A.K. Shekhar

A.K. Shekhar was an Art Director, a production designer, and a set decorator who predominantly worked in the Telugu Film Industry. Shekhar was a core member of the famous production house Vauhini Pictures. Shekhar made his debut in the world of Tamil Films with the movie ‘Sita Kalyanam’ (1934). He joined the production banner Rohini Pictures which later on turned into Vauhini Pictures in 1939. Vauhini Pictures, in that era, had a great impact on the cinema in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and Shekhar was a part of it. He designed the sets for ‘Vande Matram’ (1939), ‘ Sumangali Gemini Television is known for the shows and serie >> Read More... ’ (1940), ‘ Devatha Devatha was a successfully running Telugu TV seria >> Read More... ’ (1941), and ‘Swarga Seema’ (1946).

However, he received much appreciation for his work in ‘ Chandralekha Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ (1948), which was the first Tamil movie promoted all over the country. He was also the art director for ‘Marmayogi’ (1951) which was loosely based on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. He also worked in mainstream Hindi movies like ‘Main Bhi Ladki Hoon’ (1964), ‘Pooja Ke Phool’ (1964), ‘Do Kaliyan’ (1968), and ‘PaapPunya’ (1971). His work was appreciated in ‘ Ramu Ramu is an Indian actor. He has mainly worked in M >> Read More... ’ (1966) and ‘Khoon Ki Holi’ (1979).