B.Vittalacharya or B.Vittala Acharya (Born: 28 January 1920 - Died: 28 May 1999) was a popular director and producer of Telugu and Kannada movies.

Biography

Vittala Acharya was born on January 20, 1920 in Udayavara, in then Udipi Taluk to middle class Madwa Brahmin couple as Seventh Child. He was interested in Dramas, Bayalata and Yakshagana

Yakshagana

Yakshagana is a musical theater popular in the coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. Yakshagana is the recent scholastic name for what are known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, bayalāṭa, daśāvatāra . It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during Bhakti movement...

 since childhood. His father was a noted Ayurvedic Doctor, who used to treat patients free of cost. He studied only up to third class. He left the house to seek his fortune at the age of nine years. Reaching Arasikere he did odd jobs and finally bought an Udupi Restaurant from his cousin. He successfully ran the hotel. He participated in the Quit India Movement

Quit India Movement

The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...

 against the British Government along with some friends. He was imprisoned. After release from the Jail, he handed over his Hotel Business to his Younger Brother. He established One Touring Cinema in Hassan District along with his Friend Sri. D. Shankar Singh and others.
He was the executive partner running the Touring Talkies on daily basis. He multiplied the single Touring Talkies into four units. He used to watch each and every film they screened and learnt film making technics practically. He got married to Mrs. Jayalakshmi Acharya, third daughter of Sri. U. Ramadasa Acharya of K. R. Pete in 1944.

With the same friends and Shankar Singh, they moved to Mysore and formed a Film Production Company under the Banner of Mahatma Pictures. They produced 18 Kannada Pictures from 1944 to 1953 among them very successful ones like Naga Kanya, Jagan Mohini, Srinivasa Kalyana etc., During that period one by one the partners parted company and finally only Sri. D.Shankar Signh and Sri. B.Vittala Acharya remained. Some of the films were Directed by others, some by Sri. D.Shankar Singh and some by Sri. B.Vittala Acharya.

In 1953, due to some misunderstanding with Sri. D.Shankar Singh, Vittala Acharya parted company and formed his own company under the banner Vittal Productions and produced and directed his first film Rajya Lakshmi. In 1954, he produced and directed Kanya Dhana a revolutionary film for that time. Wishing to Remake the same in Telugu, he moved to then Madras and settled there till his death. After making two more Kannada Movies, he concentrated in Producing and Directing only Telugu Movies. He directed movies for other producers also. He has totally Directed 15 Movies of Sri. N. T. Rama Rao

N. T. Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

 then the leading Hero of Andhra Pradesh. Though he did not get any awards most of his Films were Box Office Success and he was fondly called by his fans as "Janapada Brahma".

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Remarks
1953	Rajya Lakshmi		Director and producer
1954	Kanyadana		Director and producer
1954	Kanyadanam		Director and producer
1956	Muttiyde Baghya		Director and producer
1956	Vaddante Pelli	Telugu	Director and producer
1957	Jaya Vijaya	Kannada	Director and producer
1957	Mane Thumbida Hennu	Kannada	Producer
1958	Anna Chellalu	Telugu	Director
1958	Mane Thumbida Hennu	Kannada	Director
1958	Pelli Meeda Pelli	Telugu	Director and producer
1958	Penn Kulathin Pon Villakku	Tamil
1960	Kanaka Durga Pooja Mahima	Telugu	Director and producer
1961	Khadhi Kannayya		Director
1961	Varalakshmi Vratham Varalakshmi Vratham ] performed by many women in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu.The Hindu festival going by the name 'Vara Lakshmi Vrata' is celebrated on the Second Friday in the month of Śravaṇā, also called Śawan, which corresponds to the English months of July–August- History :In the kingdom...	Telugu	Director and producer
1962	Madana Kama Raju Katha	Telugu	Director and producer
1963	Bandipotu	Telugu	Director
1963	Guruvinu Minchina Shishyudu	Telugu	Director and producer
1963	Nava Graha Pooja Mahima	Telugu	Director and producer
1963	Veera Kesari	Kannada	Director
1964	Aggi Pidugu	Telugu	Director and producer
1965	Jwala Dweepa Rahasyam	Telugu	Director
1965	Mangamma Sapatham	Telugu	Director
1965	Vijaya Simha	Kannada	Director
1966	Aggi Bharata	Telugu	Director and producer
1966	Iddaru Monagallu	Telugu	Director
1967	Chikkadu Dorakadu	Telugu	Director
1967	Pidugu Ramudu	Telugu	Director
1967	Aggi Dora	Telugu	Director and Producer
1968	Bhale Monagadu	Telugu	Director
1968	Kadaladu Vadaladu	Telugu	Director
1968	Ninne Pelladuta	Telugu	Director and Producer
1969	Gandi Kota Rahasyam	Telugu	Director
1969	Aggi Veerudu	Telugu	Director and Producer
1970	Alibaba 40 Dongalu	Telugu	Director
1970	Lakshmi Kataksham Lakshmi Kataksham Lakshmi Kataksham or Laxmi Kataksham is a 1970 Telugu Musical film directed by B. Vittalacharya and starring N. T. Rama Rao and K. R. Vijaya....	Telugu	Director
1971	Raja Kota Rahasyam	Telugu	Director
1971	C.I.D. Raju		Producer
1972	Beedala Patlu Beedala Patlu Beedalapatlu or Beedala Patlu is a 1950 Telugu Drama film directed by K. Ramnoth starring Chittor V. Nagaiah. It is simultaneous made in Tamil language as Ezhai Padum Padu...	Telugu	Director and Producer
1973	Palletoori Chinnodu	Telugu	Director and Producer
1974	Aadadhani Adhurstam	Telugu	Director and Producer
1975	Kotalo Paga	Telugu	Director and Producer
1978	Jaganmohini Jaganmohini (1978 film) Jaganmohini is a 1978 Telugu drama film produced and directed by B. Vittalacharya. The film starring Narasimha Raju and Jayamalini. The film subsequently made in Tamil language. Jagan Mohini became a major hit and even performed better than the films of big stars.-Plot:Kama Pisachi Jaganmohini ...	Telugu	Director and Producer
1979	Gandrva Kanya	Telugu	Director and Producer
1980	Madana Manjari		Director and Producer
1984	Nava Mohini		Director and Producer
1986	Mohini Sapatham		Producer and Director
1987	Veera Prathap		Director

External links

• IMDB profile
• Complete list of films directed by B.Vittalacharya