N T Rama Rao directing the film Chanakya Chandragupta - 1977 . He acted in the title role of Chandragupta with ANR as Chanakya. The pic shows him supervising the dance sequence of Jayamalini dancing in front of the Nandas. They say that the discipline in the sets with him at the helm was a sight to behold. When he would yell " Order" everyone would become alert and there would be a pin drop silence. His 2 sons Harikrishna & Balakrishna also assisted him in this film though only Harikrshna was credited. Along with cameraman Kannappa , NTR is seen having a look at the shot before okaying it. Rajababu as one of the Nanda Prince is cracking him up with a joke but when the scene starts even he would become like a mouse in front of a lion .NTR is also seen clapping for the song maintaining a tempo as the dance director Vempati is making Jayamailini dance. Right from how to polish the furniture [ he would himself take a brush and show his workmen how to do it ] to make up of artists he would have a final look. When the assistant choreographer came and told NTR that the wig of Jayamalini was askew while filming, he was so furious that he called for the touch up guy " What is your duty and how dare you to be lax in your work "...the guy in charge stiffened in fright and even the journalists who came to visit him were frozen in the spot....No matter what his discipline while in work , NTR was such a benign employer and it was a pride for all to work for him....Jai NTR ....Have a look at this dance in this link given. So decent Jayamalini looks.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQpg61oHeM
Genius Cinematographer K RAMNOTH in 1954 in the 1st pic [ just 2 years before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 42 years ] and in 1951 in the 2nd pic - He was born in 1912 at Pujapura, Trivandrum . After passing his Bachelor degree, he arrived in Madras in search of a career. He started as a trainee in development and printing department in Kodak in 1932. While he was working there, he wrote articles on the subject of photography for various publications. He sent one such article to a publication called Sound and Shadow . This publication was owned jointly by Muthuswami Iyer and A. K. Sekhar (Muthuswami Iyer later directed films under his pen name Murugadasa and A. K. Sekhar became an art director.) This article led Ramnoth to join these two after he quit working in Kodak. The reason being that motion pictures and film making always fascinated him. He anyway was toying with an idea of joining film makers enthusiastic about making talkies in Madras....
Lakshmi Priya గారు చాలా మంచి ఆలోచన ఈ బ్లాగ్ పెట్టినందుకు ముందుగా మీకు ప్రత్యేక అభినందనలు 🎉నాకు యన్.టి.ఆర్ (అన్నయ్య) అంటే చిన్నప్పటి నుంచి ఎంతో ప్రాణం ప్రస్తుతం లాగా అప్పుడు అంత మీడియా లేదు ఇప్పుడు ఉన్నా ఆనాటి విషయాలను చెప్తే బాగున్ను అనుకునేవాడ్ని మీరూపంలో ఆ కోరిక తీరింది ఇవన్నీ చదువుతుంటే అది ఆనందమో బాధో ఏదో తెలియని ఫీలింగ్ కలుగుతుంది కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్లు చూపించారు మొన్ననే జరిగిందా అన్నట్లు ఉంది మీకు హృదయపూర్వక అభినందనలు 🎉👏 ఇలాగే మరెన్నో అందిస్తూ మీ గ్రూప్స్ లాగే మీ బ్లాగు కూడా ఎంతో ఎదిగి మంచి విజయం కలగాలని కోరుకుంటూ....
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