Sriraj Ginne
Sriraj Ginne (Telugu: శ్రీరాజ్ గిన్నె) is a progressive story writer, play-wright and film script writer in Telugu. His stories have been translated into various Indian languages. Sriraj has given expression to various aspects of the realities of middle-class life in his stories. Through his impressive stories, he portrayed the genesis of anomalies of the converted society. The positive consciousness of living is easily visible in his work.
Sriraj Ginne | |
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 Sriraj receiving Sahithi Puraskaram 1989 | |
| Born | 22 November 1946 |
| Spouse | Ginne Parvathi Devi |
| Parent | Rajalingam & Seshamma |
In these stories, Sriraj unfolds his time and many layers of society with sensitivity to the readers.[2] He says that the complexity of life, stress, frustration, and the rapidly changing scenario in which withstand the pain of ecstatic mindset and living in a comfortable way with sensitivity. As a person of a middle class, Sriraj has made an honest and meaningful effort to write on different aspects of the mindset of that class on the changes in the person, society and group level in that class. The artistic disorder is a feature of his storytelling. His story-crafts follow his ideological vision and also express his sympathies. His stories hold a very special place in the contemporary Telugu story literature with regard to sensation and crafts.
Background
Sriraj the writer, who likes the style of the authors Ravi Sastri and Robert Browning, was born on 22 November, in Visakhapatnam (Malkapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India).[3] Mrs. Seshamma and Sri Rajalingam are the parents of the writer. Wife Mrs. Satya Parvathi Devi is a home maker while three children (one boy and two girls) have settled in America. He studied B.Sc., in A.V.N. College, Diploma in Theater Arts (Play Direction) in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He currently resides in Visakhapatnam as a retired employee of BSNL (Central Government).
He has written the first story for the magazine in the days of high school. About sixty short stories and some poems have been published in leading weekly and monthly magazines and special editions. Some of these stories have been translated into Hindi, Kannada, Oriya, and English. Story collections have emerged: Okka kshanam (1983), Chukkala Seema (1985), Velugu Vaakitloki (2003),[4] Ujala Ki Orr (Hindi Translation 2018),[5] The Lost Case (Short Story).[6][7]
For theatrical performance and All India Radio, he has written about 40 plays/playlets some of which are Lancham, Kaladharmam, Karmasakshi, Sandhyaragam, Athaniki Atoo Itoo, etc. The play Kaladharmam, won the best awards in many Parishats at the State / National level has been staged at All India Telugu Conference, Bangalore on 11 March 1990. He has written for Television scripts such as Sneha 13 episodes (ETV Telugu Channel), RagamMarinaPata (Doordarshan), Vaalupoddu (Saptagiri Channel)
As a film writer, he has written for films such as Kalikalam,[8] Surigadu,[9] Preminchu,[10] Mamaa Kodalu, Akka Bagunnava, etc. Received 2002 Golden Nandi Award of Andhra Pradesh Government for Preminchu movie. Suragadu Cinema has been selected for the China Film Festival and Indian Panorama. Surigadu was remade into a Hindi movie "Santaan".[11] Kalikalam movie on the basis of Kaladharmam has been reproduced into Indian languages : Tamil, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali and Marathi.
He has received the prestigious Literary Award ' Telugu Sahithi Puraskaram'[12] for his play 'Kaladharmam' from Telugu University in the year 1990 and many awards such as Madras Kalasagar Awards, Vamsi Berkeley Award, South Indian Film Fans Association Awards.
Filmography
Sriraj is credited with scripts for 15 feature films, 'Kalikaalam', 'Surigadu' (ranked as the best at the Indian panorama 1993 and was selected for China Film Fest in the same year), 'Preminchu' which won AP Bangaru Nandi award in 2001, 'Rajeswari Kalyanam', 'Akka Baagunnava' and the likes. Not only that, the retakes of 'Santhan' in Hindi, 'Kalikaalam' in Tamil, Kannada, Maraathi, Bengali and Oriya and 'Surigadu' in Tamil and Hindi were hits at the box office.
Writer
- Kalikalam (Telugu) : 30 May 1991 - Story
- Surigadu (Telugu) : 17 April 1992 - Dialogue, Story
- Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu (Telugu) : 9 January 1993
- Maama-Kodalu (Telugu) : 2 April 1993
- Appalee Manasa (Marathi) : June 1993
- Kumkuma Bhagya (Kannada) : Oct 1993
- Santhaan (Hindi) : 12 November 1993 - Story
- Watchman Vadivelu (Tamil) : 24 July 1994
- Vennela (Telugu) : May 1994
- Antee Choori Thontee Katte (Oriya) : Dec 1993
- Kalikaal (Bengali) : 1993
- Thapassu (Telugu) : 2 February 1995
- Akka Bagunnava (Telugu) : Sep 1997
- Speed Dancer (Telugu) : 17 June 1999
- Rajeswari Kalyanam (Telugu) : 1995
- Preminchu (Telugu) : 11 April 2001 - Story
- Maaji Aayee (Marathi): 2008
Television
- Sneha (13 Episode Serial) - ETV 29 August 1995 to 28 November 1995
- Ragam marina Paata (Single Episode)
- Mandakini (Single Episode)
Books
- Lancham (Playlet)
- Okka Kshanam (Compilation of Short stories)
- Chukkalaseema (Short stories)
- Kaaladharmam (Playlet)
- Velugu Vakitloki (Anthology of Short Stories)
- Happy Father's Day (Short story) [13]
References
- "Sriraj Ginne".
- "Sriraj Ginne - Reviews".
- https://www.facebook.com/sriraj.ginne
- వెలుగు వాకిట్లోకి(Velugu Vakitloki) by Sriraj - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books - Kinige.
- उजाले की ओर(Ujale Ki Oor) by Sriraj - తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books - Kinige.
- "The Lost Case… Sriraj Ginne, Telugu, Indian". 16 February 2020.
- Telugu Stories I లాస్ట్ కేస్ I రచన శ్రీరాజ్. YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: KaliKalam Telugu Full Length Movie | Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Suthivelu, Subhalekha | TVNXT Telugu. YouTube.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Surigadu Full Movie HD || Dasari Narayana Rao || Suresh || Yamuna || Suresh Production. YouTube.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Preminchu Full Movie | Sai Kiran | Laya | Lakshmi | Murali Mohan | Suresh Productions. YouTube.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Santaan Full Movie | Jeetendra | Moushumi Chatterjee | Dasari Narayana Rao | Anand Milind. YouTube.
- "Sriraj Ginne - Awards".
- https://www.gotelugu.com/telugustories/view/9324/happy-fathers-day