Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933)

Bapu

Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Hindi cinema. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema. He has garnered two National Honors, two National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, a Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South.

Born

1933

December 15

Died

2014

Era

1930s

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1933 Born
2014 Died

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533 Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum.
687 Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore.
1025 Constantine VIII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor.
1161 Jin–Song wars: Military officers conspire against the emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin dynasty after a military defeat at the Battle of Caishi, and assassinate the emperor at his camp.

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The world in 1933

When Bapu arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Billy Shaw 1938–2024 American football player (died 2024) Emilio Jacinto 1875–1899 Filipino journalist and activist (born 1875) Gustave Eiffel 1832–1923 French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (died 1923) Oscar Niemeyer 1907–2012 Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília (died 2012) Paul Kaye 1964– English actor Sergio Pizzorno 1980– English singer-songwriter and guitarist

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Same-year contemporaries

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Aquilino Pimentel 1933– Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2019) Asha Bhosle 1933–2026 Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933) Bob Rafelson 1933– American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022) Carol Burnett 1933– American actress, singer, and producer Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Danny Aiello 1933–2019 American actor (born 1933) Dom DeLuise 1933–2009 American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009) Filiberto Ojeda Ríos 1933–2005 Puerto Rican-American general (died 2005)

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