Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, known as Bapu, was a renowned Indian film director and artist recognized for his contributions to Telugu cinema and art, receiving numerous awards including the Padma Shri in 2013. His works include notable Hindi films and paintings influenced by Hindu mythology, often depicting mythological characters with distinctive features. Bapu passed away on August 31, 2014, after experiencing health issues, and was honored with a state funeral in Tamil Nadu.

1. BAPU ARTIST
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2. INFORMATION
• Sattiraju Lakshminarayana (15 December 1933 –
31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was
an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist,
screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his
works in Telugu cinema along with a few Hindi films.[1]
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.

3. Early life and background
• Bapu was born on 15 December 1933, in
Narsapur, in present-day West Godavari district,
Andhra Pradesh, India to Sattiraju Venugopala
Rao and Suryakantam. He has worked as a
political cartoonist for the newspaper Andhra
Patrika in 1945. He holds B.Com (1953) and BL
(1955) from University of Madras.

4. Painting
• Bapu's paintings focus on Hindu mythological characters,
and he has painted the Hindu epic Ramayana as a pictorial
story. His character portrayals, such as Shiva, Bhima,
Duryodhana, look distinctly male with wide chests, large
jaws and large biceps; while Krishna and Rama are more
feminine in build.
• His paintings have decorated the cover pages of many
magazines in India and Abroad. Telugu Naadi Magazine
published from US for Telugu audience have published
Bapu's great paintings. Bapu also later served on their
advisory board to guide and have an outstanding content
for the magazine that catered to Telugu people.

5. PAINTINGS
• These are some of his paintings-

6. Hindi cinema
• Bapu is known for his classic movies in Indian
cinema, Bapu has directed Hindi films such as
Hum Paanch, Bezubaan, Woh Saat Din,
Mohabbat, Pyari Behna, Mera Dharam,
Diljalaa, Prem Pratigyaa and Paramaatma.

7. Awards and honours
• Civilian honoursPadma Shri – Government of India – 2013
• National honoursLife Time Achievement Award from Indian Institute of Cartoonists – 2001
• President of India Rashtrapati Award from the Academy of Fine Arts, Tirupati
• National Film AwardsNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu – Mutyala Muggu
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu – Mister Pellam
• Filmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Seeta Kalyanam (1976)
• Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) – Vamsa Vruksham (1980)
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South – (2012)
• Nandi AwardsRaghupathi Venkaiah Award – Life Time Achievement in Telugu cinema – 1986
• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (director)1971: Balaraju Katha
• 1973: Andala Ramudu
• 1975: Mutyala Muggu
• 1991: Pelli Pustakam
• 1993: Mr. Pellam
• 2011: Sri Rama Rajyam

8. Death
• Bapu had suffered heart attacks many times
throughout his career. He was admitted into a
hospital at Chennai in mid August 2014. He
suffered from a cardiac arrest on 31 August 2014,
and died later on the same day.
• He was given a state funeral by the Government
of Tamil Nadu.[