Kadaru Nagabhushanam

Kadaru Nagabhushanam
Born	K. B. Nagabhushanam 1902
Died	October 18, 1976 (aged 73–74) Chennai, India
Occupation	Producer, Director
Spouse(s)	Pasupuleti Kannamba

Kadaru Nagabhushanam or K. B. Nagabhushanam (Telugu: కడారు నాగభూషణం) (1902 – 18 October 1976) was a Telugu and Tamil film director and producer in the 1940s to 1960s. He was the husband of Pasupuleti Kannamba. They established Rajarajeshwari Films and produced many mythological films starring Kannamba in the lead role including Harischandra. Their social film Navajeevanam on Untouchability got the recognition of Madras state and was chosen as the best feature film.

Film career

Nagabhushanam entered the cinema field as producer of Talli Prema in 1941. His directorial debut film was Sumati, which greatly attracted women. His magnum opus film Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945) starred C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Addanki and Kannamba. He took special care of the clothing, ornaments and make-up, which is seen in every scene. Later he produced Harischandra and Tulasi Jalandhara in Tamil language and was successful. He came back to Telugu with Saudamini (1951). His Peda Rytu (Poor farmer) was a mile stone film in Telugu film. It is a message based film on Agricultural laborers. It is made into Tamil also. His Sati Sakkubai (1954) has celebrated century in Andhra Pradesh. The subsequent production Naga Panchami (1956) starring Anjali Devi and Chittor V. Nagaiah. He has directed Sati Savitri of Varalakshmi Pictures. S. V. Ranga Rao acted as Yama and shot into fame for his affective portrayal of the character. Subsequently he made Sri Krishna Maya directed by C. S. Rao. His Dakshayagnam (1962) remembered as the film wherein N. T. Rama Rao portrayed as Lord Shiva for the first and last time.

After the death of his wife Kannamba in 1964, he has deteriorated mentally and physically. He went into financial problems with the production of Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran. He sold his properties and had to live in poor condition in Chennai. He was assisted by his professional colleagues for livelihood and died in 1976.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Credits
1941	Talliprema	Telugu	Producer
1942	Sumati	Telugu	Producer and director
1944	Harishchandra	Tamil	Producer and Director
1945	Paduka Pattabhishekam	Telugu	Producer and director
1946	Bhakta Tulasidas	Telugu	Producer
1949	Navajeevanam	Tamil	Producer and director
1949	Navajeevanam	Telugu	Producer and director
1949	Tulasi Jalandhar	Tamil	Producer and director
1951	Saudamini	Tamil	Producer and director
1951	Saudamini	Telugu	Producer and director
1952	Ezhai Uzhavan	Tamil	Producer and director
1952	Peda Rytu	Telugu	Producer and director
1953	Lakshmi	Tamil	Producer and director
1953	Lakshmi	Telugu	Producer and director
1954	Sati Sakkubai	Telugu	Producer and director
1955	Shri Krishna Thulabaram	Telugu	Producer and director
1956	Naga Panchami	Tamil	Producer and director
1956	Naga Panchami	Telugu	Producer and director
1957	Sati Anasuya		Director
1957	Sati Savitri	Tamil	Director
1957	Sati Savitri	Telugu	Director
1958	Anna Thammudu	Telugu	Producer
1958	Sri Krishna Maya	Telugu	Producer
1959	Veera Bhaskarudu	Telugu	Producer and director
1960	Dharmame Jayam	Telugu	Producer and director
1961	Usha Parinayam (1961 film)	Telugu	Producer and director
1962	Dakshayagnam	Tamil	Producer and director
1962	Dakshayagnam	Telugu	Producer and director
1963	Apta Mithrulu	Telugu	Producer and director
1965	Chaduvukunna Bharya	Telugu	Producer and director
1966	Thaali Bhagyam	Tamil	Director
1966	Usha Kalyanam	Telugu	Director

External links

• Kadaru Nagabhushanam at IMDb.