K. Raghavendra Rao | |
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) Rao at an interview in 2018 | |
| Born | Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao 23 May 1942[1] |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sarala |
| Children | 2, including Prakash Kovelamudi |
| Relatives | K. S. Prakash Rao (father) Kovelamudi Bapayya (cousin) Shobu Yarlagadda (son-in-law) Garikapati Varalakshmi (step-mother) |
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films. He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two CineMAA Awards.[2] In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films.[3][4]
Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as Bobbili Brahmanna (1984), and Pelli Sandadi (1996). He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film Prema Lekhalu (1977), the super natural fantasy film, Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), and the romance film Allari Priyudu (1993). Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as Annamayya (1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[5] Rao also received the Nandi Award for Best Direction, the Filmfare Award for Best Direction for his work in the film.[6] His other hagiographic works such as Sri Manjunatha (2001), Sri Ramadasu (2006), Shirdi Sai (2012) and Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017), received several state honors.
His mainstream works such as the 1987 Social problem film Agni Putrudu, and the 1988 action thriller Aakhari Poratam, were screened at the 11th and 12th International Film Festival of India respectively in the mainstream section.[7] In 1992, he directed the melodrama Gharana Mogudu, premiered at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section,[8] which became the first Telugu film to gross over ₹ 10 crore at the box office.[9] Next, he directed the instant hit Allari Priyudu, which was also premiered at the 1994 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[10][2]
Personal life
Mr. Raghavendra Rao is the son of veteran director Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao and Koteswaramma.[11] He is also the father of actor turned filmmaker Prakash Kovelamudi. Raghavendra Rao was an executive member in the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Board from 2015-2019.[12]
Awards and honors
- NTR National Award - 2015
- B. N. Reddy National Award for lifetime contribution to Telugu cinema (2009)
- Best Director – Annamayya (1997)
- Best Feature Film (director) – Annamayya (1997)
- Best Choreographer – Pelli Sandadi (1996)
- Best Director – Pelli Sandadi (1996)
- Best Director – Allari Priyudu (1993)
- Best Director – Bobbili Brahmanna (1984)
- Filmfare Awards South
- Best Director – Prema Lekhalu (1977)
- Best Director – Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990)[13]
- Best Director – Allari Priyudu (1993)
- Best Director – Annamayya (1997)[14]
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
- IIFA Awards
- Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema (2017)[15]
- SIIMA Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
- CineMAA Awards
- Lifetime Contribution Award – (2012)
- Best Film (Jury) – Shirdi Sai – (2013)
- Other Awards
- Allu Rama Lingaiah Award (2016)
Filmography
Director
| No. | Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babu | 1975 | Sobhan Babu, Vanisri, Laxmi & Aruna irani | |
| 2 | Jyothi | 1976 | Jayasudha, Murali Mohan, Gummadi | Remake of the Hindi film Mili (1975) |
| 3 | Raja | Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha | ||
| 4 | Aame Katha | 1977 | Jayasudha, Murali Mohan, Rajanikanth | |
| 5 | Amara Deepam | Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Murali Mohan | Remake of Tamil film Dheepam (1977) | |
| 6 | Prema Lekhalu | Jayasudha, Deepa Ananth Nag & Murali Mohan | ||
| 7 | Kalpana | Jaya Chitra, Murali mohan | Remake of Hindi film Anamika | |
| 8 | Adavi Ramudu | N.T.Rama Rao, Jayaprada, Jayasudha | Remake of 1973 Kannada blockbuster film Gandhada Gudi | |
| 9 | Padaharella Vayasu | 1978 | Sridevi, Chandra Mohan | Remake of Bharathi Raja's 16 Vayathinile (Tamil) |
| 10 | Simha Baludu | N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri & Jayamalini | ||
| 11 | Radha Krishna | Sobhan babu & Jayaprada | ||
| 12 | KD No:1 | N.T.Rama Rao, Jayasudha | ||
| 13 | Nindu Noorellu | Chandra Mohan, Jayasudha | ||
| 14 | Driver Ramudu | 1979 | N.T.Rama Rao, Jayasudha | |
| 15 | Vetagaadu | N.T.Rama Rao, Sridevi | ||
| 16 | Nippulaanti Nijam | 1980 | ||
| 17 | Nishana | Jeetendra, Poonam Dhillon | ||
| 18 | Bhale Krishnudu | Krishna, Jayaprada & Sangeetha | ||
| 19 | Gharana Donga | Krishna, Sridevi | ||
| 20 | Mosagadu | Sobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Sridevi | ||
| 21 | Rowdy Ramudu Konte Krishnudu | N.T.Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sridevi, Rajyalakshmi | ||
| 22 | Satyabhama | 1981 | Remake of Bhagyaraja's Tamil film.Chandra Mohan & Jayasudha | |
| 23 | Ragile Jwala | Krishnam Raju, Sujatha, Jaya Prada | ||
| 24 | Gaja Donga | N.T.Rama Rao, Jayasudha | ||
| 25 | Ooriki Monagadu | Krishna, Jaya Prada, Rao Gopal Rao | ||
| 26 | Tirugu Leni Manishi | N.T.Rama Rao, Chiranjeevi, Rati Agnihotri | ||
| 27 | Satyam Shivam | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri | ||
| 28 | Prema Kanuka | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi | ||
| 29 | Kondaveeti Simham | N.T.Rama Rao, Sridevi, Jayanthi, Mohan Babu | ||
| 30 | Madhura Swapnam | 1982 | Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Jaya Prada | |
| 31 | Trishulam | Krishnam Raju, Sridevi, Jayasudha, Raadhika | ||
| 32 | Justice Chowdary | N.T.Rama Rao, Sridevi | ||
| 33 | Farz Aur Kanoon | Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Rati Agnihotri | ||
| 34 | Devata | Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Jaya Prada | ||
| 35 | Himmatwala | 1983 | Jeetendra, Sridevi | |
| 36 | Adavi Simhalu | Krishna, Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Sridevi | ||
| 37 | Jaani Dost | Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Parveen Babi, Sridevi | ||
| 38 | Justice Chaudhury | Jeetendra, Sridevi, Hema Malini, Moushumi Chatterjee | ||
| 39 | Shakti | Krishna, Jayasudha, Radha | ||
| 40 | Tohfa | 1984 | Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada | |
| 41 | Bobbili Brahmanna | Krishnam Raju, Sharada, Jayasudha | ||
| 42 | Kaamyab | Jeetendra, Shabana Azmi, Radha | ||
| 43 | Naya Kadam | Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Prada, Padmini Kolhapure, Sridevi | ||
| 44 | Iddaru Kodukulu | |||
| 45 | Iddaru Dongalu | Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha, Radha | ||
| 46 | Hoshiyar | 1985 | Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Jayaprada, Meenakshi Sheshadri | |
| 47 | Pattabhishekam | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti | ||
| 48 | Adavi Donga | Chiranjeevi, Radha | ||
| 49 | Masterji | Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi | ||
| 50 | Mera Saathi | Jeetendra, Rajiv Kapoor, Jaya Prada, Mandakini | 50th FIlm | |
| 51 | Agni Parvatam | Krishna, Vijayashanti, Radha | ||
| 52 | Vajrayudham | Krishna, Sridevi | ||
| 53 | Apoorva Sahodarulu | 1986 | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti, Bhanupriya | |
| 54 | Kaliyuga Pandavulu | Venkatesh, Khushboo | ||
| 55 | Dharm Adhikari | Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra, Rohini Hattangadi, Sridevi | ||
| 56 | Ravana Brahma | Krishnam Raju, Radha, Lakshmi, Raadhika | ||
| 57 | Kondaveeti Raja | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha | ||
| 58 | Suhaagan | Jeetendra, Sridevi, Padmini Kolhapure | ||
| 59 | Chanakya Shapadham | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti | ||
| 60 | Bharatamlo Arjunudu | 1987 | Venkatesh, Kushboo | |
| 61 | Sahasa Samrat | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti | ||
| 62 | Agni Putrudu | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sarada, Rajani, Sivaji Ganesan | ||
| 63 | Janaki Ramudu | 1988 | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Vijayashanti | |
| 64 | Donga Ramudu | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Radha | ||
| 65 | Manchi Donga | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Suhasini | ||
| 66 | Aakhari Poratam | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi, Suhasini | ||
| 67 | Yuddha Bhoomi | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti | ||
| 68 | Agni | 1989 | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shantipriya | |
| 69 | Rudranetra | Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha | ||
| 70 | Ontari Poratam | Venkatesh,Swetha, Rupini | ||
| 71 | Alludugaru | 1990 | Mohan Babu, Ramya Krishna, Shobana | |
| 72 | Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | Chiranjeevi, Sridevi | ||
| 73 | Coolie No.1 | 1991 | Venkatesh, Tabu | |
| 74 | Rowdy Alludu | Chiranjeevi, Shobana, Divya Bharati | ||
| 75 | Sundarakanda | 1992 | Venkatesh, Meena, Aparna | |
| 76 | Allari Mogudu | Mohan Babu, Meena, Ramya Krishna | ||
| 77 | Gharana Mogudu | Chiranjeevi, Nagma | remake of the Rajkumar's superhit Kannada film, Anuraga Aralithu | |
| 78 | Aswamedham | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shobhan Babu, Meena, Nagma | ||
| 79 | Allari Priyudu | 1993 | Rajasekhar, Ramya Krishna, Madhoo | |
| 80 | Major Chandrakanth | N.T.Rama Rao, Mohan Babu, Sharada, Ramya Krishna, Nagma | ||
| 81 | Allari Premikudu | 1994 | Jagapati Babu, Rambha, Soundarya, Kanchan | |
| 82 | Muddula Priyudu | Venkatesh, Ramya Krishna, Rambha | ||
| 83 | Mugguru Monagallu | Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Roja, Ramya Krishna | ||
| 84 | Raja Simham | 1995 | Rajasekhar, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya | |
| 85 | Gharana Bullodu | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Aamani | ||
| 86 | Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya | 1996 | Venkatesh, Shilpa Shetty, Malashree | |
| 87 | Bombay Priyudu | J. D. Chakravarthy, Rambha | ||
| 88 | Pelli Sandadi | Srikanth, Ravali, Deepti Bhatnagar | ||
| 89 | Annamayya | 1997 | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Suman, Mohan Babu, Ramya Krishna, Bhanupriya, Roja, Kasturi | |
| 90 | Mere Sapno Ki Rani | Urmila Matondkar, Sanjay Kapoor | ||
| 91 | Shrimati Vellosta | 1998 | Jagapati Babu, Devayani, Poonam | |
| 92 | Love Story 1999 | Prabhu Deva, Vadde Naveen, Ramya Krishna, Rambha, Laila | ||
| 93 | Paradesi | Viswa, Tanuja, Madhav, Monet Quick, Brahmanandam | ||
| 94 | Iddaru Mitrulu | 1999 | Chiranjeevi, Sakshi Sivanand, Ramya Krishna | |
| 95 | Raja Kumarudu | Mahesh Babu, Preity Zinta | ||
| 96 | Pelli Sambandham | 2000 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sumanth, Sakshi Shivanand | |
| 97 | Moodu Mukkalaata | Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Rambha, Raasi | ||
| 98 | Sri Manjunatha | 2001 | Chiranjeevi, Ambareesh, Abhijeeth, Arjun Sarja, Meena, Soundarya, Sumalatha | Telugu-Kannada bilingual project |
| 99 | Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa | Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Johnny Lever, Vinay Anand, Isha Koppikar, Ketki Dave | Remake of the Tamil film Viralukketha Veekkam | |
| 100 | Gangotri | 2003 | Allu Arjun, Aditi Agarwal | 100th film |
| 101 | Subash Chandra Bose | 2005 | Venkatesh, Shriya Saran, Genelia D'Souza | |
| 102 | Allari Bullodu | Nithiin, Trisha, Rathi | ||
| 103 | Sri Ramadasu | 2006 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sneha, Suman | |
| 104 | Pandurangadu | 2008 | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sneha, Tabu | |
| 105 | Jhummandi Naadam | 2010 | Manoj Manchu, Tapsee Pannu | |
| 106 | Shirdi Sai | 2012 | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Sayaji Shinde, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Sarath Babu, siva sankar | |
| 107 | Om Namo Venkatesaya | 2017 | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty, Saurabh Raj Jain, Pragya Jaiswal, Vimala Raman | |
| 108 | Intintaa Annamayya | - | Revanth, Ananya (actress), Sanam Shetty | Release soon on 28 dec 2019[16] |
Supervisor of direction
| Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student No.1 | 2001 | NTR Jr., Gajala | Directorial debut of S. S. Rajamouli |
| Okato Number Kurraadu | 2002 | director A. Kodandarami Reddy | |
| Pallakilo Pellikuturu | 2004 | director Suchitra Chandrabose |
Associate director
| Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vagdanam | 1961 | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Krishna Kumari | Director Acharya Athreya |
Producer
| Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhale Krishnudu | 1980 | Krishna, Jaya Prada | |
| Naya Kadam | 1984 | ||
| Allari Priyudu | 1993 | ||
| Iddaru Mitrulu | 1999 | ||
| Pelli Sambandham | 2000 | ||
| Okato Number Kurradu | 2002 | ||
| Morning Raga | 2004 | Shabana Azmi, Prakash Kovelamudi, Perizaad Zorabian, Lillete Dubey | English Movie |
| Bommalata | 2004 | Won Best Film in Telugu at the 53rd National Awards |
Presenter
| Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarigamalu | 1992 | ||
| Student No. 1 | 2001 | NTR Jr., Gajala | |
| Bobby | 2002 | Mahesh Babu, Aarthi Agarwal | |
| Anaganaga O Dheerudu | 2011 | Siddharth, Shruthi Haasan, Lakshmi Manchu | |
| Baahubali: The Beginning | 2015 | Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishna, Nassar, Sathyaraj | |
| Baahubali: The Conclusion | 2017 | Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishna, Nassar, Sathyaraj |
Choreographer
| Title | Year | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelli Sandadi | 1996 | Srikanth, Ravali, Deepti Bhatnagar |
TV shows
- 2002 Shanti Nivasam (writer)
- 2010 Arundathi(Etv kannda)
- 2013 Mangammagari manavaralu
- 2014 Soundrya Lahari
- 2016 Koyilamma (MAA TV)
- 2017 Sye Sye Sayyare
- 2017 Agnisakshi telugu(Star MAA)
- 2018 Siri siri muvvalu (Star MAA)
References
- ^ Telugu Cinema Celebrity Bio Data – K Raghavendra Rao
- ^ a b CINEmaa Lifetime Achievement Award for Raghavendra Rao – The Hindu
- ^ Candid and confident – The Hindu
- ^ "Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao Photo Gallery - Telugu Cinema Director". Cineherald. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Saroja Devi, Ramoji Rao among recipients of A.P. film awards – The Hindu
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ First Telugu film to gross 100 million – Times Of India
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoLbxJiJ5TQ
- ^ When the stars descended – The Hindu
- ^ http:// Refer Filmfare Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ IANS (30 March 2017). "'Janatha Garage', 'Kirik Party' bag top honours at IIFA Utsavam 2017" – via Business Standard.
- ^ https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/intinta-annamayya.html
External links
- K. Raghavendra Rao at IMDb