andhra Pradesh Film Journalists Award
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best Director
Girish Karnad - Best Actor

Vijayawada Film Journalists Award
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best Director
Ramesh Naidu - Best Music Director

Vamsi Awards
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best Director
Ramesh Naidu - Best Music Director
Kanchana - Best Actress
Sutti Veerabhadra Rao, Sutti Velu - Best male comedy pair
Sri Lakshmi - Best female comedian
Kondamudi Sree Rama Chandra Murthy - Best Story

Kalasagar Awards
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best Director
Ramesh Naidu - Best Music Director
Kondamudi Sree Rama Chandra Murthy - Best Story
Best Male Comedian
Best Female Comedian

Andhra Pradesh Cinegoers Awards
Best Movie
Jandhyala - Best Director
Ramesh Naidu - Best Music Director
Girish Karnad - Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Female Comedian
Best Baby Actor

Hasyapriya Relangi Academy Award
Best Female Comedian

Madras Film Fans
Jandhyala - Best Director

Movies List (Director)

Movie	Actors	Release Date	RESULT
Muddha Mandaram	Pradeep, Poornima	1981	Super Hit
Malle Pandiri	Vijji Babu, Jyothi, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	1982	Hit
Nalugu Sthambhalata	Naresh, Pradeep, Purnima, Tulasi	15-5-1982	Bumper Hit
Nelavanka	Rajesh, Gummadi, J. V. Somayajulu	25-1-1983	Super Hit
Rendu Jalla Seetha	Naresh, Pradeep, Rajesh, Subhakar, Mahalakshmi	30-3-1983	Platinum Hit
Amarajeevi	Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayapradha	19-8-1983	Never Again
Moodu Mullu	Chandra Mohan, Radhika, Geetha	-9-1983
Sreevariki Prema Lekha	Naresh, Purnima	2-3-1984	More than 10 awards
Ananda Bhairavi (Telugu & Kannada)	Girish Karnad, Malavika	11-4-1984	AWARD WINNING FILM (20)
Rao Gopal rao	Rao Gopal Rao, Chandra Mohan, Muchcharla Aruna	1984	A Little Discouragement
Puththadi Bomma	Naresh, Purnima, Muchcharla Aruna	1985
Babai Abbai	Bala Krishna, Anitha Reddy[Debt], Sutti Veera Bhadra Rao	8-2-1985	COMEDY HIT
Srivari Sobhanam	Naresh, Anitha Reddy	1985	SUPER HIT
Mogudu Pellalu	Naresh, Bhanu Priya	5-8-1985	BUMPER HIT
Muddula Manavaralu	Bhanumathi, Suhasini, Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Sarat Babu	1985
Rendu Rellu Aru	Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Rajani, Preethy	11-1-1986	GIGA HIT
Seetha Rama Kalyanam	Bala Krishna, Rajani	18-4-1986	Tremendous Hit
Chantabbai	Chiranjeevi,SUTHIVELU, Suhasini	22-8-1986	HIT
Padamati Sandhya Ragam	Vijayasanthi, Tom, Gummaluri Sastry	11-4-1987	MEGA HIT (American)
Raga Leela	Raghu, Sumalatha, Tulasi, Sandhya	4-6-1987
Satyagraham	Challa Ramakrishna Reddy, Saritha, Guntur Sastry	1987
Aha Naa Pellanta	Rajendra_Prasad_(actor), Rajani	27-11-1987	BEST EVER JANDHYALA MOVIE
Chinni Krishnudu	Ramesh, Khushboo, Sarat Babu	-4-1988
Vivaha Bhojanambu	Chandra Mohan, Rajendra Prasad, Aswani	-4-1988	Full Meals (Laughter)
Neeku Naaku Pellanta	Dr.Rajasekhar, Aswani	8-1988
Choopulu Kalasina Subhavela	Naresh, Mohan, Aswani, Sudha	7-10-1988	GOLDEN HIT
Hy Hy Nayaka	Naresh, Sri Bharathi	23-2-1989	GOOD LAUGHER
Jayammu Nishayammura	Rajendra Prasad, Sumalatha, Chandra Mohan, Avanthi	6-7-1989	SUPER HIT
Bava Bava Panneru	Naresh, Rupa Kala	9-8-1991	TREMENDOUS HIT
Prema Entha Madhuram	Naresh, Mayuri	6-9-1991
Vichitra Prema	Rajendra Prasad, Amrutha	1991
Babai Hotel	Brahmanandam, Kinnera	5-6-1992
Prema Jindabad	Rajendra Prasad, Aiswarya, Subhalekha Sudhakar	-
Aa Aaa e ee	Varun Raj, Achyuth, Vijay Kumar	-
Shhh. Gup Chup	Varun Raj, Bhanu Priya	12-5-1994	AVERAGE
Oho Naa Pellanta	Harish, Sanghavi	20-3-1996
Vichitram	Gajal Srinivas, Chandra Sree, Sri Harsha, Charmi	6-11-1999

Movies List (Writer)

• Nari nari naduma murari

• Adavi Ramudu

• Vetagadu

• Rahasya Gudachari

• Seethakoka Chiluka

• Sagara Sangamam

• Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

• Apadbandhavudu

All major hits of NTR post 1976 were written by Jandhyala

Movies List (Actor)

• Apadbandhavudu

Movies List (Gave voice)

• Chupulu Kalasina Subhavela (for Sutti Veerabhadra Rao)

• Bharateeyudu (for The cop chasing the hero)

• Iddaru (for Prakashraj)

• padamati sandhya ragam (for [vijayasanthi] father-in-law(meer abdulla one of producer of this movie])

External links

• Jandhyala at IMDb
• Write-Up on Jandhyala (By Sreenivas Kanchibhotla) http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/realstars/jandhyala.html

One of the most famous directors of telugu comedy films.

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