Saturday 26 September 2015

Happy Birthday: Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham


Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham is an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories who wrote in the Telugu language. His best-known plays are probably Gayopakhyanam (1909) and Ganapati (1920).His plays could be classified into two categories. The first category is the independent and the original, though the theme was borrowed from the classical and epic poems. The second category is translations from Sanskrit plays.
Some of his original plays are...
Keechaka Vadha – 1889
Droupadi Parinayamu – 1889
Sri Rama Jananamu – 1889
Gayopakhyanamu/Prachanda Yadavam – 1890
Parijatapaharanamu – 1890
Nala Natakamu – 1890
Seetha Kalyanamu – 1890
Prasanna Yadavamu – 1905
Prahlada Charitamu – 1907
Chatura Chandrahasa – 1907
Tilottama – 1907
And his Incomplete Plays are..
Bammera Potana – 1946
Harischandra – 1946.
Parvathi Parinayamu of Bana – 1899, Bhasa Natakachakram – 1909–1927, Dula Vakyamu, Karna Bharamu, Duta Ghatotkachamu, Uru Bhangamu, Madhyama Vyayogamu, Pancha Ratnamu,Pratijna Yougandharayanamu, Swapna Vasavadattamu, Bala Charitamu, Charudattamu, Avimarakamu, Pratima, Abhishekamu etc. Plays were translated from Sanskrit.

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