Dasari Narayana Rao

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.

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Osey Ramulamma (1997)

Ramulamma,an innocent young girl, works as a maid in a Dora’s residence as a slave. She gets raped and impregnated by the Dora. and he orders his men to throw the baby and kill Ramulamma. The baby was found by naxals and was raised by them. Injured Ramulamma was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Vijayashanti  •  Rami Reddy  •  Dasari Narayana Rao  •  Telangana Sakuntala

Ramulamma,an innocent young girl, works as a maid in a Dora’s residence as a slave. She gets raped and impregnated by the Dora. and he orders his men to throw the baby and kill Ramulamma. The baby was found by naxals and was raised by them. Injured Ramulamma was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Vijayashanti  •  Rami Reddy  •  Dasari Narayana Rao  •  Telangana Sakuntala

Two Town Rowdy (1989)

Two Town Rowdy is a 1989 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Radha, Krishnam Raju and Mohan Babu in lead roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Venkatesh  •  Radha  •  Krishnam Raju  •  Mohan Babu

Two Town Rowdy is a 1989 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Radha, Krishnam Raju and Mohan Babu in lead roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Venkatesh  •  Radha  •  Krishnam Raju  •  Mohan Babu

Brahma Puthrudu (1988)

Brahma Puthrudu is a 1988 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Rajini Nivedhita, Mohan Babu and Jayasudha in lead roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Venkatesh  •  Rajini Nivedhita  •  Mohan Babu  •  Jayasudha

Brahma Puthrudu is a 1988 Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh, Rajini Nivedhita, Mohan Babu and Jayasudha in lead roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Venkatesh  •  Rajini Nivedhita  •  Mohan Babu  •  Jayasudha

Santaan (1993)

Sarju and Laxmi have done everything to educate their son Amar and have lots of hope from him but the but Amar desires to become rich and disowns his parents who then face only sufferings in their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Jeetendra  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Deepak Tijori  •  Neelam Kothari

Sarju and Laxmi have done everything to educate their son Amar and have lots of hope from him but the but Amar desires to become rich and disowns his parents who then face only sufferings in their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Jeetendra  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Deepak Tijori  •  Neelam Kothari

Parama Veera Chakra (2011)

Major Jayasimha (Balakrishna) is a great patriot and he is proud of his profession. With the help of a covert, he catches a terrorist Afzhal Ghani and puts him behind bars. A crooked politician gets himself kidnapped and the terrorists demand the release of Ghani ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nandamuri Balakrishna  •  Ameesha Patel  •  Bharani Shankar  •  Sheela Kaur

Major Jayasimha (Balakrishna) is a great patriot and he is proud of his profession. With the help of a covert, he catches a terrorist Afzhal Ghani and puts him behind bars. A crooked politician gets himself kidnapped and the terrorists demand the release of Ghani ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nandamuri Balakrishna  •  Ameesha Patel  •  Bharani Shankar  •  Sheela Kaur

Amma Rajinama (1991)

Bollywood 1991  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sharada  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana  •  Brahmanandam  •  Sai Kumar

Bollywood 1991  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sharada  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana  •  Brahmanandam  •  Sai Kumar

Tata Manavadu (1973)

A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  S. V. Ranga Rao  •  Raja Babu  •  Anjali Devi  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  S. V. Ranga Rao  •  Raja Babu  •  Anjali Devi  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Bobbili Puli (1982)

The story of a war-hero who returns to his place only to find the society in a mess and tries to repair it in his own way and ends up getting hanged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Sridevi  •  Rao Gopal Rao  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

The story of a war-hero who returns to his place only to find the society in a mess and tries to repair it in his own way and ends up getting hanged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  N.T. Rama Rao  •  Sridevi  •  Rao Gopal Rao  •  Kaikala Satyanarayana

Meghasandesam (1982)

Meghasandesam is the story of a common man who has an innate urge for poetry. He leads a simple life, marrying a common villager, with children and respected in society. His life is normal until he finds a lady who is a Devadasi (a village dancer), and she inspires ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nageshwara Rao Akkineni  •  Jayasudha  •  Jaya Prada  •  Kongara Jaggayya

Meghasandesam is the story of a common man who has an innate urge for poetry. He leads a simple life, marrying a common villager, with children and respected in society. His life is normal until he finds a lady who is a Devadasi (a village dancer), and she inspires ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nageshwara Rao Akkineni  •  Jayasudha  •  Jaya Prada  •  Kongara Jaggayya

Erra Bus (2014)

Erra Bus (For English: Red Bus) is a 2014 Tollywood movie which is directed and produced by veteran actor and director Dasari Narayana Rao under his banner Tharaka Prabhu Films. The movie features Vishnu Manchu and Catherine Tresa in lead roles. Dasari Narayana Rao ...  (more)

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CAST:  Vishnu Manchu  •  Dasari Narayana Rao  •  Catherine Tresa  •  Brahmanandam

Erra Bus (For English: Red Bus) is a 2014 Tollywood movie which is directed and produced by veteran actor and director Dasari Narayana Rao under his banner Tharaka Prabhu Films. The movie features Vishnu Manchu and Catherine Tresa in lead roles. Dasari Narayana Rao ...  (more)

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CAST:  Vishnu Manchu  •  Dasari Narayana Rao  •  Catherine Tresa  •  Brahmanandam

Raju Gari Gadhi 2 (2017)

Three friends — Ashwin, Kishore and Praveen get into business by purchasing a resort. Pretty soon, they find that they've got more than what they've bargained for. Apparently, the resort is haunted by a ghost. Unwilling to sell the resort, they seek the help of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ohmkar
CAST:  Nagarjuna Akkineni  •  Samantha Ruth Prabhu  •  Seerat Kapoor  •  Vennela Kishore

Three friends — Ashwin, Kishore and Praveen get into business by purchasing a resort. Pretty soon, they find that they've got more than what they've bargained for. Apparently, the resort is haunted by a ghost. Unwilling to sell the resort, they seek the help of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ohmkar
CAST:  Nagarjuna Akkineni  •  Samantha Ruth Prabhu  •  Seerat Kapoor  •  Vennela Kishore

Natchathiram (1980)

A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sripriya  •  Mohan Babu  •  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Rajinikanth

A movie buff befriends a popular actress as he believes that she is leading a happy life. However, one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sripriya  •  Mohan Babu  •  Sivaji Ganesan  •  Rajinikanth

Yuvaraju (1982)

Wafadaar (1985)

A 1985 Hindi movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Shakti Kapoor  •  Padmini Kolhapure  •  Vijeta Pandit

A 1985 Hindi movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Shakti Kapoor  •  Padmini Kolhapure  •  Vijeta Pandit

Lankeshwarudu (1989)

Shankar decides to leave behind his life as a gangster and lead a normal life. However, when his brother-in-law's life is at stake, he decides to rethink his decision.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Radha  •  Revathi  •  Mohan Babu

Shankar decides to leave behind his life as a gangster and lead a normal life. However, when his brother-in-law's life is at stake, he decides to rethink his decision.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Radha  •  Revathi  •  Mohan Babu

Hitler (1997)

Jailer Sidhant Kumar is nicknamed Hitler at work for being the toughest supervisor, but at home, his wife rules the roost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muthyala Subbaiah
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Rambha  •  Rajendra Prasad  •  Dasari Narayana Rao

Jailer Sidhant Kumar is nicknamed Hitler at work for being the toughest supervisor, but at home, his wife rules the roost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muthyala Subbaiah
CAST:  Chiranjeevi  •  Rambha  •  Rajendra Prasad  •  Dasari Narayana Rao

Rowdy Durbar (1997)

Rowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sai Kumar  •  Vijayashanti  •  Ramki  •  Dasari Narayana Rao

Rowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sai Kumar  •  Vijayashanti  •  Ramki  •  Dasari Narayana Rao

Sammakka Sarakka (2000)

Movie director by Dasari Narayana Rao, with lead roles by Suman, Ramya Krishna & Roja.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Suman Talwar  •  Ramya Krishnan  •  Roja Selvamani  •  Jaya Prada

Movie director by Dasari Narayana Rao, with lead roles by Suman, Ramya Krishna & Roja.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Suman Talwar  •  Ramya Krishnan  •  Roja Selvamani  •  Jaya Prada

Yaadgaar (1984)

Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, he swears never to lie again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Poonam Dhillon  •  Jamuna

Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, he swears never to lie again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Poonam Dhillon  •  Jamuna

Majnu (1987)

Rajesh (Nagarjuna) is a racy youngster who falls in love with Alekhya (Rajani). Things go well when Rajesh and Alekhya plan to get married and it is when a root of suspicion lands in Rajesh’s mind through a friend. The suspicion is something about the character of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nagarjuna Akkineni  •  Rajani  •  Moon Moon Sen

Rajesh (Nagarjuna) is a racy youngster who falls in love with Alekhya (Rajani). Things go well when Rajesh and Alekhya plan to get married and it is when a root of suspicion lands in Rajesh’s mind through a friend. The suspicion is something about the character of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dasari Narayana Rao
CAST:  Nagarjuna Akkineni  •  Rajani  •  Moon Moon Sen
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