Tatineni Rama Rao (1938 – 20 April 2022) was an Indian filmmaker. He directed 75
Hindi and
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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feature films between 1966 and 2000.
Career
Rao started his work in the film industry in the late 1950s as the assistant director of his cousin
T. Prakash Rao and
Kotayya Pratyagatma, before making his directorial debut with 1966 Telugu film ''
Navarathri''.
According to ''
Encyclopædia Britannica'', Rao was "the man who established the 'Madras movie', or Hindi films funded primarily by southern capital, as a viable commercial option in the all-India market..."
He was the father of successful film producer T. Ajay Kumar.
Filmography
Director
Producer
Hindi
* ''
Aakhree Raasta''
*''Andhaa Kaanoon''
*''Ek Hi Bhool''
*''John Jani Janardhan''
*''Sansar''
Tamil
*''Naan Sigappu Manithan''
*''Adhisaya Piravi''
*''Naattai Thirudathe''
* ''
Dhill''
* ''
Youth''
* ''
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Unakkum Enakkum
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Malaikottai
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*''Ya Ya''
Telugu
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External links
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1938 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Indian film directors
Telugu film directors
Hindi-language film directors
Filmfare Awards South winners
Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
People from Krishna district
Telugu film producers
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh