He directed the first Indian multilingual sound film Kalidas (1931), shot in Telugu and Tamil.
[1][2] He then produced and directed the first full length Telugu sound film, Bhakta Prahlada in 1932.
[3] Reddy produced and directed India's first multilingual (Telugu-Tamil) talkie, Bhakta Kalidasa in 1931.
With an interest in the field of cinema, he moved to Mumbai to research on Telugu movies where he also worked as reflector boy in a studio.
The first film released from this banner was Gruha Lakshmi that was based on the play of "Rangoon Rowdy".