Bugata Venkata Subba Rao, better known as B. A. Subba Rao (died 1987), was an Indian film director and producer who predominantly worked in

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. He is recipient of

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for his lifetime contribution to Telugu cinema. He started his career in 1950 with ''

Palletoori Pilla ''Palletoori Pilla'' () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the Sobhanachela & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with mus ...

'' as writer, director and producer. He gave N. T. Rama Rao the first chance as a lead actor in this film. It was a minor commercial hit and both Subba Rao and Rama Rao gained a good reputation from it. He has produced some films like ''

Raju Peda ''Raju Peda'' () is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Lakshmirajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao and Master Sudhakar, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on Mark ...

'' (1954), ''

Chenchu Lakshmi ''Chenchu Lakshmi'' is a 1958 Indian bilingual Telugu and Tamil language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It was sim ...

'' (1958), and ''

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'' (1962) under the banner of B. A. S. Productions. He made ''

'' in 1954 with N. T. Rama Rao and Sudhakar in lead roles. It is a remake of the novel by

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and Hollywood movie ''

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''.Telugu Cinema - Past and Present by Gudipoodi Srihari at Idlebrain.com
/ref> When N. T. Rama Rao became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, he made Subba Rao the Chairman of the AP Film Development Corporation.

Filmography

# ''

'' in 1950 (writer, producer, and director) # ''Tingu Ranga'' in 1952 (producer and director) # ''Aada Bratuku'' in 1952 (director) # ''Shyamala'' in 1952 (director) # ''

'' in 1954 (producer and director)

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Eac ...

# ''Palle Paduchu'' in 1954 (director) # '' Rani Ratnaprabha'' in 1955 (producer and director) # ''

'' in 1958 (producer and Director) # ''Sahodari'' in 1959 (director) # ''Bhishma'' in 1962 (producer and director) # ''Marmayogi'' in 1964 (director) # ''Mohini Bhasmasura'' in 1966 (producer and director) # ''Pedda Akkayya'' in 1967 (director) # '' Bhale Tammudu'' in 1969 (director) # ''Raitu Bidda'' in 1971 (director) # '' Sati Anasuya'' in 1971 (director) # ''

Ram Raheem ''Ram Raheem'' is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by K. R. V. Prasad Rao under the Raja Lakshmi Combines banner and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nandamuri Harikrishna and music composed by ...

'' in 1974 # ''Moguda? Pellama?'' in 1975 # ''Sati Savitri'' in 1978 (director) # ''

Maavari Manchitanam ''Maavari Manchitanam'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by Master Venu. The film is a remake of the Hind ...

'' in 1979 (director) # ''Mugana Sedu'' in 1980 (director) # '' Thayiya Madilalli'' in 1981 (director) # ''Thayi Mamathe'' in 1985 (director) # ''Yella Hengasirinda'' in 1986 # ''

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 ...

'' in 1991 # ''Mangalya'' in 1991

References

External links

B. A. Subba Rao at IMDb.

Photograph of B. A. Subba Rao at Legends in Telugu Film Industry.
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