D. Ramanaidu
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Daggubati Ramanaidu (born 6 June 1936) is an Indian movie producer
. In 2010, He was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
, India's highest award in cinema by the Government of India
for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
. The Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer with 130 films. Apart from producing Telugu
movies, he has also produced movies in languages such as Hindi
, Tamil
, Malayalam, Kannada
and Bengali
. He also received honorary doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University
, Tirupathi.
in the present-day Prakasam district
of Andhra Pradesh. In 1963, he produced his first Telugu
film Anuragam, followed by a very successful Ramudu Bheemudu
starring N. T. Rama Rao
in 1964. He is a member of the Telugu Desam Party
and represented Baptala constituency
in Guntur District
in the 13th Lok Sabha
from 1999-2004. He lost in the elections to the same seat for the 14th Lok Sabha
in 2004.
. Suresh Babu's eldest son Rana Daggubati
a prominent new actor in telugu and hindi cinema, Ramanaidu's other son D.Venkatesh, fondly called Victory Venkatesh, is a very prominent Telugu film actor. Ramanaidu's daughter Lakshmi was briefly married to Akkineni Nagarjuna
. Their son Naga Chaitanya
.
, A. Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan
, Pandari Bai
, Jamuna, Padmini (actress)
, Sobhan Babu
, Krishna
, Krishnam Raju
, Kamal Haasan
, Jayaprada, Rajnikanth
, Rajesh Khanna
, Hema Malini
, Rekha, Jeetendra
, Balakrishna, Chiranjeevi
, and Sreedevi. Prominent artistes introduced by him include his son Venkatesh, Harish, Vanisri
, Aryan Rajesh, Tabu
, Kushboo Sundar
, Allari Naresh
and Malasree. Ramanaidu has also set up studios, recording, preview and dubbing theatres and laboratories in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam
.
His film Surigadu was selected for the Indian Panorama in 1993. Asukh, a Bengali film, won the National Award for the Best Film in 1999. Apart from this, his films have been honoured with several awards by the Andhra Pradesh government. He has also produced a film titled 'Hamari Beti' in Hindi which focuses on how handicapped people can lead a normal life and achieve their goals. The protagonist in the film is a girl who is severely handicapped in real life. This film has been screened in International Film Festivals like Chicago and Venice.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
. In 2010, He was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema.The award for a particular year is...
, India's highest award in cinema by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
. The Guinness Book of Records lists him as the most prolific producer with 130 films. Apart from producing Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
movies, he has also produced movies in languages such as Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Malayalam, Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
and Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
. He also received honorary doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University
Sri Venkateswara University
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, is a state university, which was established in 1954, in the famous temple city of Tirupati, South India, under the auspices of Late Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and with support of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams...
, Tirupathi.
Life
He was born on 6 June 1936 to Daggubati Venkateswarlu and Lakshmi Devamma in KaramcheduKaramchedu
Karamchedu is a very prosperous model village located 8.5 km from the busy commercial town of Chirala in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India...
in the present-day Prakasam district
Prakasam district
Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, in India. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City...
of Andhra Pradesh. In 1963, he produced his first Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film Anuragam, followed by a very successful Ramudu Bheemudu
Ramudu Bheemudu
Ramudu Bheemudu is a 1964 Telugu film directed by Tapi Chanakya. It was the first movie of D. Rama Naidu as a producer. N.T. Rama Rao played the dual role as "Ramudu" and "Bheemudu". It was remade into Tamil as Enga Veettu Pillai With M. G...
starring N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
in 1964. He is a member of the Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
and represented Baptala constituency
Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India...
in Guntur District
Guntur district
Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...
in the 13th Lok Sabha
13th Lok Sabha
The 13th Lok Sabha is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha...
from 1999-2004. He lost in the elections to the same seat for the 14th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
in 2004.
Family
Ramanaidu has been married to Rajeshwari. His elder son Suresh Babu runs one of the most prestigious production houses of Telugu film industry, Suresh ProductionsSuresh Productions
Suresh Productions is a film production company founded by Dr. D. Ramanaidu. The production house of the company is Ramanaidu Studios which is located at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Suresh Productions, is one of India’s largest film production companies with over 50 years of contribution to...
. Suresh Babu's eldest son Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati
Rana Daggubati is an Indian actor. Better known as Rana, he was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer D. Suresh Babu, the latter being the elder son of D. Ramanaidu. Venkatesh is D. Ramanaidu's younger son. Rana is also nephew of another Tollywood actor...
a prominent new actor in telugu and hindi cinema, Ramanaidu's other son D.Venkatesh, fondly called Victory Venkatesh, is a very prominent Telugu film actor. Ramanaidu's daughter Lakshmi was briefly married to Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
. Their son Naga Chaitanya
Naga Chaitanya
Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...
.
Works
Ramanaidu has worked with a number of stalwarts of Indian film industry such as N. T. Rama RaoN. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
, A. Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...
, Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
, Jamuna, Padmini (actress)
Padmini (actress)
Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...
, Sobhan Babu
Sobhan Babu
Sobhan Babu was an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema. Born as Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao to a middle-class family, Sobhan went on to become a romantic icon and was one of the top Tollywood heroes for two decades...
, Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
, Krishnam Raju
Krishnam Raju
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is a former popular Telugu film actor. He was popularly known as 'Rebel Star' for his rebellious acting style...
, Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
, Jayaprada, Rajnikanth
Rajnikanth
Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....
, Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna is an Indian actor of from Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician....
, Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
, Rekha, Jeetendra
Jeetendra
Jeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer...
, Balakrishna, Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
, and Sreedevi. Prominent artistes introduced by him include his son Venkatesh, Harish, Vanisri
Vanisri
Vanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...
, Aryan Rajesh, Tabu
Tabu (actress)
Tabu is an Indian film actress. She has mainly acted in Hindi films, though she has also starred in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali language films, as well as one American film...
, Kushboo Sundar
Kushboo Sundar
Nakhat Khan , better known by her stage name Kushboo is an Indian actress, television hostess and producer.-Early life:...
, Allari Naresh
Allari Naresh
Allari Naresh is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer EVV Satyanarayana. He got the tag Allari before his name after the success of his first film. But his debut film in Tamil, Kurumbu which was a remake of Allari.-Film...
and Malasree. Ramanaidu has also set up studios, recording, preview and dubbing theatres and laboratories in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
.
His film Surigadu was selected for the Indian Panorama in 1993. Asukh, a Bengali film, won the National Award for the Best Film in 1999. Apart from this, his films have been honoured with several awards by the Andhra Pradesh government. He has also produced a film titled 'Hamari Beti' in Hindi which focuses on how handicapped people can lead a normal life and achieve their goals. The protagonist in the film is a girl who is severely handicapped in real life. This film has been screened in International Film Festivals like Chicago and Venice.
Awards
- Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - Jeevana TarangaluJeevana TarangaluJeevana Tarangalu is a 1973 Telugu Drama film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It is based on the novel by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani. It is remade into Hindi language in 1978 entitled Dil Aur Deewaar.-Cast:* Shobhan Babu ... Vijay...
(1973) - Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - SoggaduSoggaduSoggadu is a 2005 Tollywood film directed by Ravi Babu and produced by D. Suresh on Suresh Productions. This film stars Tarun & Arti Agarwal in the male and female leads respectively, Jugal Hansraj, and Subbaraju in other roles...
(1976)
Filmography
Telugu
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Hindi
| 1993 | Rampoor Ka Raja | B.Gopal | Venkatesh, Divya Bharathi |
| 1991 | Mayor Sahab | Suresh Krishna | Kamala Haasan, Vijayshanthi |
Tamil
| 1998 | Ganesh | Tirupathiswamy | Venkatesh, Ramba |
| 1997 | Preminchukundham Raa | Jayanth C Paranji | Venkatesh, Anjala Javeri |
| 1996 | Dharmachakram | Suresh Krishna | Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna |
| 1995 | Tajmahal | M.Siva | Srikanth, Monika Bedi, Sanghavi |
| 1994 | Super Police | K.Murali Mohan Rao | Venkatesh, Nagma |
| 1992 | Valibhan | B.Gopal | Venkatesh, Divya Bharathi |
| 1991 | Coolie No.1 | K.Raghavendra Rao | Venkatesh, Taboo |
| 1991 | Prema Khaidhi | E.V.V.Satyanarayana | Harish, Malasree |
| 1990 | Anbu Chinnam | Suresh Krishna | Venkatesh, Revathi |
| 1988 | Nakeeran | Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao | Venkatesh, Rajani |
| 1987 | Mr. Vinay | K.Raghavendra Rao | Venkatesh, Khushboo |
| 1982 | Vanjam | V.C.Guhanadhan | Sridevi, Sobhan Babu |
| 1969 | BommaluCheppina Katha | G.Viswanatham | Kantha Rao, Vijaya Nirmala |
| 1967 | Sri Krishna Tulabaram | K.Maheswara Rao | N.T. Rama Rao, Jamuna |
| 2006 | Staten Island | Aditya Chandor | - – - |