Ramoji Rao
Indian businessman and media entrepreneur
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| Intro | Indian businessman and media entrepreneur | |
| A.K.A. | Cherukuri Ramoji Rao | |
| A.K.A. | Cherukuri Ramoji Rao | |
| Places | India India | |
| is | Film producer | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 16 November 1936, Pedaparupudi, Pedaparupudi mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh | |
| Age | 88 years | |
| Residence | Ramoji Film City |
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Biography
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936), better known as Ramoji Rao, is an Indian businessman, film producer, educationist, journalist and media entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns, among other things, the world's largest film production facility, Ramoji Film City and film production company Ushakiran Movies, established in 1983. He has garnered four Filmfare Awards South, and the National Film Award for his works in Telugu cinema. In 2016, he was selected to be honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honor, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.
Personal life
Rao was born in Pedaparupudi, Andhra Pradesh, India, into an agricultural family. Companies owned by the Ramoji group include Margadarsi Chit Fund, Eenadu newspaper, ETV, Ramadevi Public School, Priya Foods, Ushakiran Movies and as mentioned above, the Ramoji Film City near Hyderabad. He is also the chairman of Dolphin group of hotels in Andhra Pradesh. Rao's younger son, Cherukuri Suman, died of leukemia on 7 September 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Film Title | Language | Cast | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Srivariki Premalekha | Telugu | Naresh, Poornima | Jandhyala | |
| 1984 | Kanchana Ganga | Telugu | Chandra Mohan, Saritha, Swapna, Sarath Babu | V. Madhusudhan Rao | |
| 1984 | Sundari Subbarao | Telugu | Chandra Mohan, Vijayshanti | Relangi Narasimha Rao | |
| 1985 | Mayuri | Telugu | Sudha Chandran, Subhakar | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Remade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri Dubbed in to Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori |
| 1985 | Pratighatana | Telugu | Vijayshanti, Chandra Mohan | T. Krishna | Remade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram and Hindi as Pratighaat |
| 1985 | Preminchu Pelladu | Telugu | Rajendra Prasad, Bhanupriya | Vamsy | |
| 1986 | Pakarathinu Pakaram | Malayalam | T. Krishna | Remake of Pratighatana | |
| 1986 | Mallemoggalu | Telugu | Sagarika, Rajesh | V. Madhusudhan Rao | |
| 1986 | Car Diddina Kapuram | Telugu | Rajendra Prasad, Pavitra | D.V. Narasa Raju | |
| 1986 | Naache Mayuri | Hindi | Sudha Chandran, Shekhar Suman | T. Rama Rao | Remake of Mayuri |
| 1987 | Chandamama Rave | Telugu | Chandra Mohan, Kalpana | Moulee | |
| 1987 | Pratighaat | Hindi | Sujata Mehta | N. Chandra | Remake of Pratighatana |
| 1987 | Premayanam | Telugu | Naresh, Jayashree | C. V. Sridhar | |
| 1988 | O Bharya Katha | Telugu | Jayasudha, Chandra Mohan, Sarath Babu | Moulee | |
| 1989 | Mouna Poratam | Telugu | Yamuna, Vinod Kumar | Mohan Gandhi | |
| 1989 | Paila Pacheesu | Telugu | Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishna, Brahmanandam | Moulee | |
| 1990 | Judgement | Telugu | Siva Krishna, Vinod Kumar, Yamuna, Aruna | A.Mohan Gandhi | |
| 1990 | Mamasri | Telugu | Suresh, Ramyakrishna, Liji, Anand | Sharath | |
| 1990 | Manasu Mamata | Telugu | Naresh, Sithara | Moulee | |
| 1991 | Amma | Telugu | Suhasini,Sarathbabu, Baby Sunayana | Suresh Krissna | |
| 1991 | Aswini | Telugu | Bhanu Chander, Ashwini Nachappa | Moulee | |
| 1991 | People's Encounter | Telugu | Meka Srikanth, Vinod kumar, Bhanupriya | Mohan Gandhi | |
| 1991 | Jagannatham & Sons | Telugu | Suresh, Sindhuja | Anil Kumar | |
| 1992 | Vasundhara | Telugu | Sithara | Suresh Krissna | |
| 1998 | Padutha Theeyaga | Telugu | Vineeth, Heera Rajgopal | Kranthi Kumar | |
| 1998 | Daddy Daddy | Telugu | ANR, Jayasudha, Harish, Raasi | Kodi Ramakrishna | |
| 1999 | Mechanic Mamaiah' | Telugu | Rajasekhar, Rambha | S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu | |
| 2000 | Subhavela | Telugu | Ravi Kanth, Anasuya | Ramana | |
| 2000 | Chitram | Telugu | Uday Kiran, Reema Sen | Teja | Remade in Kannada as Chitra |
| 2000 | Moodu Mukkalaata | Telugu | Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Rambha, Raasi | K. Raghavendra Rao | |
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | Telugu | Tarun Kumar, Richa Pallod | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Remake of Niram and Remade in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam and Kannada as Ninagagi |
| 2001 | Deevinchandi | Telugu | Srikanth, Raasi, Malavika | Muthyala Subbaiah | |
| 2001 | Ninnu Choodalani | Telugu | Jr. NTR, Raveena Rajput | V. R. Pratap | |
| 2001 | Akasa Veedhilo | Telugu | Akkineni Nagarjuna, Rajendra Prasad, Raveena Tandon, Kasthuri | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | |
| 2001 | Chithra | Kannada | Nagendra Prasad, Rekha Vedavyas | Dinesh Baboo | Remake of Chitram |
| 2001 | Anandam | Telugu | Aakash, Rekha Vedavyas, Venkat, Tanu Roy | Srinu Vaitla | Remade in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu |
| 2001 | Ananda | Kannada | Naveen Mayur | Remake of Telugu film Anandam | |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Telugu | Charan, Shriya Saran | Vikram Kumar & Raj Kumar | |
| 2002 | Manasuvunte Chalu | Telugu | Sai Kiran, Jennifer Kotwal, Sivaji | Jonnalagadda Sreenivasa Rao | |
| 2002 | Priya Nesthama | Telugu | Venu Thottempudi, Shanu | R. Ganapathi | |
| 2002 | Neetho | Telugu | Prakash Kovelamudi, Mahek Chahal | John Mahendran | |
| 2002 | Ninagagi | Kannada | Vijay Raghavendra, Radhika | S. Mahendar | Remake of Nuvve Kavali |
| 2003 | Tujhe Meri Kasam | Hindi | Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh | K. Vijaya Bhaskar | Remake of Nuvve Kavali |
| 2003 | Oka Raju Oka Rani | Telugu | Ravi Teja, Namitha | Yogie | |
| 2003 | Tholi Choopulone | Telugu | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Akanksha | Y. Kasi Viswanath | |
| 2003 | Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu | Tamil | Jai Akash, Neha | Sakthi Chidambaram | Remake of Anandam |
| 2003 | Bombaiyer Bombete | Bengali | Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Parambrata Chatterjee,Bibhu Bhattacharya | Sandip Ray | |
| 2004 | Anandamanandamaye | Telugu | Jai Akash, Renuka Menon | Srinu Vaitla | |
| 2004 | Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum | Hindi | Arya Babbar, Shriya Saran | Esmayeel Shroff | |
| 2006 | Veedhi | Telugu | Sharwanand, Gopika | V. Dorairaj | |
| 2007 | Sixer | Kannada | Prajwal Devaraj, Devaki | Shashank | |
| 2008 | Nachavule | Telugu | Tanish, Maadhavi Latha | Ravi Babu | |
| 2009 | Ninnu Kalisaka | Telugu | Santosh Samrat, Chaitanya Krishna, Dipa Shah, Piaa Bajpai, Jagapati Babu | Siva Nageswara Rao | |
| 2009 | Savaari | Kannada | Srinagar Kitty, Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalini Mukherjee, Suman Ranganathan | Jacob Verghese | Remake of Gamyam Co Production with Arka Media Works |
| 2010 | Betting Bangaraju | Telugu | Allari Naresh, Nidhi | E.Sattibabu | |
| 2011 | Nuvvila | Telugu | Avish, Ajay, Prasad Barve, Vijay Sai, Yami Gautam, Sarayu, Remya Nambeesan | Ravi Babu | |
| 2015 | Beeruva | Telugu | Sundeep Kishan, Surabhi | Kanmani | Co Production with Anandi Art Creations |
| 2015 | Dagudumootha Dandakor | Telugu | Rajendra Prasad, Sara Arjun | R.K Malineni | Remake of Saivam Co Production with First Frame Entertainment |
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)