H. M. Reddy

H M Reddy
Born	(1892-06-12)June 12, 1892 India
Died	14 January 1960(1960-01-14) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Film Producer

H. M. Reddy (12 June 1892 - 14 January 1960) who is from Andhra Pradesh , produced the first south Indian talkie movie, Bhakta Prahlada. His full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy and he was also referred as HM Reddy. Before making his own productions, he worked as assistant to Ardeshir Irani, creator of the first Indian talkie Alam Ara. He produced successful Telugu movies such as Tenali Ramakrishna, Kalidas and Gruha Lakshmi. He introduced Chittor V. Nagaiah and other artists to the film industry.

Movies produced by H. M. Reddy

1. Bhakta Prahlada (1931)
2. Gruhalakshmi (1938)
3. Pratigna (1953)

Movies directed by H. M. Reddy

1. Prince Vijaykumar (1930)
2. Bhakta Prahlada (1931)
3. Kalidas (1931)
4. Bar Ke Pobar (1931), "A Wager in Love"
5. Jazz of Life (1932)
6. Savitri (1933)
7. Seeta Swayamvar (1933)
8. Gruhalakshmi (1938)
9. Mathru Bhoomi (1939)
10. Chaduvukonna Bharya (1940)
11. Bondam Pelli (1940)
12. Barrister Parvateesam (1940)
13. Tenali Ramakrishna (1941)
14. Gharana Donga (1942)
15. Sati Seeta (1946)
16. Nirdoshi (1951)
17. Niraparadhi (1951)
18. Pratigna (1953)
19. Vaddante Dabbu (1954)

See also

• Raghupathi Venkaiah

References

• HMReddy at IMDb
• http://www.cinegoer.com/telugucinema5.htm