Yandamuri Veerendranath
Yandamuri Veerendranath is an Indian novelist and screenwriter known for his works in the Telugu language. He influences younger generations with his socially relevant writings and YouTube videos. In his writings he addresses many of social problems in India like poverty, prejudices, and superstitions, and encourages people to be socially responsible. He successfully bridges the idealistic and the popular styles of literature. He is also a Chartered Accountant by qualification.
Personal life
Yandamuri Veerendranath is from East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He is a practicing chartered accountant. He worked for 15 years in various financial institutions as a senior executive.He is an acclaimed novelist, playwright, and State Sahitya Academy award winner. His works have been translated into Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, and Hindi. He is a motivational speaker and has delivered speeches in Australia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Singapore, US and the UK.
He has also directed films with Chiranjeevi, and Ramya Krishna. He is associated with more than 30 films that include 'Abhilasha' which was plagiarized from Fritz Lang’s film ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ written by Douglas Morrow, 'Challenge' and ‘Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari’. One of his popular novels, Tulasi Dalam, was first adapted into a Kannada movie titled Thulasidala and later in Telugu as Tulasidalam, in Hindi as Phoonk and its remake in Telugu as Raksha. His TV serials won Golden Nandi awards for best direction and production. His film, 'Oka Voori Katha’ won best regional film award from President of India. His film Vennelloa Aadapilla won the Filmfare award.
In an opinion poll in 1982 conducted by Andhrajyoti, he was among the "4 most popular persons" of the state, one of them being N.T. Ramarao. His book 'Success in Five Steps' holds an all-time record in Telugu literature, surpassing sales of more than two crore rupees.
He built an ashram in Kakinada, a one-crore rupee project to teach the importance of education to tribal students free of cost.
Popular culture
Many of his novels have been made into motion pictures in Telugu. He also directed two movies in Telugu, the first being Agni Pravesam, starring Yamuna, and the second movie with Chiranjeevi by name, Stuvartpuram Police Station. Both the stories were based on his own novels but not received well by the audience. Hence, Veerendranath reverted to writing. His TV serials won Nandi awards, and film fare award. His film Beladingala Baale (Kannada - ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳ ಬಾಲೆ) won Karnataka state best film award:Awards
In addition to financial success, he has won many awards for his work. His first film as a dialogue writer won him the best regional award from the President of India.- State Sahitya Academy Award for Raghupati Raghava Rajaram in 1982.
- Nandi Award as Best Director for the teleserial Vennello Adapilla in 1996.
- Nandi Award as Best Socially Relevant Tele-Film for Vijayam Vaipu Payanam in 2002.
Fiction
Dega Rekkala ChappuduVeellani Em Chedham?Rendu Gundela ChappuduOka Varshakalapu SayantramSiggesthondhiAnkithamMaro HiroshimaPremaAnaithikamDhyeyamThe Dairy of Miss SharadhaPriyuralu PilicheVennello AadapillaManchu ParvathamBharya Gunavathi ShathruNallanchu ThellacheeraSwara BhethalamSampoorna PremayanamKaasanova 99AntharmukhamDabbu Minus DabbuStuvartpuram Police StationCheekatlo SuryuduDabbu to the Power of DabbuAnando BrahmmaAshtavakraChengalva PoodhandaDhuppatlo MinnaguYuganthamRushiNishabdham - Neeku Naku MadhyaTulasi DalamThulasiAthade Aame Sainyam13-14-15Athadu Aame PriyuduLadies HostelAgni PraveshamRudhranetraRakshasuduAakhari PoratamMarana MrudhangamPrardhana - plagiarised from Fever by Robin CookAbhilasha - plagiarised from Fritz Lang’s film ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ written by Douglas MorrowRaktha SindhuramThrillerVennello GodhariParnashalaOka Raadha Idharu KrishnuluBest of Veerendranath Radha Kunthi- ''Kshaminchu Supriya!''
Non-fiction
Popular Rachanalu Cheyatam Ela!?Manchi MuthyaluPadamati Koyila PallaviGraphologyMimmalni Mee Pillalu PreminchalanteMeeru Manchi Ammayi KaaduMimmalni Meeru GelavagalaruVijayam Vaipu PayanamPillala Perla PrapanchamChaduvu – EkagrathaVijayamlo BhagaswamyamMind Power – No.1 Avatam Ela?Vijayaniki 5 Metlu Vijayaniki Aro MettuTappu Cheddaam RandiVijaya RahasyaaluManchu Poola VarshamIdli Orchid AakaashamBethala Prasnalu- ''The Art of Studying''
Filmography
Films
Oka Oori Katha Manchu Pallaki Abhilasha Sampoorna Premayanam Challenge Donga Kashmora Rakshasudu Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu Donga Mogudu Marana Mrudangam Raktabhishekam Aakhari Poratam Muthyamantha Muddu Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Stuartpuram Police Station Beladingala Baale - Kannada filmPunnami Naagu Shakti- ''Bunny n Cherry''