Dr. D. Ramanaidu honoured Dada Saheb Phalke award...
D. Ramanaidu, a producer with 130 films in a 12 languages, has b
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conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2009 for
rendering outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema.
64-year-old Ramanaidu, the legendary and prolific film maker from
Andhra Pradesh. The award consists of a 'Swarn Kamal', a cash prize of
Rs 10 lakh and a shawl. Some of the well-known films produced by
Ramanaidu in various languages are 'Prem Nagar', 'Dildar', 'Bandish' in
Hindi, 'Srikrishna Tulabharam', 'Preminchu' 'Ramudu Bheemudu', 'Bobbili
Raja', 'Ahana Pellanta', 'Andhra Vaibhavam', 'Kathanayakudu' in Telugu
and 'Asukh', 'Sudhu Ekbar Bolo' in Bengali.Born in Karamchedu in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in 1936, Ramanaidu entered the film world in 1963 with his first film 'Anuragam'. Over the last 47 years, he has produced over 130 films in several Indian languages and has found a mention in the Guinness Book of Records. Apart from Telugu films, he has the distinction of producing movies in Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and Bhojpuri.
His film, "Surigadu" was selected for the Indian Panorama in 1993. "Asukh", a Bengali film, won the National Award for the Best Film in 1999. The galaxy of artistes who have worked in his films include N.T. Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, Jamuna, Padmini, Sobhan Babu, Kamal Haasan, Jayaprada, Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rekha, Jeetendra and Sreedevi. He has also produced a film titled 'Hamari Beti' in Hindi which focuses on how handicapped people can lead a normal life and achieve their goals. This film has been screened in International Film Festivals like Chicago and Venice.
