Kadaru Nagabhushanam

Kadaru Nagabhushanam or K. B. Nagabhushanam (Telugu: కడారు నాగభూషణం) (1902 – 18 October 1976) was a Telugu and Tamil film director and producer in the 1940s to 1960s. He was the husband of Pasupuleti Kannamba. They established Rajarajeshwari Films and produced many mythological films starring Kannamba in the lead role including Harischandra. Their social film Navajeevanam on Untouchability got the recognition of Madras state and was chosen as the best feature film.

Nagabhushanam entered the cinema field as producer of Talli Prema in 1941. His directorial debut film was Sumati, which greatly attracted women. His magnum opus film Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945) starred C. S. R. Anjaneyulu, Addanki and Kannamba. He took special care of the clothing, ornaments and make-up, which is seen in every scene. Later he produced Harischandra and Tulasi Jalandhara in Tamil language and was successful. He came back to Telugu with Saudamini (1951). His Peda Rytu (Poor farmer) was a mile stone film in Telugu film. It is a message based film on Agricultural laborers. It is made into Tamil also. His Sati Sakkubai (1954) has celebrated century in Andhra Pradesh. The subsequent production Naga Panchami (1956) starring Anjali Devi and Chittor V. Nagaiah. He has directed Sati Savitri of Varalakshmi Pictures. S. V. Ranga Rao acted as Yama and shot into fame for his affective portrayal of the character. Subsequently, he made Sri Krishna Maya directed by C. S. Rao. His Dakshayagnam (1962) remembered as the film wherein N. T. Rama Rao portrayed as Lord Shiva for the first and last time.

After the death of his wife Kannamba in 1964, he has deteriorated mentally and physically. He went into financial problems with the production of Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran. He sold his properties and had to live in poor condition in Chennai. He was assisted by his professional colleagues for livelihood and died in 1976.