C Na Re, a new idiom in Telugu literature
Hyderabad: Born in a small village in Karimnagar, Dr C Narayana Reddy made it to the pinnacle of Telugu literature when won the Gnanpeet Award for his magnum opus Vishwambara.
In between, his songs took wing and swayed with melodious feathers in Tollywood which gained innumerable prized lyrics.
Singireddy Narayana Reddy has become C Narayana Reddy aka C Na Re due to a clerical error in the school in which he was admitted as the Sarkar School thought Singireddy will be spelled with C and not S.
The scholarly talent soon came out and he became a romantic poet and was associated with Progressive Writers. His poetry caught the imagination of one and all and his foray into films gave him immense popularity.
Atmabandhuvu and Gulebakavali Katha were his early hits and a new idiom was born in Telugu film industry.
Though he was working as a Professor in Osmania University, he managed to keep the film folks happy with his songs which are simple, catchy and at times verbose to suit the situation.
He played a very important role during World Telugu Mahasabhalu held in Lal Bahadur Stadium under the patronage of Jalagam Vengal Rao and Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao. He then went on to become Vice Chancellor.
In Tollywood, he became C Na Re, and penned some of the best songs of all times and expressions like Pagale Vennela, Changu Re Bangaru Raja along with romantic songs like Chitram Ballare Vichitram he went on to write 3,000 songs besides publishing many of his poems. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan and was nominated to Rajya Sabha.
News Posted: 5 January, 2012
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