DD to air Telugu classics from July 31

HYDERABAD: As part of its Indian classic series కథ సరిత (Katha Saritha), Doordarshan will start screening of programmes based on works of eminent authors in Telugu from July 31.

Covering a select genre of classics, children's literature, art and culture and humour, these works are part of 800 half-an-hour episodes being produced in 15 languages.

In Telugu, the series has programmes based on works of ముణిమాణిక్యం నరసింహ రావు (Munimanikyam Narasimha Rao) [కాంతమ్మ కథలు (Kantham Kathalu)],
రవి శాస్త్రి (Raavi Shastri) [కిటికి (Kitiki)],
అబ్బురి ఛాయా దేవి (Abburi Chaya Devi) [తన మార్గం (Tana Margam)],
తంగిరాళ్ళ సుబ్బా రావు (Tangirala Subba Rao) [కతమ్మ రాజు కథలు (Katama Raju Kathalu)],
కోదూరి కౌశల్య దేవి (Koduri Kousalya Devi) [తీయ్యని బాధ (Tiyyani Badha)],
వాసిరెడ్డి సీతాదేవి (Vasireddy Sitadevi) [మారిపోయిన మనిషి (Maripoyina Manishi)], గొల్లపుడి మారుతి రావు (Gollapudi Maruti Rao) [సెక్సీ కథ (Sexy Katha)],
అవసరాల రామకృష్ణ రావు (Avasrala Ramakrishna Rao) [నన్ను చూస్తె నాకే నవ్వొస్తుంది (Nannu Chusthe Naake Navvosthundi)],
గుంటూరు శేశేంద్ర శర్మ (Gunturu Sheshendra Sharma) [కిరణమయై(Kiranmayi)],
వీ.ఎస్ రమాదేవి (V.S. Ramadevi) [దేవుడికి ఉత్తరం (Devudiki Uttaram)],
ఆరుద్ర (Arudra) [దేవుని యేడుత (Devuni Yeduta)] and
సద్గురు శివానంద మూర్తి (Sadguru Shjivananda Murthy) [ఆంధ్రుల చారిత్ర సంస్కృతి (Andhrula Charitra Samskruti)].

Giving details at a press meet here on Friday, the DD Deputy Director General Ashok Jailkhani said these programmes would be telecast at 8 p.m. - starting July 31, and repeated at 8 a.m. the next day.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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A classical move by Prasar Bharati

Hyderabad, July 28: Come July 31 and Prasar Bharati will be airing Telugu mythologies and folk arts as part of a special drive to bring forth the classics to the younger generation.
Outstanding works of noted Telugu writers like Koduru Kousalyadevi, Baliwada Kanta Rao, Vasireddy Sitadevi and V.S. Rama Devi have been filmed by Prasar Bharati.

Talking to the mediapersons, Doordarshan’s deputy director-general Ashok Jailkhani said, “To be frank, the quality of television serials has gone down drastically in all the private channels and it is our moral responsibility to bring out those forgotten stories.” He also said that classics in other regions too will be taken up.

“Eminent people such as Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, Girish Karnad and Kalpana Lazmi will be taking up stories for various regions,” Mr Jailkhani said. Stating the Indian classics were already being aired on DD-1’s Katha Sarita from May 14, 2006, he said that an episode on Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundis, Kakatiyas and on Buddha will be aired. Apart from this, as many as nine telefilms in Telugu from various genres have also been filmed which will be aired, Jailkhani said.

Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle