Visual richness, narrative supremacy, Bapu's forte
Hyderabad: The multi-faceted Bapu has rewritten the idiom of film narrative in a style that can be possible only to him and has his imprint embossed on the Tollywood canvas in simple, vibrant and pleasant strokes that stand out from the rest in many ways.
Being an artist, the director with his visual richness gives a treat to the connoisseurs and his lucid style of storytelling laced with humorous punch and a soft flow has been the delight of his films that have enthralled the Telugu audience for over 55 years.
Bapu, born as Sattiraju Lakshminaryana in 1933, celebrates his 78th birthday today. He misses his long term friend Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, who died recently. Bapu-Ramana, the director-writer duo stood as an extension of each other, until the writer departed.
Beginning from Sakshi the duo made a memorable collection till the recent Sri Rama Rajyam, giving hits and flops but they had a chunk of die-hard audience.
Before coming to films, Bapu worked as a cartoonist for Andhra Patrika. His paintings were popular for the economy of strokes and highly expressive gestures, more so the eyes and plait. Using bright colours and doing away with background clutter has been his uniqueness.
His paintings were widely used in the mythological movies he had directed. Humour, innocence, values and a hilarious comedy track form the nucleus of the Bapu's films.
Bangaru Pichuka, Mr Pellam, Pelli Pusthakam to name a few. Seetha Kalyanam has been acclaimed as the best film of his career, technically and has floored the world critics.
Some of the other pictures that were shaped to delightful masterpieces by Bapu are Vamsa Vruksham, Mutyala Muggu, Andala Ramudu, Balaraju Katha, Rajadhi Raju, Sampoorna Ramayanam and Tyagaiah.
Technically speaking every frame of Bapu's film is a unique painting by itself. The latest Sri Rama Rajyam is acclaimed to rich in narration and music.
Popular poet Arudra dedicated a poem on Bapu in his Kunalamma sathakam which reads:
Konte bommala Bapu
Konni taramula sepu
Gundenuyala lupu
O kunalamma.
(Art of Bapu will rock the hearts for a few generations span ' O Kunalamma)
Bapu has also directed television serial Bhagavatham beamed by a Telugu channel.
News Posted: 15 December, 2011
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