Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry is a renowned Indian television producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the popular television series, Mahabharat. He was born on 28 August 1925 in Krosuru, Andhra Pradesh, British Raj. He completed his schooling from the local school in Krosuru and later went on to pursue a degree in English Literature from Andhra University. After completing his studies, he joined the All India Radio in Hyderabad and worked there for a few years. In the late 1950s, he moved to Mumbai and started working in the film industry. He worked as an assistant director in the film, 'Guddi' and later went on to direct the film, 'Kanyadan'. He also wrote the screenplay for the film, 'Guddi'. In the late 1960s, he started working in television and produced and directed the popular television series, 'Mahabharat'. He also wrote the screenplay for the series. Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry is 97 years old and has a net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career in the film and television industry.

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Sastry was married and had six sons and two daughters. Sastry died at his residence in Hyderabad, on 14 January 2022 at 5:15pm, at the age of 96.

Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry (28 August 1925 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian scholar and television personality who specialized in the Vedas and Puranas texts in the Telugu and Sanskrit languages. His works have included commentaries on All India Radio during Bhadrachalam's Sitarama Kalyanam and Brahmotsavam festivals. For Ugadi day, he recited the Panchanga Sravanam (almanac reading). On television he hosted a show Dharma Sandehalu and Dharma Sukshmalu where he answered questions regarding the Purana and various aspects of Hinduism. The show is telecast on the Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel and formerly on the Doordarshan Saptagiri Channel. He was the principal of a college run by the trust named Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams where they do pravachan (lectures) on the Puranas. He received the Raja-Lakshmi Award in 2005, and has also been conferred the title of Purana Vachaspati.

Sastry was born on 22 August 1925 to Adilakshmamma and Dakshinamurthy in Hassanabada, a village in Krosuru Tehsil, in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was a native of Amaravathi village, Guntur district. His grandfather, Sriman Malladi Ramakrishna Chainulu, was not only an authority in Vedic and Sanskrit literature, but also a propagator of the Advaita Vedanta Siddhanta (doctrine) over Andhra Pradesh. Sastry studied in the fields of Vedas, vyakaranam (grammar), tarkam (logic), poorva meemamsa (extension of the Vedas), and vedanta sastram (Indian spiritualism). He also studied the Puranas in Hinduism.