Balijepalli Lakshmikantham poet from India was born on December 23, 1881, had 71 years and died on June 30, 1953. Poems were written mainly in Hindi language. Dominant movement is other.
Biography
Balijepalli Lakshmikantham or Lakshmikantha Kavi (Telugu: ?????????? ????????????) was an actor, poet, dramatist and freedom fighter. He is remembered for the masterpiece Harischandra (Satya Harischandriyamu) written in 1924, which is popular even today and has been played by many drama troupes. He himself used to play the role of Nakshatraka.
Brief Life
He was born in Itikampadu village of Guntur district near Bapatla in 1881 to Narasimha Sastry and Adilakshmamma. After Matriculation in Kurnool, he worked for some in the Sub-registrar office as Gumasta. He worked as teacher in Hindu College. He used to tour different Zamindaris to perform Avadhanams.
He established Chandrika Printing press in Guntur with the help of Challapalli Raja in 1922. He has participated in Salt Satyagraha and jailed. While in prison, he wrote Satya Harischandriyam drama. He established First drama company in 1926 and played Satya Harischandra and Uttara Raghavam many times. He used to play critical roles in these plays. The most prominent role he used to play was Nakshatraka.
He entered the film industry with encouragement by Chittajallu Pullayya and wrote dialogues and songs and acted in some Telugu films. His debut film as an actor in Vara Vikrayam in 1939. He portrayed the character Lingaraju.
He died in Sri Kalahasti in 1953. ..
