B. S. Ranga
Born
Bindiganavile Srinivas Iyengar Ranga

(1917-11-11)11 November 1917
Magadi, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
Died12 December 2010(2010-12-12) (aged 93)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter

Bindiganavile Srinivas Iyengar Ranga (11 November 1917 – 12 December 2010[1]) was an Indian photographer, actor, producer and director who has made many landmark movies in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. He was also the owner of Vikram Studios.[2] He has directed and produced about 87 films in these three languages with a maximum of 18 films in Kannada alone starring matinee idol Rajkumar.[3]

Biography

He was born in Magadi Village (near Bare, India) Mysore (now part of Karnataka State). After an art-enriched childhood wherein he interacted with many stage personalities, B.S. Ranga entered the field of photography. At the age of 17, the self-trained Ranga sent some of his work to be exhibited at the Royal Salon in London, and was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.

Subsequently, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and apprenticed himself to the cameraman and laboratory technician, Krishna Gopal. B.S. Ranga then embarked on a film career lasting more than five decades, during which he played the roles of cinematographer, director, producer, laboratory owner, studio owner, exhibitor and script-writer, sometimes all at once for one of his productions. His production company, Vikram Productions, gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, and won B.S. Ranga many awards, including two President's Awards. The first was for Tenali Ramakrishna in Telugu (starring N.T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao), and the second was for Amarshilpi Jakkanachari, the first colour movie produced in Kannada.

Filmography

As director

YearFilmLanguage
1940Pardesi Hindi
1940PyaasHindi
1940PrakashHindi
1941Bhakta TulsidasHindi
1942MehmanHindi
1942Fox Movietone NewsHindi
1943Bakta NaradarHindi
1945Dassi AparanjiTamil
1947Baktha ThulasidasTamil
1952ShanthiTelugu
1954Maa GopiTelugu
1954Jaya GopiTamil
1955Kannavane Kankanda DeivamTamil
1955Baktha MarkandeyaTelugu
1956Tenali RamakrishnaTelugu
1956Tenali RamanTamil
1957Kutumba GauravamTelugu
1957Kudumba GauravamTamil
1959Mahishasura MardiniKannada
1959Raja Malaiya SimmanTamil
1959Raja Malaya SimhaTelugu
1960Mohabbat Ki JeetHindi
1960Chandrahasa (Gunavathi)Tamil
1961Nichaya ThaamboolamTamil
1961Pelli ThambulamTelugu
1962AshajeevuluTelugu
1962Thendral VeesumTamil
1963Pyaar Kiya To Darna KyaHindi
1964Amarashilpi JakanachariKannada
1964Amara Silpi JakkannaTelugu
1964PrathigneKannada
1965ChandrahasaKannada
1965ChandrahasaTelugu
1965Mahasati Anusuya
1967Parvathi KalyanaKannada
1967Vasantha SenaTelugu
1969Shiva BhaktaKannada
1969Bhale BasavaKannada
1970Mr. RajkumarKannada
1971Sidila MariKannada
1972Bhai BehenHindi
1973Mannina MagaluKannada
1973Pattikaattu PonnaiyaTamil
1975Ganga Ki KasamHindi
1978SuliKannada
1981BhagyavanthaKannada
1982Hasyaratna RamakrishnaKannada
1984Huliyada KalaKannada

As Cinematographer

YearFilmLanguage
1944Bala NagammaTelugu
1951Stree SahasamTelugu
1951Sthree SahasamTamil
1953DevadasuTelugu
1956Tenali RamakrishnaTelugu
1959Mahishasura MardiniKannada
1961Nichaya ThaamboolamTamil
1964PrathigneKannada

As producer

YearFilmLanguage
1955Baktha MarkandeyaTelugu
1956Tenali RamakrishnaTelugu
1959Mahishasura MardiniKannada
1960DashavatharaKannada
1961Nichaya ThaamboolamTamil
1964Amara Silpi JakkannaTelugu
1964PrathigneKannada
1965ChandrahasaKannada
1965Mahasati Anusuya
1966Kiladi RangaKannada
1967Parvathi KalyanaKannada
1967RajashekaraKannada
1969OdahuttidavaruKannada
1969Bhale BasavaKannada
1970Mr. RajkumarKannada
1971Sidila MariKannada
1973Mannina MagaluKannada
1973Pattikaattu PonnaiyaTamil
1978SuliKannada

As Screenwriter

YearFilmLanguage
1959Mahishasura MardiniKannada
1967RajashekaraKannada
1981BhagyavanthaKannada

Awards

National Film Awards:

References

  1. ↑ "Bidding obituary to BS Ranga | Cinefundas.com - One Stop Cinema Portal". Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Guy, Randor (19 July 2014). "Ratnapuri Ilavarasi (1960)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "He brought colour to Kannada cinema". 13 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.

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