Kallakuri Narayana Rao

Kallakuri Narayana Rao (28 April 1871 – 27 June 1927) was social reformer, play writer, Cinematographer and Indian nationalist. His honorific name is "Mahakavi". His famous plays were Varavikrayam,[1] Chintamani,[2][3] Madhuseva, Chitrabhyudayam and Padmavyuham(1919).[4] His play chintamani mainly depicted how Chintamani though born in a family of professional harlots, with her conscious devotion to Lord Krishna attained liberation. It also brought out the hazards of the practice of harlotry.[5]

His play "Padmavyuham"(Army configuration of the Lotus) used historical and mythological frameworks as allegories for contemporary conditions under British domination.[6]

In his novel "Varavikrayam" about the Dowry system prevalent in British India. The film Varavikrayam is based on the novel and play of the same name by him.[7]

His mythological verse plays are very popular. He penned these myth-dramas based on the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata, Siva Puranam and other epics.[8]

References
  1. "ఆంధ్రభారతి - నాటకములు - వరవిక్రయము - కాళ్లకూరి నారాయణరావు". www.andhrabharati.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "Display Books of this Author". www.avkf.org. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172017989.
  4. Natarajan, Nalini; Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313287787.
  5. S, A. R. (19 March 2010). "Drama well enacted". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. Downing, John D. H.; Downing, John Derek Hall (2011). Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE. ISBN 9780761926887.
  7. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943257.
  8. "Mythological plays enthral all". The Hans India. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


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