Superstar Ghattamaneni Krishna, who was once one of the leading heroes of Tollywod during the 70's and 80's and received accolades for his performances from all the classes, celebrates his 71st birthday today (May 31). Krishna also directed and produced numerous super hit films under Padmalaya Film Studios.
Born on May 31, 1943 in Burripalem in Guntur district, Krishna made his film debut in Tene Manasulu (1965). Krishna acted in more than 300 films and was accredited with introducing many technological firsts in Telugu cinema industry - first cinemascope movie ( Alluri Seetharama Raju), first 70mm movie ( Simhasanam), first James Bond film (Gudachari 116) and cowboy movie (Mosagallaki Mosagadu) in the year 1971).
Here are the films released on Krishna’s birthday:
1. Thallee Kodukulu released in 1973 completes 45 years.
2. Manushulu Matti Bommalu released in 1974 completes 44 years.
3. Kottha Alludu released in 1977 completes 39 years.
4. Ram Robert Rahim released in 1980 completes 38 years.