Actor

Dasari Narayana Rao

Directing

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Movies: 48Series: 0Crew credits: 42

TMDB ID: 1335262

IMDb ID: nm0201927

Known for: Directing

Born: May 4, 1947

Died: May 30, 2017

Age: 70

Place of birth: Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 2017

Years active: 45

Wikidata: Q3595535

Also known as

Narayana Rao Dasari

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Director (35)Producer (3)Original Story (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Television, and Bollywood. He has directed more than one hundred and fifty feature films in a variety of genres. His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the lifetime Achievement. During his career he has also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages.

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