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statue of samudrala sr. at filmnagar , hyderabad 16 march 1968 1937-1968 repalle , andhra pradesh , india 150px 19 july 1902 samudrala venkata raghavacharyulu samudrala raghavacharya
 writer producer , playback singer , lyricist , script writer , director ,
samudrala raghavacharya

samudrala raghavacharya -lrb- 19 july 1902 -- 16 march 1968 -rrb- also known as samudrala senior , was a writer , producer , director and playback singer of telugu films , andhra pradesh , india .
samudrala senior was the one who advised the renowned singer ghantasala to try his luck in film industry as a singer in 1942 .
