Ramoji Rao

 ( 1936 Births ) 

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer. He was head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, Eenadu newspaper, ETV Network of TV channels, film production company Ushakiran Movies.Archived at Ghostarchive and the target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Wayback Machine: Archived at Ghostarchive and the target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Wayback Machine:

His other business ventures included Margadarsi Chit Fund, Dolphin Group of Hotels, Kalanjali Shopping Mall, Priya Pickles, ETV Win OTT platform and Mayuri Film Distributors.

Rao garnered four Filmfare Awards South, five Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works in Telugu cinema. In 2016, he was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.

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Personal life Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in Pedaparupudi of Krishna District, Madras Presidency, India into an Telugu language-speaking Kamma family. Companies owned by the Ramoji Group include Margadarsi Chit Fund, Eenadu newspaper, ETV Network, Ramadevi Public School, Priya Foods, Kalanjali, Ushakiran Movies, and Ramoji Film City near Hyderabad. He was also the chairman of Dolphin Group of Hotels in Andhra Pradesh.

Rao's younger son, Cherukuri Suman, died of leukaemia on 7 September 2012. Rao died from heart disease in Hyderabad, on 8 June 2024, at the age of 87. He was cremated with state honours at Ramoji Film City, on 9 June 2024, where his memorial is expected to come up.

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Filmography

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Films

Remade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri; dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori
Remade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram and Hindi as Pratighaat
Remake of Pratighatana
Remake of Mayuri
Remake of Pratighatana
Teja
Remade in Kannada as Chitra
Remake of Niram; remade in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam and Kannada as Ninagagi
Feluda Telefilm
Remake of Chitram
Remade in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
Remake of Nuvve Kavali
	Hindi
Remake of Telugu film Anandam
Remake of Anandam
Feluda Film
Remake of Gamyam; co-production with Arka Media Works
Co-production with Anandi Art Creations
Remake of Saivam; co-production with First Frame Entertainment

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Television

+ !Year !Series title !Language !Notes !Ref.
1995–1999	Sneha	Telugu
1997	Popula Pette
2003–2007	Panchatantram

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Awards and honours

Civilian honours

• Padma Vibhushan (2016) – Government of India

National Film Awards

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu (producer) – Nuvve Kavali (2000)

Filmfare Awards

• Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) – Pratighatana (1985)
• Filmfare Special Award - South for outstanding contributions towards Indian cinema (1998)
• Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) – Nuvve Kavali (2000)
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South (2004)

Nandi Awards(in Telugu language)

• Best Feature Film - Silver – Kanchana Ganga (1984)
• Best Feature Film - Gold – Mayuri (1985)
• Best Feature Film - Silver – Mouna Poratam (1989)
• Best Feature Film - Bronze – Aswini (1991)
• Best Children's Film - Gold – Teja (1992)

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