Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (te: ముళ్ళపూడి వెంకట రమణ; June 28, 1931 – February 23, 2011) was a Telugu

Telugu people

The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...

 story writer. He was especially known for his hilarious style of writing. He also created a child character called Budugu

Budugu

Budugu is a fictional character created by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana of Andhra Pradesh in India. Budugu is a precocious and bratty child, characterised by his inimitably childish Telugu . Mullapudi describes the world as seen through his eyes with humour. Budugu has an opinion about everything. He...

. Many other memorable characters like Radha, Gopalam, Contractor (in Muthyala Muggu

Muthyala Muggu

Muthyala Muggu is a 1975 film adaption of Uttara Ramayana from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu. The film stars Sreedhar, Sangeetha, Rao Gopal Rao, Mukkamala, Allu Ramalingaiah and Nutan Prasad. The movie introduced Sangeetha and Rao to the Telugu screen...

), Tutti (in Mister Pellam

Mister Pellam

Mr. Pellam or Mister Pellam is a 1993 Telugu Comedy film directed by Bapu.-Cast:* Rajendraprasad ... Balaji* Aamani ... Jhansi* Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam ... Gopal* Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam-Soundtrack:...

) in Modern Telugu Literature/Cinema flown from the ink of this master writer's pen.

Mullapudi was also the dialogue, story and screenplay writer for many of the movies that came as a Bapu-Ramana combination. He was versatile in penning both heart-touching and rib-tickling dialogues.

Early life

Ramana's childhood was mostly spent in Dhavaleswaram near Rajahmundry

Rajahmundry

Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...

, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

. Ramana had one elder sister and a younger brother. It was a happy family with no troubles until his father expired when Ramana was 9 years old. This turned their family status upside down and they shifted to Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 (called Madras in those days) for better opportunities. Ramana's mother Mrs. Adilakshmi took all the pains to raise the family in such situation. Ramana's education and career happened in Madras itself.

Early career

After complete SSLC in Madras, Ramana have done many petty jobs before finally taking a first official job as a reporter in Andhra Patrika in 1953 First, he was working for the "Daily" section of the news paper, and then shifted to "Weekkly" section. He was responsible for the "Cinema Page" section in the paper. That was the time when all the big names of Telugu literature like Nanduri Ramamohana Rao, Pilaka Ganapati Sastry, Surampudi Seetaram etc. were working for the same news paper. Due to the literary environment and friendship with all the poets/writers, Ramana's interest in writing was born and then he never turned back. That was the same time when he got introduced to film industry and befriended the famous stars of film fraternity.

Association with Bapu

Ramana’s association with Bapu on a career plane completes 60 years. They first met in 1942 in P.S. High School, Madras. They studied there in standards V and VI and then continued schooling at Kesari High School.Ramana’s first short story Amma Maata Vinakapothe was published in 1945 in Bala, a children's magazine published by Radio Annayya (Nyayapathi Raghava Rao),he was 14 then. Bapu illustrated the story. That was the beginning of their career as a writer-producer -illustrator- filmmaker duo”.

While Bapu achieved much of his fame sticking to a subtle style of artistic elegance, Ramana announced his entry through a bunch of talkative characters, who try to make no sense out of the sensible world around them, because of their askew point of view. Ramana is the dialogue, story and screenplay writer for many of the movies that came as a Bapu-Ramana combination. He provided an able foil, providing script/dialogue that suited bapu's visuals and this celebrated friendship and professional associatioon gave many good cinemas.

Autobiography

Kothi Kommachi is Ramana's Autobiography in a Book and Audio form. Just like the title, the story keep hopping different timelines and incidents.

Awards

• Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
  Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
  The Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Award is an annual award introduced to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Telugu film industry....
  
   - 1986
• He was awarded the Raja-Lakshmi Literary Award for the year 1995 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation
  Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation
  Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation is a Charitable Trust that promotes Arts, Sciences, Literature, Medicine, Journalism, Humanities and other intellectual pursuits and to honour distinguished persons in these fields. Established in 1979 in Chennai by P.V...
  
  , Chennai.

Filmography

This is partial list of his films. Kindly help expanding it.

Year	Film	Language	Credits
1962	Raktha Sambandham Raktha Sambandham Raktha Sambandham is a 1962 Telugu Drama film directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.It is remake of 1961 Tamil hit film Pasamalar. The movie was directed by A. Bhimsingh. It was film version of the Malayalam writer Kottakara's story Paasa Malar, featuring Shivaji Ganesan...	Telugu	Writer
1963	Mooga Manasulu Mooga Manasulu Mooga Manasulu or Moogamanasulu is a 1963 Telugu Drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film based on the concept of reincarnation. It is ever lasting musical hit film; all the songs are heard even today. They are combined effort of Atreya, K. V. Mahadevan, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P....	Telugu	Writer
1964	Daagudumootalu	Telugu	Writer
1965	Preminchi Choodu Preminchi Choodu Preminchi Choodu is a 1965 Telugu comedy film directed and produced by P. Pullaiah. The film is a remake of the Tamil comedy "Kaadalikka Neramillai," directed by C. V. Sridhar....	Telugu	Story
1966	Kanne Manasulu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1966	Navarathri Navarathri (film) Navarathri is a 1966 Telugu Drama film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. It is produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao of Prasad Art Pictures. It is remake of 1964 Tamil film with same title starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The story is written by A. P...	Telugu	Writer
1967	Poola Rangadu	Telugu	Story
1967	Prana Mithrulu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1967	Saakshi	Telugu	Writer
1968	Bangaru Pichika	Telugu	Writer
1969	Buddhimanthudu	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1970	Balaraju Katha Balaraju Katha Balaraju Katha is a 1970 Telugu Drama film written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by Bapu.-The Plot:This is the story of a young boy Balaraju in a historical town Mahabalipuram. He becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. An elderly childless couple takes a liking to him...	Telugu	Dialogues
1971	Sampoorna Ramayanam Sampoorna Ramayanam Sampoorna Ramayanam is a 1971 Telugu mythological film directed by Bapu. It is based on the Valmiki Ramayanam. It is a commercial hit film with artistic picturisation and good songs particularly Ramaya Tandri.-Story:...	Telugu	Writer
1973	Andala Ramudu Andala Ramudu (1973 film) Andala Ramudu is a 1973 film directed by Bapu. The story is based on the "Janata Express" story of Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1973. Recent film Godavari by Sekhar Kammula enthusiastically made on this classic family entertainment film...	Telugu	Writer
1975	Muthyala Muggu Muthyala Muggu Muthyala Muggu is a 1975 film adaption of Uttara Ramayana from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu. The film stars Sreedhar, Sangeetha, Rao Gopal Rao, Mukkamala, Allu Ramalingaiah and Nutan Prasad. The movie introduced Sangeetha and Rao to the Telugu screen...	Telugu	Story
1976	Bhakta Kannappa Bhakta Kannappa Bhakta Kannappa is a 1976 Telugu film directed by Bapu. It is based on the life of Saiva devotee, Kannappa Nayanar. The film is the remake of Kannada film Bedara Kannappa, the first film of legendary actor Dr. Rajkumar...	Telugu	Writer
1976 Bollywood films of 1976 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:-Highest grossing:The top twenty five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1976:...	Jeevan Jyoti	Hindi	Story
1976	Seeta Kalyanam	Telugu	Writer
1978	Gorantha Deepam	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1978	Manavoori Pandavulu	Telugu
1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:...	Hum Paanch	Hindi	Screenplay
1980	Kaliyuga Ravana Surudu	Telugu	Writer
1980	Rajadhi Raju	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1980	Vamsa Vriksham	Telugu	Screenplay and Dialogues
1981	Radha Kalyanam Radha Kalyanam Radha Kalyanam is a 1981 Telugu Drama film written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by Bapu. It is considered to be one of the best Telugu movies by film critics...	Telugu	Writer
1981	Thyagayya Tyagayya (1981 film) Tyagayya is a 1981 Telugu film directed by Bapu. The cast included J.V. Somayajulu in the lead role. The film is based on the life of Tyagaraja....	Telugu	Writer
1982	Pelleedu Pillalu	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
1983	Manthrigari Viyyankudu	Telugu	Writer
1985	Bullet	Telugu	Story and Screenplay
1985	Jackie	Telugu	Writer
1986	Kalyana Thamboolam	Telugu	Writer
1991	Pelli Pusthakam Pelli Pusthakam Pelli Pustakam is a 1991 Telugu comedy|drama film produced by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and starring Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani. It was directed by Bapu and music was scored by K. V. Mahadevan....	Telugu	Dialogues and Screenplay
1993	Mr. Pellam	Telugu	Writer
1993	Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma	Telugu	Writer
1994	Pelli Koduku	Telugu	Writer
1996	Rambantu	Telugu	Writer
2005	Radha Gopalam Radha Gopalam Radha Gopalam is a 2005 Telugu film which stars Srikanth and Sneha. This film was directed by Bapu and music was by Mani Sharma. The performances of Srikanth and Sneha were critically applauded. Sneha won the prestigious Nandi Special Jury Award for her performance in the movie...	Telugu	Story and Dialogues
2008	Sundarakanda Sundarakanda (2008 film) Sundarakanda is a Telugu movie directed by well known Telugu director, Bapu. Naresh and Charmi act in the lead roles. The story is provided by Mullapudi Ramana and music by Vidyasagar.This movie is copy of film "What girl wants" in English.Story=...	Telugu	Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
2011	Sree Rama Raajyam Sri Rama Rajyam The soundtrack, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, features 16 tracks. The lyrics for all the songs were penned by Jonnavithula.-External links:*...	Telugu	Story and Dialogues

External links

• Bapu Ramana
• IMDb entry
• Idlebrain Article
• Kothi Kommachi