Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in

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. He founded

Suresh Productions Suresh Productions (also known as Suresh Movies, Vijaya Suresh Combines) is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1964 by D. Ramanaidu. It is one of India's largest film p ...

in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed in the ''

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'' for the most films produced by an individual, with more than 150 films in 13 Indian languages. He also served as a

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for the Bapatla constituency in

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in the

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from 1999 to 2004. In 2012, Ramanaidu was conferred with the third-highest civilian award of India, the

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, in recognition for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was conferred with the

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, the highest award for films in Indian cinema. He has also received the

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, and the

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for his work in

. Ramanaidu contributed a substantial part of his earnings to numerous philanthropic purposes under the "Ramanaidu Charitable Trust" that was founded in 1991.

Early life

Daggubati Ramanaidu was born on 6 June 1936 into an agricultural family in

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, a village in

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in the present day

. He completed his schooling in the village and had his college education in

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and later graduated out of the

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. He started his career as a rice-mill owner and later got into the transport business. During this time, his father joined with a relative and co-produced the Telugu film ''

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'' (1958), starring

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and Savitri. He performed the dupe of Nageswara Rao in the film. Nageswara Rao advised him to go to

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(now Chennai) and work with film-makers. He closed down his rice mill as he was not happy with it, and moved to Madras in 1962. He intended to start a brick business, but later switched to real estate. His frequent visits to the "Andhra Club" got him acquainted with the Telugu film fraternities.

Film career

In 1963, Ramanaidu partnered with his friends Tagirisa Hanumantha Rao, Yarlagadda Lakshmaiah Chowdary and co-produced the commercially unsuccessful ''Anuragam'' (1963). Following that, he established his own production house

, and produced ''

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'' (1964). Until the early 1970s, he kept to Telugu cinema and made films such as ''Pratigna Palana'' (1965), ''Sri Krishna Tulabharam'' (1966), ''Shree Janma'' (1967), ''Paapa Kosam'' (1968) and ''Sepoy Chinnaiah'' (1969). ''Ramudu Bheemudu'' remained his only box office success during this period. While in Madras, he partnered with

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's sons and formed a company called "Vijaya Suresh Combines" and made some films under that house. In 1971, he produced '' Prem Nagar'', starring

and

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. The film went on to become a "blockbuster" and its success prompted Tamil and Hindi remakes entitled ''

Vasantha Maligai ''Vasantha Maligai'' () is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, and is the Tamil remake of the 1971 Telugu film '' Prema Nagar''. ''V ...

'' (1972) and '' Prem Nagar'' (1974), respectively. Both versions were produced by him and became equally successful. ''Namma Kuzhaindagal'', ''Tirumangalyam'', ''Madhurageetham'', ''Kuzhaindaikaga'' and ''Deiva Piravi'' are some of his Tamil productions that were made during the 1970s. As all the studios were based in Madras at that date, he started "Ramanaidu Studios" in

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with the help of the

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in 1983. While frequently making films in Telugu and Tamil, he branched out into the

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, Assamese and Punjabi industries. His Hindi films include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. As of 2015, he had made more than 130 films in 13 Indian languages. The feat earned him a place in the ''

'' in 2008. Ramanaidu also acted in a few films, mostly his own productions. He played a full-length role for the first time in the 2007 Telugu film ''

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''. The film, which dealt with teenage suicides arising out of educational stress among students, won the award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the

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Family and personal life

Ramanaidu got married in 1958 and had three children, two sons and a daughter. His elder son

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is a producer and his younger son

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is an actor in Telugu cinema. He had eight grandchildren, two of whom –

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and

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– are actors in Telugu cinema. Ramanaidu was a member of the

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and represented Baptala constituency of

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in the

from 1999 to 2004. He lost the 2004 election for the same seat in the

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Awards and honors

Civilian Honors *

- 2012

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– ''

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'' (1999) *

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- ''

'' (2006) *

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- 2009

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- ''Andhra Vaibhavam'' *

- ''

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'' (2001) *

- 2006 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards *

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(Third prize) – '' Namma Kuzhanthaigal'' (1970) *Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second prize) – ''Madhurageetham'' (1977)

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* Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film – ''

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'' (1973) *Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film – '' Soggadu'' (1976) *

(2000) Other Honors *

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from

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Death

In January 2014, it was reported that Ramanaidu had been diagnosed with

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. He died on 18 February 2015, at the age of 78, in

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. Many Tollywood stars like

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and

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paid their last respects to Rama Naidu.

Partial filmography

Telugu

* ''

'' * '' Prem Nagar'' * ''

'' * '' Chakravakam'' * '' Soggadu'' * '' Agni Poolu'' * ''

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'' * ''

Mundadugu ''Mundadugu'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Sridevi and Jaya Prada. It is remade in Hindi language in 1984 as ''Ma ...

'' * '' Sangharshana'' * '' Kathanayakudu'' * ''

Kaliyuga Pandavulu ''Kaliyuga Pandavulu'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language masala film produced by D. Ramanaidu under Suresh Productions, and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Ramanaidu's son Venkatesh and Khushbu (making their cinematic debut), with mus ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' * '' Chinababu'' * ''

Brahma Puthrudu ''Brahma Putrudu'' is a 1988 Telugu-language film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh and Rajani , with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a remake o ...

'' * '' Prema'' * ''

Indrudu Chandrudu ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language black comedy film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by D. Ramanaidu, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijayashanti and Charan Raj. It was released on 24 November 1989. The film is based on the ...

'' * ''

Bobbili Raja ''Bobbili Raja'' ( or ) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film co-written and directed by B. Gopal. Produced by D. Suresh under his banner Suresh Productions, it stars Venkatesh and Divya Bharti (in her Telugu debut) whil ...

'' * '' Coolie No. 1'' * ''

Super Police ''Super Police'' is a 1994 Telugu-language action film produced by D. Suresh under the Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Nagma and Soundarya, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The movie w ...

'' * ''

Dharma Chakram ''Dharma Chakram'' () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Suresh Krissna, and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. The film stars Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna, and Prema while Gir ...

'' * ''Oho Naa Pellanta'' * ''

Preminchukundam Raa ''Preminchukundam Raa'' ( Come, let's love) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Venkatesh and Anjala Zaveri with music com ...

'' * ''

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Preyasi Rave ''Preyasi Raave '' is a 1999 Telugu language film directed by Chandra Mahesh and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Srikanth, Raasi, Babloo Prithiveeraj and Sanghavi. The film was a blockbuster. Cast * Srikanth as Vamsi * Raasi as M ...

'' * ''

Kalisundam Raa ''Kalisundham Raa'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh and Simran, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It received the National Film Award for Best Feature ...

'' * ''

Jayam Manadera ''Jayam Manadera'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by N. Shankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Vandem ...

'' * ''

Nee Premakai ''Nee Premakai'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romance film written by Sreenivasan, directed by Muppalaneni Shiva and produced by D. Ramanaidu under Suresh Productions. The film is an adaptation to Priyadarshan's 1988 Malayalam film ''Mukunth ...

'' * ''

Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu ''Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu'' (English: ''Without You, I Am Not There'') is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film, starring Tarun, Aarti Agarwal, Laya, Sarath Babu, Chandra Mohan, and Radha Kumari. This film was released on 14 Januar ...

'' * ''

Hari Villu ''Harivillu'' or ''Hari Villu'' ( te, హరివిల్లు;English title: Rainbow) is a 2003 Telugu drama film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao. The film is produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions. This 2003 film is based on ...

'' * ''

Vijayam ''Vijayam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language social problem film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Raja and Gajala. It was released on 9 May 2003. Plot Raja is a tribal man who studies in Vi ...

'' * ''

Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu ''Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film starring Uday Kiran and Shriya Saran, directed by Raja Sekhar. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner. Krishnam Raju, Suman, Paruchuri Ven ...

'' * '' Malliswari'' * '' Soggadu'' * ''

Nireekshana ''Nireekshana'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, filmed, and edited by Balu Mahendra. Produced by Linga Raju, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Archana. Allu Ramalingaiah, P. L. Narayana and Rallap ...

'' * ''

Sri Krishna 2006 ''Sri Krishna 2006'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vijayendra Prasad and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Srikanth, Venu Thottempudi, Ramya Krishna and Gowri Munjal. The film was a box office success. Plot Cast ...

'' * ''

Madhumasam ''Madhumasam'' ( te, మధుమాసం) is a Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha. The film stars Sumanth, Sneha, and Parvati Melton in the lead roles. It was produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions banne ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Kousalya Supraja Rama'' * ''

Baladoor ''Baladoor'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. R. Udhayashankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Ravi Teja, Krishna, and Anushka Shetty while Chandra Mohan, Pradeep Rawat, ...

'' * ''

Bendu Apparao R.M.P ''Bendu Apparao R.M.P'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by E V V Satyanarayana, and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film Allari Naresh, Kamna Jethmalani and Meghana Raj in lead roles. It has music compose ...

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Aalasyam Amrutam '' Aalasyam Amrutam '' (meaning: ''The Delay is Sweet''/''Sweet Delay'') is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Chandra Mahesh and produced by D. Ramanaidu for Suresh Productions. Nikhil Siddharth and Madalasa Sharma pl ...

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Mugguru ''Mugguru'' ( te, ముగ్గురు) is a 2011 Telugu film directed by V. N. Aditya starring Navdeep, Shraddha Das and Reemma Sen in lead roles. Produced by D. Ramanaidu's Suresh Productions, the film also stars Avasarala Srinivas, Rahul ...

'' * '' Masala'' * '' Nenem…Chinna Pillana?'' * ''

Bhimavaram Bullodu ''Bhimavaram Bullodu'' is a 2014 Telugu romance film written by Kavi Kalidas and directed by Udayasankar. Produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu on his home banner Suresh Productions, the film features Sunil, Ester Noronha And Vikramjeet Virk in the ...

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Drushyam ''Drushyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language crime thriller film directed by Sripriya and jointly produced by D. Suresh Babu and Rajkumar Sethupathi. It is a remake of Jeethu Joseph 2013 Malayalam film ''Drishyam'' and features Venkatesh, ...

'' * '' Gopala Gopala''

Hindi

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Dil Aur Deewar ''Dil Aur Deewaar'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film, produced by D. Ramanaidu and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Jeetendra and Moushumi Chatterjee, with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. I ...

'' (1978) * '' Prem Nagar'' (1974) * ''

'' (1984) * ''

Dilwaala ''Dilwaala'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Smita Patil in lead roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Kathanayakudu'' (1984). Plot Ravi (Mithun ...

'' (1986) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

Santaan ''Santaan'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by D. Ramanaidu of Suresh Productions and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deepak Tijori, Neelam, with music composed by Anand–Milin ...

'' (1993) * ''

Taqdeerwala ''Taqdeerwala'' () is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action comedy film produced by D. Rama Naidu under the Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. It stars Venkatesh and Raveena Tandon, with music composed by Anand ...

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Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein ''Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi romance drama film directed by Ravi Shankar. The film stars Fardeen Khan opposite Richa Pallod, who makes her Bollywood debut. It released worldwide on 28 June 2002, and opened to a mi ...

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Tamil

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Kuzhanthaikkaga ''Kuzhanthaikkaga'' () is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film directed by P. Madhavan, produced by D. Ramanaidu and written by Thuraiyur K. Moorthi, with music by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Padmini, R. S. Manohar, Major Sundar ...

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Namma Kuzhandaigal ''Namma Kuzhandaigal'' () is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language children's film directed by Srikanth and produced by D. Ramanaidu. It is based on writer Poovannan's novel ''Aalam Vizhudhu''. The film stars Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai and Vennira A ...

'' (1970) * ''

'' (1972) *''Madhurageetham'' (1977) * ''

Thanikattu Raja ''Thanikattu Raja'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by V. C. Guhanathan, and Produced by D. Ramanaidu. It stars Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Sripriya, with Jaishankar, Vijayakumar, Sathyakala and Y. G. Mahendran ...

'' (1982) *'' Deivapiravi'' (1985) * ''

Michael Raj ''Michael Raj'' is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by V. C. Guhanathan and produced by D. Ramanaidu, starring Raghuvaran in lead role, supported by Madhuri, Sarath Babu and Baby Shalini. It was released on 5 December 1 ...

'' (1987) * ''

Kai Naattu ''Kai Naattu'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V.C.Guhanathan and produced by D. Ramanaidu, starring Raghuvaran in lead role, supported by Shantipriya and Mucherla Aruna. Plot ''Kai Naattu'' is the story of a goonda who alw ...

'' (1988)

Malayalam

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Ashwaroodan ''Ashwaroodan'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jayaraj and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the company Suresh Productions. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Padmapriya, Sai Kumar and Jagannatha Varma. The film f ...

'' (2006)

Kannada

* ''Jeevana Taranga'' (1968) * ''

Thavarumane Udugore ''Thavarumane Udugore'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by B. Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Sridhar, Sunil and Malashri. The film was a remake of the 1988 Rajasthani f ...

'' (1991) * '' Mangalya'' (1991) * ''

Maduve Aagona Baa Maduve Aagona Baa () is 2001 Kannada-language film starring Shivarajkumar, Laya, and Shilpi. It was a remake of Telugu film ''Pellichesukundam '' (1998) Plot The film is about a rape victim sheltered by a kind hearted businessman who happen ...

'' (2001)

Bengali

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'' (1999)

Punjabi

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Singh vs Kaur ''Singh vs Kaur'' is a Punjabi romantic comedy starring Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Japji Khaira and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles. ''Singh vs Kaur'' was released on 15 February 2013. Gippy Grewal will be seen in a turbaned avatar for the ver ...

'' (2013)

Marathi

* ''Mazi Aai''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramanaidu, Daggubati 1936 births 2015 deaths Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Film producers from Andhra Pradesh India MPs 1999–2004 Telugu politicians Telugu Desam Party politicians Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Prakasam district Filmfare Awards South winners Nandi Award winners Tamil film producers Hindi film producers Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Telugu film producers 20th-century Indian businesspeople 21st-century Indian businesspeople Deaths from prostate cancer