Adurthi Subba Rao is a prominent old-time director of Telugu & Hindi Films. He also produced few films.

Early life

He was born to Mr SATHANNA PANTHALU and Mrs RAJALAKSHMAMMA on December the 16th 1912.His father was the Thashildar of Rajahmundry. Adurthi Subbarao completed school final(Matriculation)at the age of 14. He joined Kakinada PR College to do his Pre-University Course.His passion for Photogrphy made him discontinue his studies and go to MUMBAI,to pursue his interest in photography and feature films.His parents were against his ambitions.He turned a deaf ear towards their accusations and objections.He slipped through darkness towards the city of opportunities, MUMBAI. He joined the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in a three year course of Photography

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

. He discontinued the course and then joined in the processing and printing department of BOMBAY FILM LAB.Then he joined film editor DINANARVEKAR as his assistant. Finally his directorial journey started as an assistant to Mr UDAY SHANKAR for his Hindi film KALPANA.

Films

He has worked for films like Kalpana as an editor and assistant director. His debut film as an editor was Tamil film Parijatapaharanam. He wrote stories and dialogues for few films.

Awards

National Film Awards

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
  
   - Nammina Bantu
  Nammina Bantu
  -Cast:* Akkineni Nageswara Rao* Savitri* S. V. Ranga Rao* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao* Relangi Venkataramaiah-Soundtrack:# Alu Mogudu Pondu Andamoyi# Andala Bomma Srungaramulo Bangaramu Kalipi# Chengu Chenguna Gantulu Veyandi...
  
  - 1960
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
  
   - Mooga Manasulu
  Mooga Manasulu
  Mooga Manasulu or Moogamanasulu is a 1963 Telugu Drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film based on the concept of reincarnation. It is ever lasting musical hit film; all the songs are heard even today. They are combined effort of Atreya, K. V. Mahadevan, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P....
  
  - 1963
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
  
   - Doctor Chakravarthy
  Doctor Chakravarthy
  Doctor Chakravarthy is 1964 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. The film is based on Chakrabhramanam novel written by Koduri Kausalya Devi. It is the first film to win the Nandi Award instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in...
  
  - 1964
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
  The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
  
   - Sudigundalu
  Sudigundalu
  Sudigundaalu is a 1967 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and K. Viswanath. It is one of the best movies on contemporary social problems produced by Annapurna Pictures...
  
  - 1967

Nandi Awards

Nandi Awards

The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...

• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Doctor Chakravarthy
  Doctor Chakravarthy
  Doctor Chakravarthy is 1964 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. The film is based on Chakrabhramanam novel written by Koduri Kausalya Devi. It is the first film to win the Nandi Award instituted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in...
  
   - 1964
• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Sudigundalu
  Sudigundalu
  Sudigundaalu is a 1967 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and K. Viswanath. It is one of the best movies on contemporary social problems produced by Annapurna Pictures...
  
   - 1967
• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Mahakavi Kshetrayya
  Mahakavi Kshetrayya
  Mahakavi Kshetrayya is a 1976 Telugu film based on the life of Kshetrayya. It is produced by Anjali Pictures and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. The film has excellent songs voiced by V. Ramakrishna and music score proved by P. Adinarayana Rao.-Cast:* Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ......
  
   - 1976

Filmography

List of movies by Adurthi Subba Rao.

Year	Film	Language	Role
1954	Balanandam	Telugu	Assistant Director
1954	Amara Sandesham	Telugu	Director
1957	Todi Kodallu	Telugu	Editor, Screenplay and Director
1958	Aada Pettanam	Telugu	Director
1958	Mangalya Balam	Telugu	Writer and Director
1959	Engal Kula Daivi	Tamil	Director
1959	Nammina Bantu Nammina Bantu -Cast:* Akkineni Nageswara Rao* Savitri* S. V. Ranga Rao* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao* Relangi Venkataramaiah-Soundtrack:# Alu Mogudu Pondu Andamoyi# Andala Bomma Srungaramulo Bangaramu Kalipi# Chengu Chenguna Gantulu Veyandi...	Telugu	Director
1961	Iddaru Mitrulu	Telugu	Director
1962	Manchi Manasulu Manchi Manasulu Manchi Manasulu is a 1962 Telugu Drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.It is a musical hit film with score composed by K. V. Mahadevan and voiced by Ghantasala, P. Susheela and others. The song Aho Andhra Bhoja .....	Telugu	Director
1963	Chaduvukunna Ammayilu Chaduvukunna Ammayilu Chaduvukunna Ammayilu is a 1963 Telugu film produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao from Annapurna Pictures and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film is based on the Telugu novel Kaalaatheetha Vyakthulu written by Dr. Sridevi.-The plot:Sujatha is a rich girl and her best friend Vasantha is a...	Telugu	Screenplay and Director
1963	Mooga Manasulu Mooga Manasulu Mooga Manasulu or Moogamanasulu is a 1963 Telugu Drama film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film based on the concept of reincarnation. It is ever lasting musical hit film; all the songs are heard even today. They are combined effort of Atreya, K. V. Mahadevan, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P....	Telugu	Director
1964	Daagudumootalu	Telugu	Director
1964	Dr. Chakravarthy	Telugu	Director
1964	Velugu Needalu Velugu Needalu Velugu Needalu is a 1961 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and produced by Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao of Annapurna Pictures. Tamil version of the film was called Tuya Ulam.-The plot:...	Telugu	Director
1965	Sumangali Sumangali Sumangali is a 1940 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. The main concept of the film Widow remarriage is inspired by Kandukuri Veeresalingam. The protagonist role was played by Chittor V. Nagaiah and A. S. Giri.-The plot:...	Telugu	Director
1965	Tene Manasulu	Telugu	Writer and Director
1965	Todu Needa	Telugu	Director
1966	Kanne Manasulu	Telugu	Director
1967	Milan Milan (1967 film) Milan is a 1967 Hindi film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It was a remake of his hit Telugu film Mooga Manasulu and was produced by L. V. Prasad. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna , Pran and Deven Varma. The award-winning and very popular music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal...	Hindi	Screenplay and Director
1967	Poola Rangadu	Telugu	Director
1967	Sudigundalu Sudigundalu Sudigundaalu is a 1967 Telugu film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao and K. Viswanath. It is one of the best movies on contemporary social problems produced by Annapurna Pictures...	Telugu	Screenplay and Director
1968	Man Ka Meet	Hindi	Director
1969	Doli	Hindi	Screenplay and Director
1970	Darpan	Hindi	Producer and Director
1970	Maro Prapancham	Telugu	Director
1970	Mastana Mastana Mastana is a 1970 Bollywood comedy film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. The film stars Mehmood and Vinod Khanna. The film premiered on 16 October 1970 in Bombay.-Cast:*Mehmood... Satya *Padmini ... Gauri*Bharathi ... Sharda...	Hindi	Director
1971	Rakhwala Rakhwala Rakhwala is a 1971 Bollywood musical film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.-Cast:*Dharmendra ... Deepak Kumar*Leena Chandavarkar ... Chandni*Vinod Khanna ... Shyam*Madan Puri ... Boxing Chairman Jwalaprasad*Jagdeep ... Gopi...	Hindi	Director
1972	Jeet	Hindi	Producer and Director
1972	Vichitra Bandham	Telugu	Director
1973	Insaaf	Hindi	Director
1973	Jwar Bhata	Hindi	Director
1973	Mayadari Malligadu	Telugu	Producer and Director
1974	Bangaru Kalalu	Telugu	Director
1975	Gajula Kishtayya	Telugu	Producer and Director
1975	Gunavanthudu	Telugu	Director
1975	Sunehra Sansar Sunehra Sansar Sunehra Sansar is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Rajendra Kumar, with Mala Sinha as his wife, and Hema Malini as his past love, who has re-entered his life to seek vengeance for abandoning her years ago....	Hindi	Director
1976	Mahakavi Kshetrayya Mahakavi Kshetrayya Mahakavi Kshetrayya is a 1976 Telugu film based on the life of Kshetrayya. It is produced by Anjali Pictures and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. The film has excellent songs voiced by V. Ramakrishna and music score proved by P. Adinarayana Rao.-Cast:* Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ......	Telugu	Director

External links

• Adurthi Subba Rao at IMDb.