Jandhyala
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Born | Madanapalle, India |
Died | June 19, 2001 (aged 50) |
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 |
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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, 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
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.
జంధ్యాల గారి గురించి సతీష్ యనమండ్ర బ్లాగ్ లో వ్యాసం : http://vedabharathi.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post_3982.html