Dasari Narayana Rao

Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao in his office as a Central Minister in New Delhi on 24 May 2004
Born(1942-05-04)4 May 1942
Palakollu, Madras Presidency, British India
Died30 May 2017(2017-05-30) (aged 75)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • lyricist
  • politician
SpouseDasari Padma
Children3
AwardsNational Film Awards

Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1942[1] – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, lyricist, and politician, primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema. Over his four decade career, he directed more than 150 feature films, earning a Limca World Record for directing the most films in the world.[2] He was known by the epithet "Darsaka Ratna" (transl. "Jewel among directors") and was recognized for addressing social issues such as gender discrimination, casteism, corruption and injustice through his films. Narayana Rao received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards, 16 Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and five Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement.[1]

In addition to his work in Telugu cinema, Narayana Rao directed notable Hindi films like Swarag Narak (1978), Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980), Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar (1984), and Asha Jyoti (1984).[3][4] He directed works such as Tandra Paparayudu (1986), and Surigaadu (1992) which were screened at International Film Festival of India in the Panorama section,[5][6] and Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998) which received the National Film Award Special Mention Feature Film in addition to a Kannada films. In 1983, he directed Meghasandesam which screened at the Indian Panorama, the Tashkent Film Festival, and the Moscow film festival. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[7][8] During his career he also acted in several Telugu and Tamil films.[9]

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in the year 2006 and served as the Minister of state for Coal in the Manmohan Singh government.[10]

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  3. ^ "Dasari Narayana Rao passes away: Best films of the multifaceted filmmaker". The Indian Express. 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Dasari Narayana Rao - the Bollywood side of his multi-faceted career". The Times of India. 30 May 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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  6. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. ^ 30 June 2011 – Ranjana Dave (30 June 2011). "The meaning in movement". The Asian Age. Retrieved 4 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Dr. DasariNarayanarao Open Heart With RK Abn Andhrajyothy on YouTube
  9. ^ "Dasari Narayana Rao lashes out". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013.
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