Chakrapani

Alur Chakrapani's actual name is Alur Venkata Subbarao. He was born in Itanagar village near Tenali in Guntur district. He was from an agricultural family. Initially, he started translating novels from Bengali to Telugu. He then started writing short stories and novels. He wrote the dailogues for Dharmapatni in 1941 and Swargaseema in 1945. At this time, he was approached by Nagi Reddy to be a partner and make movies under Vijaya-Vahini banner. Together, they made successful movies like Patala Bhairavi, Maya Bazar, Gundamma Katha, Missamma , Shavukaru, and Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu. They came up with the idea of a story book for kids and the result is Chandamama. Chakrapani made Chandamama popular not only in Telugu language but in ten other Indian languages. He started the monthly publication of Yuva magazine in Hyderabad.

Filmography
Writer

1. Swayamvar (1980) (story)
2. Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club (1976)
3. Gundamma Katha (1962) (story)
4. Rechukka Pragatichukka (1959) (screen adaptation)
5. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1958) (adaptation)
6. Maya Bazaar (1957/II) (screen adaptation)
7. Missamma (1955)
8. Chandraharam (1954)
9. Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952)
10. Shavukaru (1950)
11. Swargaseema (1945) (dialogue) (story)
12. Dharmapatni (1941) (dialogue)

Producer

1. Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club (1976)
2. Ganga Manga (1973)
3. Gundamma Katha (1962)
4. Rechukka Pragatichukka (1959)
5. Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1958)
6. Maya Bazaar (1957/I)
7. Missamma (1955)
8. Chandraharam (1954)
9. Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952)
10. Patala Bhairavi (1951)
11. Shavukaru (1950)

Director

1. Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club (1976)