Aarudhra
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Arudra (born Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry; 31 August 1925 – 4 June 1998) was an Indian author, poet, lyricist, translator, publisher, dramatist, playwright, and an expert on Telugu literature. He is also known for his works in Telugu cinema as a lyricist, dialogue writer, and story writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987.
Key facts
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- Arudra
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- Aarudra 2025 stamp of India.jpg
- Person.birth_name
- Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry
- Person.birth_place
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Aarudra on a 2025 stamp of India
- Person.spouse
- K. Rama Lakshmi
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- Aswini Bhamidi (Sister)
- Person.awards
- Sahitya Akademi Award, 1987
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Visakhapatnam
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Andhra University
- Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native language
- Telugu
- Image
- Aarudra 2025 stamp of India.jpg
- Residence
- Chennai
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- date of birth
- 1925-08-31
- date of death
- 1998-06-04
- name in native language
- ఆరుద్ర
- writing language
- Telugu
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- Aarudhra
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
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- Tvamevaham
- The Samagra Andhra Sahityam
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- List of his works
- Filmography
- Film songs
- References
Arudra (born Bhagavatula Sadasiva Sankara Sastry; 31 August 1925 – 4 June 1998) was an Indian author, poet, lyricist, translator, publisher, dramatist, playwright, and an expert on Telugu literature. He is also known for his works in Telugu cinema as a lyricist, dialogue writer, and story writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987.
==Early life== Aarudra was born in Yelamanchili, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 31 August 1925. Aarudra is the nephew of Telugu poet Sri Sri. After primary education, he shifted to Vizianagaram in 1942 for his college education. He was attracted to communism after coming into contact with people like Ronanki Appalaswami and Chaganti Somayajulu.
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