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Born in 1933, he began contributing story illustration, magazine covers, cartoons, comic strips to English, Telugu, Tamil Periodicals from 1945. A Political cartoonist with 'Andhra Patrika', a Telugu daily published from Chennai, his main achievements are the production of an illustrated book of Ramayana for children, one-man art show at National Film Theater in London (1978) and over 250 one-man shows throughout Andhra Pradesh. In recognition of his talents, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced the setting of a permanent art gallery of his works “Bapu Bommala Koluvu" at Hyderabad. He has received the President of India Award from the Academy of Fine Art, Tirupati. Perhaps, only cartoonists who is also prolific film maker, directing 31 films. His film ‘Sita's wedding' and ‘Thyagayya' was presented at Indian festivals held in the US and France. He changed illustration trends in Telugu journalism. Every college girl spare no effort to look like his creation ‘Bomma'. |
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Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana, better known by his pseudonym Bapu, is man of many talents. Apart from cartooning, he is in to graphic art and film direction and production. 
