# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kadiri-venkata-reddy
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:12:37.863Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kadiri-venkata-reddy"
name: "Kadiri Venkata Reddy"
slug: "kadiri-venkata-reddy"
description: "Kadiri Venkata Reddy, commonly known as K. V. Reddy, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. Renowned as one of the most influential filmmakers in South Indian cinema, he directed 14 feature films during his career. His contributions earned him several prestigious accolades, including three National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award South."
tagline: "Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer (1912–1972)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1912-07-01"
deathDate: "1972-09-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.56
  momentum:             10
  historical:           5.374898666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     40
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714762/"
    handle:    "nm0714762"
sources:
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadiri_Venkata_Reddy"
    title: "Kadiri Venkata Reddy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89"
    title: "كاديرى ڤينكاتا ريدى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._V._Reddy"
    title: "K. V. Reddy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F_%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF"
    title: "கதிரி வெங்கட ரெட்டி"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%86.%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF.%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%A1%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%BF"
    title: "కె.వి.రెడ్డి"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14468020"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3845679"
    title: "Kadiri Venkata Reddy"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump