Mikkilineni (actor)

Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy (7 July 1914 - 23 February 2011) was an Indian actor and thespian known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.[1] He was the founder of the theater group Praja Natya Mandali.[2] He has received the honorary Kalaprapoorna from Andhra University, for his contributions towards Telugu theater and cinema.[3][4]

Mikkilineni
Born
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy

(1914-07-07)7 July 1914
Krishna District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died23 February 2011(2011-02-23) (aged 96)
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1948–1994

Early life and career

He was born in Kolavennu village, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. Before entering into theater, he studied Diploma in Veterinary Science. He started his film career with the 1949 film Deeksha directed by K. S. Prakash Rao.[5][6] He has acted in nearly 350 feature films and was known for his association with N. T. Rama Rao in near 150 films and in almost all the B. Vittalacharya movies.[3][7][8]

Awards

Other honors

Selected filmography

Actor

References
  1. "Veteran Telugu actor Mikkilineni passes away". One India. 22 February 2011.
  2. "Display Books of this Author". www.avkf.org.
  3. "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Mikkilineni Radha Krishna Murthy is no more". 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.
  4. "Veteran Telugu actor Mikkilineni dead". 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011.
  5. "- Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com.
  6. "Veteran Telugu actor Mikkilineni passes away". Cine Josh.
  7. "మిక్కిలినేని రాధాకృష్ణమూర్తి ,Mikkilileni RadhakrishnaMurty". 24 February 2011.
  8. "Mikkilineni". IMDb.
  9. "Minor Babu". IMDb.
  10. "Sisindri Chittibabu (1971)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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