Akkineni Kutumba Rao is an Indian

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

in Tollywood, known for his work in Telugu

Parallel Cinema Parallel cinema, or New Indian Cinema, is a film movement in Indian cinema that originated in the state of West Bengal in the 1950s as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Indian cinema. Inspired by Italian Neorealism, Parallel Cinema ...

. He won two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

& one

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...

Filmography

Bhadram Koduko Bhadram Koduko (Telugu: భద్రం కొడుకో) was a 1992 Telugu film. It is directed by Akkineni Kutumba Rao. Santhosh Reddy played the leadrole. Laya was starring in the cast. The story is based on the various problems faced by t ...

(Telugu) *Thodu (Telugu) *Patha Nagaramlo Pasivadu (Telugu) *Gulabeelu (Telugu) *Amulyam (Telugu)

Television

*Manayi - Hindi

Awards

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National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

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* Best Children's Film -

(1991) * Best Children's Film - ''Patha Nagaramlo Paivadu'' (1999)

International honours

*Certificate of Merit at

Cairo International Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival ( ar, مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي) is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year sin ...

- Pathanagaramlo Pasivadu *14th Golden Elephant Film Festival in 2005 - Special Mention - Gulabeelu

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Telugu film directors Film directors from Hyderabad, India Film producers from Hyderabad, India Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India 20th-century Indian film directors {{India-film-director-stub