Dasari Narayana Rao ( Telugu దాసరి నారాయణరావు ; May 4, 1947 , , May 30, 2017 , Hyderabad ) is an Indian actor, director, producer, songwriter, journalist and politician. As a filmmaker, he was predominantly engaged in Telugu films , but also directed several films in Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil. He was included in the as the director who shot the most films. His merit was honored by two National Film Awards , four Filmfare Awards South and ten Nandi Awards . Since 1984, he has been publishing the Telugu daily newspaper Udayam , which ranks second in popularity in Andhra Pradesh . In 2004-2008, he served as Minister of Coal Industry in Andhra Pradesh.
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- In this Telugu name, the surname (Dasari) is in front of a personal name.
Biography
Narayana Rao was born on May 4, 1942 [4] [5] or 1947 [6] [7] in Palacolla (now the state of Andhra Pradesh ). He began performing on stage as a child. He graduated from school in his native village, after which he worked for some time as a machinist in Hyderabad . Got a degree in commerce from the , and then got a job at Hindustan Aeronautics . In 1968 he moved to Madras [8] and joined the film industry as an assistant director of Bhavanarayana and . In the late 1960s, he worked for the screenwriter ; then became a successful freelance screenwriter [6] .
Rao made his directorial debut in 1972 with the movie Thatha Manavadu , which told the story of the relationship between grandfather and grandson. The very first film brought him the Nandi Prize for the best film [9] . The early directorial work of Narayana Rao was realistic and not stereotyped. His comedies, in which he often played a major role, were a political satire, for example, 1979 Peddillu Chinnillu [6] . In the 1980s, he released an average of eight films a year, mainly in Telugu and Hindi , with the latter being remakes of his Telugu hits. In 1981, he shot his autobiography Addala Meda , playing himself. Most of his films at a later stage are commercial, made with the expectation of a mass audience [10] . Many of these were mid-budget hastily released handicrafts featuring and [6] .
The director also worked with such popular actors as Rajesh Khanna in the films Asha Jyoti and Aaj Ka MLA (1984), NTR - Bali Peetam (1975), Katakatala Rudrayya , Shivaranjani (1978), Gorintaku , Rangoon Rowdy (1979), Sardar Paparayudu (1980) ), Premabhishekam and Bobbili Puli (1982).
The film Meghasandesam (1983) was one of his best works and was shown at the Cannes and Moscow film festivals [11] . In 1988, Narayana Rao supported the congress of G. Krishna in the film Praja Pratinidhi , clearly criticizing the political rule of the NTR [6] . In the early 1990s, he made films about issues affecting women, many of which were successful: Amma Rajinama (1991), Osey Ramulamma (1997), Kante Koothurne Kanu, Adavi Chukka and Sammakka Sarakka (2000) [12] .
In 1984, Rao began publishing a Telugu daily called Udayam , a printout of which reached 224,000 a month after its launch, making it the second most popular daily newspaper in Andhra Pradesh [8] .
From May 23, 2004 to April 6, 2008, Narayana Rao served as Minister of State for the Coal Industry [13] .
In 2017, Narayana Rao went to KIMS Hyderabad Private Clinic on January 29, complaining of breathing problems. He spent two months in the hospital and was discharged on March 28. On May 26, he again went to the hospital, where he underwent reconstructive surgery on the esophagus, after which he developed renal failure. And at 19:00 on May 30, 2017, Rao suffered a sudden heart attack [5] [14] . He left two sons and a daughter, his wife Padma died in 2011 [9] .
Rewards
- National Film Award
- 1982 - Best Telugu Movie - Meghasandesam [15]
- 1998 - Special Mention - Kante Kuthurne Kanu [16]
- Filmfare Awards South
- 1979 - Best Director - Gorintaku [17]
- 1981 - Best Director - Premabhishekam [17]
- 1982 - Best Movie - Meghasandesam [17]
- 2001 - Lifetime Achievement Award [18]
- Nandi awards
- 1972 - Best Movie - Tata Manavadu [9] [19]
- 1973 - Best Movie - Samsaram Sagaram [19]
- 1975 - Best Movie - Swargam Narakam [19]
- 1981 - Special Jury Prize - Premabhishekam
- 1982 - Best Movie - Meghasandesam [19]
- 1991 - Best Actor - Mamagaru [20]
- 1994 - Best Movie - Bangaru Kutumbam [19]
- 1994 - Best Screenwriter - Nanna Garu [19]
- 1998 - Best Movie - Kante Kuthurne Kanu [19]
- 2009 - Best Actor - Mestri [20]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ Bio-data of Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, Minister of State for Coal and Mines - Press Information Bureau , 2004.
- ↑ Freebase data upload - Google .
- ↑ Dasari Narayana Rao, film director and former Union minister, dies at 75 . Mint (May 30, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Srinivasa Rao Apparasu. Veteran Telugu film director and ex-Union minister Dasari Narayana Rao dies at 75 . Hindustan Times (May 30, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema / Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. - New York: Routledge, 2003. - P. 180. - ISBN 1-57958-146-3 .
- ↑ Indian Cinema . - Directorate of Film Festivals, 1982. - P. 107.
- ↑ 1 2 Amarnath K Menon. Udayam: A remarkable rise . India Today (March 15, 1985). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Dasari Narayana Rao, pillar of Telugu film industry, passes away in Hyderabad . The News Minute (May 30, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ TM Ramachandran, S. Rukmini. 70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983 . - CINEMA India-International, 1985.- P. 484−485. - ISBN 9780861320905 .
- ↑ M Somasekhar. Dasari Narayana Rao passes away, aged 75 . The Hindu Business Line (May 30, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ Srivathsan Nadadhur. Dasari: The original trendsetter . The Hindu (May 31, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ Coalgate: CBI grills ex-coal minister over alleged role . Hindustan Times (May 14, 2013). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ In India, the famous record holder Dasari Naryana Rao died . REGNUM (May 31, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2018.
- ↑ 30th National Film Awards . - New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals, 1983. - S. 25. Archived October 22, 2013.
- ↑ 46th National Film Awards . - New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals, 1999. - S. 83−84. Archived on October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Directory and Year Book Including Who's who . - Bombay: The Times of India Press, 1984. - P. 234−235.
- ↑ Lifetime Achievement Award (South) winners down the years . Filmfare (July 10, 2014). Archived July 14, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Who's who . - Rajya Sabha Secretariat, 2006 .-- P. 552.
- ↑ 1 2 Nandi Awards Best actors list since the beginning . Idlebrain.com (February 13, 2008). Date of treatment September 23, 2015.