Ramoji Rao

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name="guiness2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Ramoji Rao: A media mogul who dreamed big">Template:Cite news</ref>

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

Personal life

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in a Telugu family in Pedaparupudi of Krishna District, Madras Presidency (now Andhra Pradesh), India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:YouTube</ref> Rao died from heart disease in Hyderabad, on 8 June 2024, at the age of 87.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was cremated with state honours at Ramoji Film City, on 9 June 2024, where his memorial is expected to come up.<ref name="Ramoji Rao death: Last rites of the media baron held at Ramoji Film City; Chandrababu Naidu attends">Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Films

Year	Film title	Language	Notes	Ref.
1984	Srivariki Premalekha	Telugu
	Kanchana Ganga
	Sundari Subbarao
1985	Mayuri		Remade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri; dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori
	Pratighatana		Remade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram and Hindi as Pratighaat
	Preminchu Pelladu
1986	Pakarathinu Pakaram	Malayalam	Remake of Pratighatana
	Mallemoggalu	Telugu
	Car Diddina Kapuram
	Naache Mayuri	Hindi	Remake of Mayuri
1987	Chandamama Rave	Telugu
	Pratighaat	Hindi	Remake of Pratighatana
	Premayanam	Telugu
1988	O Bharya Katha
1989	Mouna Poratam
	Paila Pacheesu
1990	Judgement
	Mamasri
	Manasu Mamata
1991	Amma
	Aswini
	People's Encounter
	Jagannatham & Sons
1992	Vasundhara
	Teja
1998	Padutha Theeyaga
	Daddy Daddy
1999	Mechanic Mamaiah
2000	Subhavela
	Chitram		Remade in Kannada as Chitra
	Moodu Mukkalaata
	Nuvve Kavali		Remake of Niram; remade in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam and Kannada as Ninagagi
	Dr. Munshir Diary	Bengali	Feluda Telefilm
	Madhuri	Telugu
2001	Deevinchandi
	Ninnu Choodalani
	Akasa Veedhilo
	Chitra	Kannada	Remake of Chitram
	Anandam	Telugu	Remade in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
	Ishtam
2002	Manasuvunte Chalu			<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Priya Nestama
	Neetho
	Ninagagi	Kannada	Remake of Nuvve Kavali
2003	Tujhe Meri Kasam	Hindi
	Ananda	Kannada	Remake of Telugu film Anandam
	Oka Raju Oka Rani	Telugu
	Toli Choopulone			<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu	Tamil	Remake of Anandam
	Bombaiyer Bombete	Bengali	Feluda Film
2004	Anandamanandamaye	Telugu
	Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum	Hindi
2006	Veedhi	Telugu		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007	Sixer	Kannada
2008	Nachavule	Telugu
2009	Ninnu Kalisaka
	Savaari	Kannada	Remake of Gamyam; co-production with Arka Media Works
2010	Betting Bangaraju	Telugu
2011	Nuvvila
2015	Beeruva		Co-production with Anandi Art Creations	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Dagudumootha Dandakor		Remake of Saivam; co-production with First Frame Entertainment

Television

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

Awards and honours

President Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Ramoji Rao, at a civil investiture ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 12 April 2016

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<ref>Template:Cite web(in Telugu)</ref>

• 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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