Dasari Narayana Rao
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-05-04 (70 years old)
Deathday
2017-05-30
Place of Birth
Andhra Pradesh, India
Also known As
Narayana Rao Dasari
Dasari Narayana Rao
Biography
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Television, and Bollywood. He has directed more than one hundred and fifty feature films in a variety of genres. His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the lifetime Achievement. During his career he has also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages.
Acting
1995
as Bangaraiah
1990
as Rajeswara Prasad
1983
as Avataram
1981
as Self
2002
as Ramachandra Naidu
1994
as Mudaliyar
1997
1991
as Sattayya
2014
1982
1991
2017
as Master
1997
as Komranna
1997
1992
Production
1983
as Director
1973
as Director
1991
as Director
1985
as Director
1984
as Director
1994
as Screenplay
1993
as Director
1993
as Screenplay
1994
as Director
1980
as Director
1980
as Story
1980
as Writer
1980
as Dialogue
1989
as Director
1988
as Producer
1989
as Director
1988
as Director
1980
as Screenplay
1980
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1984
as Story
1984
as Director
1980
as Director
1985
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1984
as Director
1984
as Story
1978
as Director
1978
as Story
1978
as Screenplay
1987
as Director
1983
as Director
1983
as Producer
1983
as Screenplay
1979
as Director
1987
as Original Story
1982
as Director
1991
as Writer
1991
as Director
1982
as Director
1975
as Director
1981
as Director
1987
as Screenplay
1987
as Dialogue
1987
as Director
1987
as Story
1997
as Writer
1997
as Director
1997
as Writer
1997
as Producer
1997
as Director
2000
as Director
2002
as Director
1993
as Screenplay
1993
as Director
-
as Director
1982
as Writer
1982
as Director
1982
as Director
2011
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1980
as Screenplay
1980
as Story
1980
as Director
2007
as Writer
1981
as Director
1981
as Writer
1982
as Original Story
1985
as Director
1992
as Director
1992
as Writer
1979
as Writer
1974
as Story
1980
as Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1980
as Writer
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