Bnim

Bhamidipally Narasimha Murthy (born 28 October 1957), commonly known by his mononymous pen name Bnim, is an Indian writer and cartoonist from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He received the Kala Ratna award and four Nandi Awards.

Early life Bnim was born on 28 October 1957 to Bhamidipally Suryanarayana Murthy and Vijaya Lakshmi in Atreyapuram, East Godavari district (now in Konaseema district), Andhra Pradesh. He grew up in Atreyapuram before moving to Hyderabad in 1981. He is an Ayurvedic doctor; however, he does not practice medicine.

Kuchipudi ballets In 1990s, he started writing scripts for Kuchipudi ballets. He debuted with the ballet Madhura Swapna for Pedilka Narsingh Rao based on the life of Rabindranath Tagore. He has scripted five different ballets on Ramayana from various perspectives, some from the eyes of Ravana, Mandhara and Shabari. , he has scripted 254 ballets. Goda Kalyanam, Pushkara Pulakita Godavari, Swetcha Bharat. Other ballets include a composition on Shurpanakha for Sreelakshmy Govardhanan in her ballet Ardhanareeswaram; Katha Kelika, Meenakshi Kalyanam, Prakrithi Rakshathi Rakshithaha for Deepika Reddy, Sabari Gireesha Saranam, Lalitha Sindhuri, Kali Mardhanam, Rama Katha Saram, Vatsayani Kamasutra for Swathi Somnath based on Vātsyāyana's work on erotic love Kama Sutra.

Reception Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that the scripting by Bnim for Goda Kalyanam, which portrays the Hindu deities Ranganatha, a form of Vishnu, and Goda Devi, was unique and creative compared to other exponents of Kuchipudi. Srihari wrote that Bnim, in contrast to common practice, took inspiration from the Hindu gods Rama and Krishna, both of whom are avatars of Vishnu.

Films Bnim scripted a song in the Telugu-language movie Yamudu Anna Ki Mogudu, which was well received. However, he did not pursue a further career in film.

Other work Bnim established Bapu-Ramana Academy – in memory of Bapu and Mullapudi Venkata Ramana – and gives out the Bapu Award to one cartoonist and the Ramana Award to one writer every year. He has also worked as an advisor at Akshagna Publication.

Awards Bnim was conferred with the Kala Ratna award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has also received four Nandi Awards for his works in television for his contributions to screenplay, story and dialogues.