K. Raghavendra Rao
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
A Legend of Telugu Cinema from South India, K.Raghavendra Rao's career
spans 4 decades during which he has directed 110 films to date and has
produced over 25 films in various Indian Languages.
He started his career successfully in 1975 having a long association
with the icon of Telugu Cinema, the late N.T.R (ex-chief minister) and
continues into the 21st century having worked though 5 generations of
stars that include NTR & ANR, Krishna & ShobanBabu, Chiranjeevi &
Balakrishna, Nagarjun & Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Jr. NTR & Allu Arjun.
He is credited with having longstanding relationships with some of the
biggest stars of Telugu cinema noteworthy of them being 12 films with
the late NTR ( a resurgence with which he went on to become the chief
minister), 8 films with Chiranjeevi ( the most by any director) and 17
films with Sridevi (the most by any director). He has introduced and
launched the careers of Venkatesh (son of D.Rama Naidu), Mahesh Babu
(son of Krishna), Jr. NTR (grandson of Late NTR) and Allu Arjun (nephew
of Chiranjeevi) apart from many heroines like Sridevi, Jaya Prada,
Ramya Krishna, etc.
His foray into Hindi cinema in the 80's included blockbuster hits like
Himatwaala, Tofha, Justice Choudary, Farz Aur Kanoon, Jani Dhost, among
others(16 films). He is credited with the resurgence of Jeethandra as
the jumping jack of Hindi cinema. As per independent estimates, the box
office impact of his Hindi films adjusted for inflation in today's
terms is over Rs.200 crores and puts him among the most successful
directors in Indian film history. (Source IBOS Networks).
He has also credited with directing all 3 generations of families that
include the Late NTR, ANR (Annapoorna Studios), D.Rama Naidu (Suresh
Productions) and L.V Prasad ( Prasad Labs & ACS). His assistants
include successful directors like B.Gopal, Kondandaram Reddy, S.S. Raj
Mauli, Chandrasekar, YVS Choudary, etc.
He has also served as the Electronic Media Advisor, a Cabinet rank for
the Chandrababu Naidu Govt. He has to his credit 1 National Award, over
10 State awards, 2 Filmfare awards and a Filmfare Life Time Achievement
Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
spans 4 decades during which he has directed 110 films to date and has
produced over 25 films in various Indian Languages.
He started his career successfully in 1975 having a long association
with the icon of Telugu Cinema, the late N.T.R (ex-chief minister) and
continues into the 21st century having worked though 5 generations of
stars that include NTR & ANR, Krishna & ShobanBabu, Chiranjeevi &
Balakrishna, Nagarjun & Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Jr. NTR & Allu Arjun.
He is credited with having longstanding relationships with some of the
biggest stars of Telugu cinema noteworthy of them being 12 films with
the late NTR ( a resurgence with which he went on to become the chief
minister), 8 films with Chiranjeevi ( the most by any director) and 17
films with Sridevi (the most by any director). He has introduced and
launched the careers of Venkatesh (son of D.Rama Naidu), Mahesh Babu
(son of Krishna), Jr. NTR (grandson of Late NTR) and Allu Arjun (nephew
of Chiranjeevi) apart from many heroines like Sridevi, Jaya Prada,
Ramya Krishna, etc.
His foray into Hindi cinema in the 80's included blockbuster hits like
Himatwaala, Tofha, Justice Choudary, Farz Aur Kanoon, Jani Dhost, among
others(16 films). He is credited with the resurgence of Jeethandra as
the jumping jack of Hindi cinema. As per independent estimates, the box
office impact of his Hindi films adjusted for inflation in today's
terms is over Rs.200 crores and puts him among the most successful
directors in Indian film history. (Source IBOS Networks).
He has also credited with directing all 3 generations of families that
include the Late NTR, ANR (Annapoorna Studios), D.Rama Naidu (Suresh
Productions) and L.V Prasad ( Prasad Labs & ACS). His assistants
include successful directors like B.Gopal, Kondandaram Reddy, S.S. Raj
Mauli, Chandrasekar, YVS Choudary, etc.
He has also served as the Electronic Media Advisor, a Cabinet rank for
the Chandrababu Naidu Govt. He has to his credit 1 National Award, over
10 State awards, 2 Filmfare awards and a Filmfare Life Time Achievement
Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.