Budaguru Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu (26 July 1910 — 8 October 1974) was an Indian film director, producer and actor.
He is best known for directing films in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.
His most popular films are Sri Krishnadevaraya, School Master, Kittur Channamma, Karnan and Veerapandiya Kattabomman.
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