Vamsi
Vamsi Biography
Vamsy or Vamsi, who is a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and Music director. He forms one of the four cornerstones of Telugu Cinema of the 1980s and ’90s along with K Viswanath, Bapu and Jandhyala. Vamsy was born and bought up in a village called Pasalapudi, near Ramachandrapuram of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh on November 20 , 1956.
Career
Vamsy worked as an assistant director to K Viswanath on Sankarabharanam before becoming making his first film Manchupallaki with Suhasini, Chiranjeevi and Rajendra Prasad in 1982. This movie was a remake of the Tamil movie Palaivana Solai directed by Robert-Rajasekaran.[1] In 1984, Vamsy made the critically acclaimed Sitaara, with which he introducedBhanupriya to the Telugu Film Industry. The movie was adapted from his own novel – “Mahal lo Kokila” (The Nightingale in the Palace). The movie went on to win the National award for best regional film [2] and Best Singer for S. Janaki.[3] In 1985, he made Preminchu Pelladu, the first movie with Rajendra Prasad as the sole lead [4]
For a significant period of his career, Vamsy collaborated with the music director Ilayaraja. Some of their best work has been in cooperation with each other. The two were so attuned to each others’ way of thinking that for a song in his movie Ladies Tailor, Vamsy shot the video for a song (Ekkada Ekkada) before the song was even recorded.[5] This is against the norm as usually the songs are recorded first and the videos are made later in most movies.
He has recently published a short stories compilation called “maa pasalapudi kathalu”. Besides that compilation , Vamsy had written a wide variety of short stories since 1974 when he was 18 years old. His major works include Manchupallaki , Aa naati vaana chinukulu , Venditera kathalu ( original scripts of Sankarabharanam , Anveshana etc., ) , Vennela bomma , Gokulam lo Radha etc. He is penning down around 150 short stories in his new compilation ( currently published in Swati weekly magazine ) “Maa Diguwa Godavari Kathalu”.
Style
Vamsy is one of the very few filmmakers in Telugu who tries to depict the nativity of the concerned story. Although he is well known for portraying the scenic beauty of Godavari and surrounding regions, the element of characterization is the highlight in his films.
Personal Life
Vamsy initially never wanted to become a film director,lest he was a better writer.It is said that this director fell in love with the famous south indian actress bhanupriya ,while working with her in anweshana,sitara and preminchu pelladu.Eventually,it is said that the actress dumped him and married a famous award winning photographer,during the time of mohan babu starrer detective narada.After this he got into a physical trauma and quit films for a couple of years.Though,bhanupriya got fame because of vamsy she din’t accept him.
Vamsi Profile
| Vamsy | |
| Occupation | Film director, author,screenwriter, Music director |
Vamsi Movies List : As Director
| Year | Title | Cast | Music | Notes |
| 2010 | Saradaga Kasepu | Allari Naresh, Madhurima | Chakri (music director) | Features Vamsi’s first movie with Allari Naresh along with Awasarala Srinivas and Madhurima, set in Godavari districts as usual. Released and got decent reviews. |
| 2009 | Gopi Gopika Godavari | Thottempudi Venu, Kamalinee Mukherjee | Chakri (music director) | Features Vamsi’s trademark comedy and it has a beautiful love story based in Konaseema’s scenic surroundings |
| 2007 | Anumanaspadam | Aryan Rajesh, Hamsa Nandini, Jaya Prakash Reddy, Vanita Reddy, Tanikella Bharani | Ilaiyaraaja | Marked the comeback of both Vamsy’s association with Illayaraja and Vamsy’s foray into thriller movies |
| 2004 | Konchem touch lo unte chepthanu | Sivaji, Veda | Chakri (music director) | nobody dare to touch this movie….but this movie is a feast for vamsi lovers with ultimate comedy and a variety script by Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy ! |
| 2003 | Donga Ramudu & Party | Srikanth, Laya, Bhuvaneswari, Suhasini (Special Appearance), Jaya Prakash Reddy,Surya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Rallapally, Tanikella Bharani, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, Krishna Bhagavaan, Jyothi Lakshmi, Mallikharjuna Rao, Jeeva, Melkote and Bangalore Padma | Chakri (music director) | |
| 2002 | Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru | Ravi Teja, Kalyani, Prasanna, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Mallikharjuna rao, M. S. Narayana, Jeeva, Tanikella Bharani, L. B. Sriram, Jayaprakash Reddy, ppKrishna Bhagavaan]], Surya, Kantham Gottula, Kondavalasa Lakshmanarao, Banerji, Srirama Rao, Ramana Gidar, Potti Raju, Bhaskar Gudavalli, Murali Goduri, Prithi Nigam, Saroja Draksharamam, Ramesh Babu Vallurapalli | Chakri (music director) | Start of Vamsy’s second innings with memorable music from Chakri (music director) |
| 1997 | W/O V.Varaprasad | J. D. Chakravarthy, Vineeth, Avani, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, G.Murali, Mallikarjuna Rao, | M. M. Keeravani | Vamsy’s only combination with Ram Gopal Varma and M. M. Keeravani |
| 1995 | Linga Babu Love Story | Rajendra Prasad, Rajashree, Mallikarjuna Rao, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Rallapalli, Ali,Tanikella Bharani, Y.Vijaya, Jayalalitha, M. S. Narayana, A.V.S | Vamsy | Paintings on characters’ costumes reveal the next scene! |
| 1994 | Neeku 16 Naaku 18 | Sanjay Bhargav, Ameelana, Sadhumaharaj, Sharat Babu, Giri Babu, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Mallikarjun Rao | Vamsy | |
| 1994 | Prema & Co | Naresh, Vani Viswanath, Raogopala Rao, Giri Babu, Shivaji Raja, Achyuth, Jayalalitha,Brahmanandam | Vamsy | Vani Vishwanath is the third actress after Bhanupriya and Suhasini to act in more than one Vamsy movie |
| 1993 | Joker (Telugu movie) | Rajendra Prasad, Vani Vishwanath, Kongara Jaggiah, Baby Shamili | Vamsy | vamsy mimics ilayaraja in music.watch for the dialogues. |
| 1992 | Detective Narada | Mohan Babu, Kongara Jaggiah, Mohini, Nirosha, Mallikarjuna Rao | Ilaiyaraaja | Major flop in Vamsy’s career. This movie confuses viewers |
| 1990 | April 1st Vidudhala | Rajendra Prasad, Shobana, Mallikarjuna Rao, Rallapalli, Sakshi Ranga Rao, Y.Vijaya, Jayalalitha, Krishna Chaitanya | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 1989 | Swarakalpana | Edida Sreeram, Seetha | Gangai Amaran | |
| 1989 | Chettukinda Pleader | Rajendra Prasad, Kinnera, Urvashi, Sarath Babu, Gollapudi, Tanikella Bharani, Devadas Kanakala | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 1988 | Sri Kanakamahalakshmi Recording Dance Troup | Naresh, Madhuri, Tanikella Bharani, Kota, Nirmalamma, Mallikarjuna Rao, Y.Vijaya, Bheemaraju, Dham, Rambabu (as N.T.R) Veerraraju ( as A.N.R), Venkatesh (as Chiranjeevi) | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 1988 | Maharshi | Maharshi Raghava, Shanti Priya, Krishna Bhagwan, Sanjeevi | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Lawyer Suhasini | Suhasini, Bhanuchander, Rajendra Prasad | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
| 1985 | Ladies Tailor (1985 film) | Rajendra Prasad, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Pradeep Sakti, Archana, Deepa, Y. Vijaya, Sandya, Rallapalli, Mallikarjun Rao, Dham | Ilaiyaraaja | This movie was remade in 2006, with the same title. The movie starred Rajpal Yadav. A sequel to this movie is being planned, with Ravi Teja in the lead role. The sequel is tentatively titled “Fashion Designer S/O Ladies Tailor and will be directed by Vamsy” |
| 1985 | Alapana (movie) | Bhanupriya, Mohan, Pradeep Sakti, Rallapalli | Ilaiyaraaja | The songs in this movie are probably the best of all Vamsy’s movies. |
| 1985 | Preminchu Pelladu | Rajendra Prasad, Bhanupriya, Subhlekha Sudhakar, Satyanarayana | Ilaiyaraaja | The first movie with Rajendra Prasad as the sole lead. |
| 1985 | Anveshana | Bhanupriya, Karthik, Sharath Babu, Satyanarayana, Rallapalli | Ilaiyaraaja | Probably Vamsy’s best thriller to date. |
| 1984 | Sitaara | Bhanupriya, Suman, Shubhalekha Sudhakar, Sharath Babu, Rallapalli, Sakshi Ranga Rao, J.V.Somayajulu | Ilaiyaraaja | Bhanupriya’s debut in Telugu movies |
| 1982 | Manchupallaki | Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rajendra Prasad, Narayana Rao, Girsh, Tripuraneni Sai Chand, Sakshi Ranga Rao | Raajan Nagendra |
As Music Director
| Year | Title |
| 1995 | Lingababu Lovestory |
| 1994 | Neeku 16 Naaku 18 |
| 1994 | Prema & Co |
| 1993 | Joker (Telugu movie) |
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