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- He wrote 37 collections of short stories, seventeen
novels, four play-lets, and five radio plays.
- Paakudu Raallu, a graphic account of life behind the
screen in film industry, is considered his magnum opus.
- Jeevana Samaram is another of his popular works.
- He could not study beyond class 7 but earned fame
through his short stories, poetry and critical reviews.
- He had done several odd jobs but later worked in
weeklies and also in All India Radio.
- He received honorary doctorates, a Central Sahitya
Akademi award and ultimately the Jnanpith award.
- He was only the third Telugu writer to be honoured with
the country's highest literary award.
- He was awarded the 48th Jnanpith award
for the year 2012 which was announced on 17 April
2013 for his work Paakudu Raallu.
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