U. Visweswar Rao (died 20 May 2021) was an

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and

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known for his works predominantly in

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Biography

He was a member of the central jury for the

17th National Film Awards The 17th National Film Awards were presented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India to facilitate the best of Indian cinema released in 1969. The ceremony took place at University Centenary Auditorium, Madras on 21 November 1 ...

. He was the secretary of the

South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, abbreviated as SIFCC, is a South Indian film producers, distributors and exhibitors association, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce, Karnataka Fil ...

. He has also served as the managing director of South Indian Film Export Promotion Council. He has garnered two

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, and two state

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 ...

. He was also associated with the Nandi Awards jury, and has produced around twenty-five films. Rao died from COVID-19 on 20 May 2021.

Selected filmography

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Kanchu Kota ''Kanchu Kota'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao under the Viswashanti Productions banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Kanta Rao, Savitri and Devika, with music compos ...

''(1967) * ''

Niluvu Dopidi ''Niluvu Dopidi'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Devika and Jayalalita, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was re ...

'' (1968) *''

Pettandarulu ''Pettandarulu'' ( Rulers) is a 1970 Telugu-language revolutionary film, produced by U. Visweswara Rao under the Jyothi Cine Syndicate banner, and directed by C. S. Rao. The film starred N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Shobhan Babu, Vijaya Nirmala w ...

'' (1970) * ''

Desoddharakulu ''Desoddharakulu'' () is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by U. Viswaswara Rao under the Deepthi International banner and directed by C. S. Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. A Su ...

'' (1973) * '' Nagna Sathyam'' (1979) * '' Harischandrudu'' (1980) * ''Keerthi Kantha Kanakan'' (1982) * ''Pellila Chadarangam'' (1988)

Awards

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* Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - '' Nagna Sathyam'' (1979) *Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - '' Harischandrudu'' (1980) ;

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- ''Keerthi Kantha Kanakan'' (1982) * Best Screenplay Writer - ''Pellila Chadarangam'' (1988) ;Other awards *Honorary award from ''Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Mumbai''Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna - ''The Times of India''
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References

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