M. Balayya

Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema.^[2] He appeared in 300 films during his career.^[3][4]

M. Balayya
Born	9 April 1930 (1930-04-09) Chavapadu, Guntur District, British Raj
Died	9 April 2022 (2022-04-10) (aged 92)[1] Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations	Actor writer director producer
Years active	1957–2022
Children	3

Early life and career

Mannava Balayya was born in Chavupadu, Amaravathi mandalam, Guntur district to Mannava Annapurnamma and Guravayya Chowdary. He studied Engineering B.E. (mechanical) at Guindy Engineering College in Chennai. Inspired by the drama during his college days, Balayya ventured into movies with guidance from Tapi Chanakya.

He made his debut as an actor with Ethuku Pai Ethu, a social film directed by Tapi Chanakya and made by Sarathi Studios. Films such as Parvati Kalyanam established him as an actor. He acted in nearly three hundred films and established Amrutha Films in 1970.

He penned a play, Nalupu Telupu, later made into Chelleli Kapuram, for which he received the Gold Nandi Award from the Andhra Pradesh Government. He also penned films, including Neramu Siksha and Annadammula Katha. He was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2012.^[5]

Filmography

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Actor

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1958	Ettuku Pai Ettu
	Parvathi Kalyanam	Lord Shiva
1959	Bhagya Devata	Doctor
	Manorama
1960	Chivaraku Migiledi	Prakash Rao
	Kumkuma Rekha
1961	Krishna Prema	Lord Krishna
1962	Mohini Rukmangada
	Sri Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnuvu Katha
1963	Irugu Porugu	Ramu / Johnny
1964	Babruvahana	Balarama
	Bobbili Yudham	Dharmarayudu
	Vivaha Bandham
	Manchi Manishi	DSP
1965	Pandava Vanavasam	Arjuna
1966	Shri Krishna Pandaviyam	Yudhishthira
	Paduka Pattabhishekam	Bharata	[6]
	Mohini Bhasmasura	Narada	[7]
	Monagallaku Monagadu
	Palnati Yudham
1968	Nene Monaganni
1970	Lakshmi Kataksham	Vinayadandudu
	Suguna Sundari Katha	Shiva	[8]
1971	Vikramarka Vijayam
1972	Bala Bharatam	Mahendra
1973	Neramu Siksha	Chinnaiah
1974	Alluri Seetharama Raju	Ghantam Dora
1975	Annadammula Katha	Satyam
1976	Bhakta Kannappa	Lord Shiva
	Ramarajyamlo Raktapasam
1977	Kurukshetram	Yudhishtira (DharmaRaja)
	Chiranjeevi Rambabu	Raghavaiah
1978	Sahasavanthudu	Srinivasa Rao	[9]
1980	Bebbuli	Temple Priest	[10]
1983	Nijam Chebithe Nerama	Commissioner of Police
1986	Tandra Paparayudu
	Simhasanam
1987	Jaganmatha	Lord Shiva
1988	Prithviraj	Kameswara Rao	[11]
1990	Doctor Bhavani
1992	Peddarikam	Sukanya's father
	Alexander
1993	Ankuram	Sindhura's father
	Radha Saradhi
	Major Chandrakanth
	Gaayam	Chari
1994	Pachcha Toranam
	Yamaleela	Brahma
	Gharana Alludu	Prakash Rao	[12]
	Yes Nenante Nene	D.I.G.
1995	Muddayi Muddugumma		[13]
	Telugu Veera Levara	Ramaraju's father	[14]
1996	Sarada Bullodu	Chief Engineer
1997	Annamayya	Narayana Suri
	Allari Pellikoduku
	Pelli Sandadi
1998	Suprabhatam	Vasundhara's father
	Pandaga
2002	Manmadhudu	Abhiram's grandfather
	Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu	Zamindar Bhupathi
2003	Okariki Okaru	Swapna's grandfather
2004	Malliswari	Ram Mohan Rao
	Seshadri Naidu
	Mass	Anjali's grandfather
2006	Veedhi
	Bharati	Bharati's grandfather
2008	Pandurangadu
2009	Neramu Siksha	Judge
	Mitrudu	Aditya's grandfather
2010	Prasthanam	Dasaradha Rama Naidu
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Vasishta
2012	Devaraya	Mahamamthri Thimmarusu
2013	Ramachari	Chief Minister Harishchandra Prasad

Producer

Year	Movie title	Actors	Info
1971	Chelleli Kapuram	Sobhan Babu, Vanisri, Nagabhushanam	Also Story Writer
1973	Neramu Siksha	Krishna, Bharati	Also Story Writer
1975	Annadammula Katha
1977	Eenati Bandam Yenatido	Krishna, Jaya Prada	Music: S. Rajeswara Rao
1978	Prema Paga	Murali Mohan
1980	Chuttalunnaru Jagratha	Krishna, Sridevi
1981	Oorukichina Maata	Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Kavitha
1983	Kirayi Alludu	Krishna, Jayasudha, Satyannarayana
1986	Pasupu Taadu	Mannava Tulasiram Prasad, Sarath Babu, Radha
1987	Allari Paandavulu	Mannava Tulasiram Prasad, Ashwini	Music: Raj–Koti

Director

Year	Movie title	Actors	Info
1983	Nijam Chebite Nerama?	Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada
1986	Pasupu Tadu		Story Writer and Screenplay
1994	Police Alludu

Story writer

Year	Movie title	Actors
1971	Chellili Kapuram	Sobhan Babu, Vanisri
1973	Neramu Siksha	Krishna, Bharati
1981	Chuttalunnaru Jagratha	Krishna
1985	Wafadaar	Rajinikanth, Shakti Kapoor
1986	Pasupu Tadu

Awards

• Nandi Award for Second Best Story Writer – Oorukichchina Maata (1981)^[15]

See also

• Raghupathi Venkaiah Award

References

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13. "Muddayi Muddugumma (1995) | V CINEMA – Movie, Review, Cast, Songs & Release Date". www.vcinema.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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15. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• M. Balayya at IMDb