Bnim

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Bnim
BornBhamidipally Narasimha Murthy
(1957-10-28) 28 October 1957 (age 67)
Atreyapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Pen name
  • Bnim
  • Neelapriya
Occupation
  • Writer
  • cartoonist
LanguageTelugu
Notable awards

Bhamidipally Narasimha Murthy (born 28 October 1957), commonly known by his mononymous pen name Bnim, is an Indian writer and cartoonist from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He received Kala Ratna award and four Nandi Awards.

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Early life

Bnim was born on 28 October 1957 to Bhamidipally Suryanarayana Murthy and Vijaya Lakshmi in Atreyapuram, East Godavari district (now in Konaseema district), Andhra Pradesh. [1] [2] He grew up in Atreyapuram before moving to Hyderabad in 1981. [3] He is an Ayurvedic doctor, however, he does not practice medicine. [1] He has a brother. [2]

Writing career

Bnim started writing since 1975. [1] His cartoons were published in Prabhava, a monthly publication. After moving to Hyderabad, he started working at Vikas Advertiser for his livelihood. He worked at Andhra Bhoomi , Krishna Patrika and Suprabhatam publications in pursuit of learning arts. [2] He debuted working in television with Doordarshan during 1985–86 with his cartoon Adugu Puli. As of March 2019, he worked in 30 television shows and 60 single episodes in various departments – editing, dubbing, designing and modulation. He has also written several television show titles on comedy, historical, mythological and social concepts. [1]

He said he used at least 26 pen names for his works including Bnim and Neelapriya, which he used for poetry. According to him, he chose the pen name Bnim reflecting his initials "BNM" with "I" reflecting himself. [1] His writing works are published in Andhra Bhoomi , Swathi , Chinuku magazines. [4]

Kuchipudi ballets

In 1990s, he started writing scripts for Kuchipudi ballets. He debuted with Madhura Swapna ballet for Pedilka Narsingh Rao based on the life of Rabindranath Tagore. He scripted five different ballets on Ramayana from various perspectives, some from the eyes of Ravana, Mandhara and Shabari. As of March 2019, he scripted 254 ballets. [1]

He contributed scripts for Maddali Usha Gayatri ballets – Matru Devo Bhava, [5] Goda Kalyanam, [6] Pushkara Pulakita Godavari, [7] Swetcha Bharat. [8] Other ballets include a composition on Shurpanakha for Sreelakshmy Govardhanan in her ballet Ardhanareeswaram; [9] Katha Kelika, [10] Meenakshi Kalyanam, [11] Prakrithi Rakshathi Rakshithaha for Deepika Reddy  [ te ], [12] Sabari Gireesha Saranam, [13] Lalitha Sindhuri, Kali Mardhanam, Rama Katha Saram, Vatsayani Kamasutra for Swathi Somnath based on Vātsyāyana's work on erotic love Kama Sutra. [1]

Reception

Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that the scripting by Bnim for Goda Kalyanam, which portrays the Hindu deities Ranganatha, a form of Vishnu, and Goda Devi, was unique and creative compared to other exponents of Kuchipudi. Srihari wrote that Bnim, in contrast to common practice, took inspiration from Hindu gods Rama and Krishna, both of whom are avatars of Vishnu. [6]

Films

Bnim scripted a song in Telugu-language movie Yamudu Anna Ki Mogudu which was well received. However, he did not pursue a career in films any further. [1]

Other work

Bnim established Bapu-Ramana Academy – in memory of Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana – and gives away Bapu Award to one cartoonist and Ramana Award to one writer every year. He also worked as an advisor at Akshagna Publication. [2]

Awards

Bnim was conferred with Kala Ratna award[ when? ] by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has also received four Nandi Awards for his works in television for his contributions to screenplay, story and dialogues. [1] [2]

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