Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (born 4 May 1944, Palakollu, West Godavari), is an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and few Bollywood films. He has directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer, and lyricist. Most of his films emphasise social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. He has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. Besides graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions. During his career he has also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages.He holds Limca World Record for directing the most number of films.He directed films like Tandra Paparayudu, (1986), Surigaadu (1992), premiered at International Film Festival of India in the panorama section, and Kante Koothurne Kanu (2000) which received the National Film Award Special Mention Feature Film. In 1983, he directed Meghasandesam which received critical acclaim at the Indian panorama, Chicago, 1983 Cannes Film Festival and Moscow film festivals. The film has also received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.He has introduced actors and directors like Mohan Babu, R. Narayana Murthy, Raviraja Pinisetty, Muthyala Subbaiah to Telugu film industry.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Father of Telugu commercial cinema who proved his real self in Lok Sabha |
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| Birth date | May 04, 1947 |
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