
Andhra Pradesh, India
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.


as Master
2017

2014

1991

1992

as Komranna
1997

as Rajeswara Prasad
1990
as Avataram
1983

as Self
1981

1997
as Mudaliyar
1994

as Sattayya
1991

as Ramachandra Naidu
2002
2014

as Master
2017

2014

2014

as Ramachandra Naidu
2002

1998

1998

as Komranna
1997

1997

1997

as Bangaraiah
1995
as Mudaliyar
1994

1992

1991

as Sattayya
1991

as Rajeswara Prasad
1990

as Satyamurthy
1988

1987

as Avatharam
1985
as Avataram
1983
1982

as Self
1981
Director