Tikkavarapu Pattabhirama Reddy (19 February 1919 – 6 May 2006) was an Indian film screenwriter, producer, director, social activist, poet, and writer known for his pioneering works in Telugu cinema, and Kannada cinema.

[1][2] Reddy has received three National Film Awards for his works.

[5][6] Pattabhirama Reddy was born in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh into a Telugu speaking family.

He was married to Snehalata Reddy, and founded the organisation Concerned for Working Children.

[7] In 2003, he directed In the Hour of God, a play based on Sri Aurobindo's classic Savitri, inspired by the mythical woman who defied death for love, which he dedicated to his wife Snehalata Reddy.