AWARDS - Directorate of Film Festivals

19Dadashab Phalke Award WinnerDr. Daggubati RamanaiduThe name, DaggubatiRamanaidu, popularlyknown as D. Ramanaidu, issynonymous with the filmindustry in the South. Aprolific producer and successfulentrepreneur, D. Ramanaidu’scontribution to the industryremains matchless. No wonder,he holds the Guinness WorldRecord for producing thehighest number of films in hiscareer. In the last 47 years, D.Ramanaidu has produced 134films in almost all the majorIndian languages includingTelugu, Tamil, Hindi, English,Oriya, Kannada, Bengali,d.ramanaiduMarathi, Malayalam, Assamese,Gujarati and Bhojpuri. The fiveglorious decade of his careergave several popular films likePremnagar, Jeevana Tarangalu,Secretary, Chakravakam andAsukh (Bengali) to have a few.A one-time politician, he stillcontinues his active associationwith the film trade with histhree studios – RamanaiduStudio, Suresh Productionsand Rajeshwari Films.Over the years, he has workedwith industry stalwarts like N.T. Rama Rao, A. NageswaraRao, Sivaji Ganesan, PandariBai, Jamuna, Padmini(actress),Sobhan Babu, Kamal Hassan,Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth andRajesh Khanna. He launchedthe career of numerous directorsand actors including his sonVenkatesh, Tabu, Khushboo,Karishma Kapoor, Katrina Kaifetc.Born on June 6, 1936, in thesmall town of Karamchedu inAndhra Pradesh, Ramanaidu,after finishing his schoolingwent on to continue his higherstudies at Chennai. He forayedinto the world of films startingas a character actor. Later, in1963, he finally made his debutas a producer for the N.T. RamaRao starrer, Ramudu Bheemudu,under the banner of SureshProductions.He then went on toproduce films like Sri Krishna,Tulabharam, Bobbili Raja,Ahana Pallanta and AndhraVaibhavam.D A D A S A H E B P H A L K E A W A R D W I N N E R 2009Jh nXxwcrh jkekuk;Mw tks fd Mhjkekuk;Mwds uke ls fo[;kr gSa] nf{k.kHkkjrh; fQYeksa ds i;kZ; ds :i esa tkustkrs gSaA ,d cgqltZd fuekZrk ,oa lQym|eh ds :i esa Mh-jkekuk;Mw dk ;ksxnkuvlk/kkj.k gSA ;g cM+k vk'p;Z gS fdmUgksaus vius fQYeh thou esa lokZf/kdfQYeksa dk fuekZ.k dj fxuht cqd vkWQoYMª jsdkWMZ esa viuk uke ntZ djk;kgSA fiNys 47 o"kksaZ esa Mh-jkekuk;Mw usyxHkx 134 fQYeksa dk fuekZ.k Hkkjrdh fofHkUu Hkk"kkvksa esa fd;k gSA çkjEHkesa jktuhfr essa lfØ; jgs Mh- jkekuk;MworZeku esa fQYe m|ksx esa viuh lfØ;rkds fofHkUu vk;keksa esa tkus tkrs gSaAmuds rhu LVwfM;ks jkekuk;Mw LVwfM;ks]lqjs'k çksMD'kUl vkSj jkts'ojh fQYElgSaA lfØ;rk ds ik¡p lqugjs n'kdksa esamudh dqN çeq[k fQYesa gSa çseuxj]thouk] rajaxkyq] lsdszVªh] pØokde vkSjvlq[kAJh jkekuk;Mw us 'kh"kZ dykdkjksa dslkFk dke fd;k ftuesa ,u-Vh-jkekjko],- ukxs'oj jko] f'kokth x.ks'ku]ia