H. M. Reddy produced the first south talkie movie, Bhakta Prahlada

Bhakta Prahlada

Bhakta Prahlada means "devotee Prahlada", a devotional character in Hindu mythology. It may refer to:-Films:* Bhakta Prahlada - first Telugu talkie movie made in 1931 under the krishna movies banner by H. M...

. His full name was Hanumappa Muniappa Reddy and he was also referred as HM Reddy. Before making his own productions, he worked as assistant to Ardeshir Irani

Ardeshir Irani

Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Irani ; popularly known as Ardeshir Irani, was a writer, director, producer, actor, film distributor, film showman and cinematographer in the silent and sound eras of early Indian cinema. He was renowned for making films in Hindi, Telugu, English, German, Indonesian, Persian,...

, creator of the first Indian talkie Alam Ara

Alam Ara

Alam Ara is a 1931 film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound film.Irani recognized the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films. Alam Ara debuted at the Majestic Cinema in Mumbai on March 14, 1931...

. He produced successful Telugu movies such as Tenali Ramakrishna, Kalidas and Gruha Lakshmi. He introduced Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...

 and other artists to the film industry.

Movies produced by H. M. Reddy

1. Bhakta Prahlada
   Bhakta Prahlada
   Bhakta Prahlada means "devotee Prahlada", a devotional character in Hindu mythology. It may refer to:-Films:* Bhakta Prahlada - first Telugu talkie movie made in 1931 under the krishna movies banner by H. M...
   
   (1931)
2. Grihalakshmi
   Grihalakshmi
   Gruhalakshmi was a 1938 Telugu film produced and directed by H. M. Reddy. It was the maiden film for Rohini Pictures and Chittor V. Nagaiah. The film was adaptation of the popular stage play Rangoon Rowdy written by Somaraju Ramanuja Rao.-The plot:The social film is about a decadent dancer,...
   
   (1938)
3. Pratigna (1953)

Movies directed by H. M. Reddy

1. Prince Vijaykumar (1930)
2. Bhakta Prahlada
   Bhakta Prahlada
   Bhakta Prahlada means "devotee Prahlada", a devotional character in Hindu mythology. It may refer to:-Films:* Bhakta Prahlada - first Telugu talkie movie made in 1931 under the krishna movies banner by H. M...
   
    (1931)
3. Kalidas (1931)
4. Bar Ke Pobar (1931), "A Wager in Love"
5. Jazz of Life (1932)
6. Savitri
   Savithri (1933 film)
   Savithri is a 1933 Telugu film directed by Chittajalu Pullayya.-Story:The story is about Savitri and Satyavan from Mahabharata. According to the legend, Princess Savitri marries Satyavan despite a curse that foretells his death within a year. She manages to get Yama , the god of death, to restore...
   
    (1933)
7. Seeta Swayamvar (1933)
8. Grihalakshmi
   Grihalakshmi
   Gruhalakshmi was a 1938 Telugu film produced and directed by H. M. Reddy. It was the maiden film for Rohini Pictures and Chittor V. Nagaiah. The film was adaptation of the popular stage play Rangoon Rowdy written by Somaraju Ramanuja Rao.-The plot:The social film is about a decadent dancer,...
   
    (1938)
9. Mathru Bhoomi (1939)
10. Chaduvukonna Bharya (1940)
11. Bondam Pelli (1940)
12. Barrister Parvateesam
    Barrister Parvateesam (film)
    -Plot:Barrister Parvateesam is a 1940 Telugu comedy-drama film directed by H. M. Reddy. It is based on the Telugu novel Barrister Parvateesam written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry....
    
     (1940)
13. Tenali Ramakrishna
    Tenali Ramakrishna
    Garlapati Tenali Ramakrishna , popularly known as Tenali Rama and Vikata Kavi, was a court-poet of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas who belonged to the court of Krishnadevaraya in Vijayanagar....
    
     (1941)
14. Gharana Donga (1942)
15. Sati Seeta (1946)
16. Nirdoshi
    Nirdoshi
    Nirdoshi or Niraparadhi is a 1951 Telugu/Tamil film produced and directed by H. M. Reddy. Mukkamala Krishna Murthy played role of hero whereas Anjali Devi played double role. This film is remembered for the difficult portrayal of Anjali Devi...
    
     (1951)
17. Niraparadhi (1951)
18. Pratigna (1953)
19. Vaddante Dabbu (1954)