SINGEETHAM SRINIVASARAO ,LEGEND IN DIRECTION
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, composer, singer, lyricist and actor, known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films, across multiple genres.[1] The octogenarian is widely regarded as one of the versatile directors of India.[2][3] He is credited with having revolutionised the South Indian cinema with experimental films.[4][5][6][7] He has garnered two National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, and three Karnataka State Film Awards.[8]
In 2010, Srinivasa Rao headed the Jury of the Indian Panorama at the 8th Chennai International Film Festival.[9] In 2011, Rao received the Life Achievement Award from the Film Federation of India at the 4th Global Film Festival.[10] Rao was also the Guest of honor alongside Barrie Osbourne at the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave 2012 hosted by FICCI and FFI.[11][12] In 2012, Rao served as one of the selection committee member for the Sundance Institute's screenwriters lab.[13]
The 2003 animation film, Son of Aladdin had 1100 shots and 125 characters.[14] The film won Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Children’s Film Festival Hyderabad,[15][16][17] and was subsequently premiered at the 37th International Film Festival of India.[18] The 2008 animation film Ghatothkach, was premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics' Week section,[19][20] and was also premiered to special mention at the Grand Finale - Children's Film Festival 2014 of the 44th International Film Festival of India.[21]
Rao served as the executive director for the 1970 Kannada film, Samskara which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, and Bronze Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[22] He made his Telugu directorial debut with Neethi Nijayithi (1972). He then directed social problem films like Dikkatra Parvathi (1974), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil for that year,[23] and Tharam Marindhi, which won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, both of which were premiered at International Film Festival of India and the Moscow Film Festival.[24] The 1988 silent film, Pushpaka Vimana gained international acclaim, including 1988 Cannes Film Festival premiere in the International Critics' Week. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and Filmfare Award South for Best Film.[25][26][27
Early life and career[edit source]
Singitam Srinivasa Rao is from a telugu niyogi Brahmin family. He graduated with a Physics Degree from University of Madras.[28] Rao worked as associate director and singer to Harindranath Chattopadhyay, K. V. Reddy, and Pingali Nagendrarao, for films like Mayabazar (1957), Pelli Naati Pramanalu (1958), Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961), Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddham (1963), Sathya Harischandra (1965) etc.[29] In 1972, subsequently Rao ventured into direction, and directed about sixty films in various languages including Hindi and English.
Kannada cinema[edit source]
Rao was the executive director of the 1970 Kannada movie Samskara directed by Pattabhirama Reddy. It won the President's gold medal for National Film Award for Best Feature Film.[30] Rao directed Kannada blockbusters like Haalu Jenu (1982), Chalisuva Modagalu (1982), Eradu Nakshatragalu (1983), Shravana Banthu (1984), Jwaalamukhi (1985) Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (1985), Anand (1986), Devatha Manushya (1988), Chiranjeevi Sudhakara (1988), Ksheera Sagara (1992), Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi (1999) and Make-Up(2002). He was also the script-writer of Belliyappa Bangarappa (1992). The Kannada Film Journalists Association has honoured Srinivasa Rao with a Special Biography. Rao received three Karnataka State Film Awards, including two for Best Screenplay.[31] A disciple of legendary composer S. Rajeswara Rao, he also composed music for 2 Kannada movies - Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (directed by him) and Samyuktha - (not directed by him).
He has the distinction of having directed Rajkumar and all his 3 sons - the first director to do so. He directed Rajkumar in 7 movies including his 200th movie Devatha Manushya . He was also the director of debut movies of Rajkumar sons - Shiva Rajkumar's Anand and Raghavendra Rajkumar's Chiranjeevi Sudhakara. He also directed Puneeth Rajkumar in a lead role as a child artist in Eradu Nakshatragalu in which he had played a dual role.
Lyricist and Composer[edit source]
He composed lyrics for films like Bhairava Dweepam (1994), and sound tracks for few Kannada films. He edited many magazines in Telugu such as Bharati, and scripted plays like Brahma, Antya Ghattam, and Chitrārjuna. Chitrārjuna was also translated into English, and was telecasted in American Television.[32]
Film craft and Innovative cinema[edit source]
The 1984 Telugu biographical dance film, Mayuri, which won the National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film), was premiered at the 1985 International Film Festival of India, has also received several state Awards, including the State Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and Filmfare Award South for Best Direction.[33] The film was later remade into Hindi as Naache Mayuri.
In 1988, He co-produced, scripted and directed the first Indian silent film, Pushpak premiered at Cannes Film Festival, and has received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Filmfare Award South for Best Film, and several International honors, including special mention at Shanghai Film Festival.[34][35] The film was listed among CNN-IBN's hundred greatest Indian films of all time.[36] The comedy-drama blockbuster Apoorva Sagodharargal was one of the enduring works on dwarfism in popular media.[37] The film won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, and was premiered at the International Film Festival of India.
The Telugu Crossover cinema like America Ammayi, and America Abbayi, were box office hits. The 1990 action comedy, Michael Madana Kama Rajan became an instant hit at the box office. The Science fantasy in Telugu Aditya 369 was the highest grossing Telugu film of 1991, grossing ₹90 million (US$1.4 million) at the box office. A sequel, entitled Aditya 999, was delayed indefinitely in July 2016.[38] Another science fantasy in Tamil, Chinna Vathiyar was also an instant hit. The 1994, folklore Bhairava Dweepam garnered the state Nandi Award for Best Direction.
பல வெற்றி படங்களை இயக்கிய சிங்கீதம் சீனிவாச ராவ் 1931 செப்டம்பர் 21 இல் பிறந்தார்
சிங்கீதம் சீனிவாசராவை இன்றைய தலைமுறைக்கு நினைவிருக்கிறதா தெரியவில்லை. கமல் ஹாஸனின் அதிக வெற்றிப் படங்களின் இயக்குநர் இவர்தான். கமலின் முதல் தயாரிப்பான ராஜபார்வை, அடுத்த மெகா ஹிட் படமான அபூர்வ சகோதரர்கள், மைக்கேல் மதன காம ராஜன், வசனங்களே இல்லாத பேசும் படம், மகளிர் மட்டும், லேடீஸ் ஒன்லி, சின்ன வாத்தியார், காதலா காதலா, மும்பை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் போன்ற படங்களை இயக்கியவர் சிங்கீதம் சீனிவாசராவ்.
சென்னை: கமல் ஹாஸன் நடிப்பில் வெளியான மைக்கேல் மதன காமராஜன் படம் வெளியாகி இன்றுடன் 26 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவடைந்துள்ளன.
சிங்கீதம் சீனிவாச ராவ் இயக்கத்தில் உலக நாயகன் கமல் ஹாஸன் நான்கு கதாபாத்திரங்களில் நடித்த படம் மைக்கேல் மதன காமராஜன். காமெடியில் கமல் கலக்கியிருந்த இந்த படம் வெளியாகி இன்றுடன் 26 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவடைந்துள்ளன.
இருப்பினும் இந்த படத்தை அடித்துக் கொள்ள இன்னொரு படம் இன்னும் வரவில்லை என்கிறார்கள் பலர்.
பீம்பாய் பீம் பாய் பீம் பாய் அந்த லாக்கரில் இருக்கும் ஆறு லட்சத்தை எடுத்து அவிநாசி நாய் மூஞ்சியில விட்டெறி என காமேஸ்வரன் கமல் அய்யர் ஆத்து பாஷையில் பேசியதை தான் மறக்க முடியுமா?
திருட்டுப் பாட்டி படத்தில் ஊர்வசியின் பாட்டி திருமண வீட்டில் பொருட்களை நைசாகத் திருடி நம்மை வயிறு வலிக்க சிரிக்க வைத்தார். இறுதிக் காட்சியில் பறந்து பறந்து சண்டை போட்டு ஓல்டு இஸ் கோல்டு என்று காட்டினார்.
மீன் திருமண வீட்டில் சாம்பாரில் மீன் விழுந்த பயத்தில் கமல் நிற்கும்போது இரண்டு பேர் வாட் டூ யூ மீன்? ஐ மீன் வாட் ஐ மீன், பட் தே கான்ட் பீ சோ மீன் என ஆங்கில மீனை பற்றி பேச கமல் தமிழ் மீனை நினைத்து பதறும் காட்சி இன்றும் நினைவில் உள்ளது.
மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை மைக்கேல் மதன காமராஜன் படத்தில் கமல் அய்யர் பாஷை, மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை பேசியிருப்பார். கமல் பாலக்காட்டு தமிழில் ஓ என சொல்வதே தனி அழகு. கதை கேளு கதை கேளு என படத்தின் டைட்டில் கார்டு போடும்போதே பாடல் மூலம் கதையை கூறியிருப்பார்கள்.
கிளாசிக் படம் வெளியாகி 26 ஆண்டுகள் ஆனாலும் மைக்கேல் மதன காமராஜனை வெல்ல இன்னும் எந்த படமும் வரவில்லை என்றே கூறப்படுகிறது. நீங்க என்ன சொல்றீங்க?
Awards[edit source]
Film Federation of India
Life Time Achievement Award
National Film Awards
1974 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Dikkatra Parvathi
1988 - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Pushpaka Vimana
Nandi Awards
1977 - Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Silver) - Tharam Marindhi
1985 - Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold) - Mayuri
1985 - Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer - Mayuri
1985 - Nandi Award for Best Director - Mayuri
1986 - Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer - Brundavanam
1994 - Nandi Award for Best Director - Bhairava Dweepam
2012 - "Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy National Award" for Life Time Achievement.[39]
Karnataka State Film Awards
1982 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film - Haalu Jenu
1985 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay - Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma
1986 - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay - Anand
Filmfare Awards South
1974 - Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil - Dikkatra Parvathi[40]
1985 - Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) - Mayuri
1987 - Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada - Pushpaka Vimana[41]
Filmography[edit source]
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Neethi Nijayithi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut in Telugu cinema |
| 1974 | Dikkatra Parvathi | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut in Tamil cinema National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil |
| 1975 | Zamindharugari Ammayi | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1976 | Oka Deepam Veligindhi | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1976 | America Ammayi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1977 | Tharam Marindhi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nandi Award For Best Feature Film |
| 1977 | Andhame Anandham | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1977 | Pantulamma | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also actor |
| 1977 | Niraparayum Nilavilakkum | Malayalam | Yes | Directorial debut in Malayalam cinema. | ||
| 1978 | Sommokadidi Sokokadidi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | |
| 1978 | Raamachilaka | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1978 | Gammathu Goodacharulu | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Mangala Thoranalu | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1980 | Thriloka Sundhari | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1980 | Gandhara Golam | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1981 | Raja Paarvai | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 1981 | Jai Gantalu | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1982 | Thrilok Sundhari | Hindi | Yes | |||
| 1982 | Haalu Jenu | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut in Kannada Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film Starring Rajkumar |
| 1982 | Chalisuva Modagalu | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Starring Rajkumar | |
| 1983 | Eradu Nakshatragalu | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Starring Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar | |
| 1984 | Shravana Banthu | Kannada | Yes | Starring Rajkumar | ||
| 1984 | Sangeetha Samrat | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1984 | Mayuri | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Filmfare Award South For Best Direction Nandi Award for Best Screenplay | |
| 1985 | Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma | Kannada | Yes | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Also Music director Starring Rajkumar | ||
| 1985 | Jwaalamukhi | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Starring Rajkumar | |
| 1986 | Anand | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Starring Shiva Rajkumar in his debut | |
| 1986 | Naache Mayuri | Hindi | Yes | |||
| 1987 | America Abbayi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1988 | Pushpaka Vimana | Silent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Silent Film National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada Starring Kamal Haasan |
| 1988 | Devatha Manushya | Kannada | Yes | Starring Rajkumar ( his 200th movie) | ||
| 1988 | Chiranjeevi Sudhakara | Kannada | Yes | Starring Raghavendra Rajkumar in his debut | ||
| 1988 | Samyuktha | Kannada | Yes | Only as music director Starring Shiva Rajkumar | ||
| 1989 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 1990 | Michael Madana Kama Rajan | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 1991 | Aditya 369 | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna | |
| 1992 | Ksheera Sagara | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Starring Kumar Bangarappa | |
| 1992 | Belliyappa Bangarappa | Kannada | Yes | Starring Kumar Bangarappa | ||
| 1992 | Brundavanam | Telugu | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Screenplay | ||
| 1993 | Phool | Hindi | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1993 | Madam | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1994 | Magalir Mattum | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 1994 | Bhairava Dweepam | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Director Nandi Award for Best Feature Film Also Lyric writer for Virisinadhi Vasantha Gaanam Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna | |
| 1995 | Chinna Vathiyar | Tamil | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Shri Krishnarjuna Vijayam | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna | |
| 1998 | Kaathala Kaathala | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 1998 | Raja Hamsa | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi | Kannada | Yes | Starring Raghavendra Rajkumar | ||
| 2001 | Akasa Veedhilo | Telugu | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Little John | Tamil | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Make-up | Kannada | Yes | Starring Jaggesh | ||
| 2003 | Vijayam | Telugu | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Son of Aladdin | English | Yes | Yes | Special Mention in the Competition section at the 2003 International Children’s Film Festival | |
| 2005 | Mumbai Express | Tamil | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress | Hindi | Yes | Starring Kamal Haasan | ||
| 2008 | Ghatothkach | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Animation Film | |
| 2010 | Varudu | Telugu | Actor | |||
| 2013 | Chinni Chinni Aasa | Telugu | Actor | |||
| 2013 | Welcome Obama | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Remake of Marathi movie Mala Aai Vhhaychy! | |
| 2015 | Kanche | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
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