D. Ramanaidu

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In 2012, Ramanaidu was conferred with the third-highest civilian award of India, the Padma Bhushan, in recognition for his contribution to Indian cinema.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009, he was conferred with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest award for films in Indian cinema. He has also received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South for his work in Telugu cinema. Ramanaidu contributed a substantial part of his earnings to numerous philanthropic purposes under the "Ramanaidu Charitable Trust" that was founded in 1991.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Daggubati Ramanaidu was born on 6 June 1936<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in a Telugu Kamma family in Karamchedu, a village in Prakasam district in the present day Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=rediff>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He completed his schooling in the village and had his college education in Chirala and later graduated from Presidency College, Chennai.<ref name=hans>Template:Cite news</ref>

He started his career as a rice-mill owner and later got into the transport business.<ref name="IE1">Template:Cite news</ref> During this time, his father joined with a relative and co-produced the Telugu film Nammina Bantu (1958), starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. He performed the dupe of Nageswara Rao in the film. Nageswara Rao advised him to go to Madras (now Chennai) and work with film-makers.<ref name="hans" /> He closed down his rice mill as he was not happy with it, and moved to Madras in 1962. He intended to start a brick business, but later switched to real estate. His frequent visits to the "Andhra Club" got him acquainted with the Telugu film fraternities.<ref name="rediff" />

Film career

In 1963, Ramanaidu partnered with his friends Tagirisa Hanumantha Rao, Yarlagadda Lakshmaiah Chowdary and co-produced the commercially unsuccessful Anuragam (1963). Following that, he established his own production house Suresh Productions, and produced Ramudu Bheemudu (1964).<ref name=rediff /> Until the early 1970s, he kept to Telugu cinema and made films such as Pratigna Palana (1965), Sri Krishna Tulabharam (1966), Shree Janma (1967), Paapa Kosam (1968) and Sepoy Chinnaiah (1969). Ramudu Bheemudu remained his only box office success during this period.<ref name=hans /> While in Madras, he partnered with B. Nagi Reddy's sons and formed a company called "Vijaya Suresh Combines" and made some films under that house.<ref name=rediff />

In 1971, he produced Prem Nagar, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri. The film went on to become a "blockbuster" and its success prompted Tamil and Hindi remakes entitled Vasantha Maligai (1972) and Prem Nagar (1974), respectively. Both versions were produced by him and became equally successful.<ref name="hans" /> Namma Kuzhaindagal, Tirumangalyam, Madhurageetham, Kuzhaindaikaga and Deiva Piravi are some of his Tamil productions that were made during the 1970s.<ref name="rediff" />

As all the studios were based in Madras at that date, he started "Ramanaidu Studios" in Hyderabad with the help of the state government in 1983.<ref name="DFF">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="hindu1">Template:Cite news</ref> While frequently making films in Telugu and Tamil, he branched out into the Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Oriya film, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Assamese and Punjabi industries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His Hindi films include Dildaar, Tohfa, Anari, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain and Aaghaaz.<ref name="rediff" />

As of 2015, he had made more than 130 films in 13 Indian languages. The feat earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008.<ref name="HT">Template:Cite news</ref> Ramanaidu also acted in a few films, mostly his own productions. He played a full-length role for the first time in the 2007 Telugu film Hope. The film, which dealt with teenage suicides arising out of educational stress among students, won the award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 54th National Film Awards.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Family and personal life

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Ramanaidu got married in 1958 and had three children, two sons and a daughter. His elder son D. Suresh Babu is a producer and his younger son Venkatesh is an actor in Telugu cinema.<ref name=DFF /> He had eight grandchildren, two of whom – Rana and Naga Chaitanya – are actors in Telugu cinema.<ref name=rediff />

Ramanaidu was a member of the Telugu Desam Party and represented Baptala constituency of Guntur district in the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004. He lost the 2004 election for the same seat in the 14th Lok Sabha.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Awards and honors

File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Dr. D. Ramanaidu, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 05, 2013.jpg

President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Ramanaidu, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 5 April 2013

Civilian Honors

• Padma Bhushan - 2012

National Film Awards

• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali – Asukh (1999)<ref name=DFF />
• National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues - Hope (2006)
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award - 2009<ref name=hindu1/>

Nandi Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Andhra VaibhavamTemplate:Citation needed
• Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Preminchu (2001)<ref name=TOI>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Award - 2006<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Third prize) – Namma Kuzhanthaigal (1970)<ref name=Anandan>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Second prize) – Madhurageetham (1977)<ref name=Anandan />

Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film – Jeevana Tarangalu (1973)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film – Soggadu (1976)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (2000)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Other Honors

• Honorary doctorate from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Death

In January 2014, it was reported that Ramanaidu had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died on 18 February 2015, at the age of 78, in Hyderabad, Telangana.<ref name=IE>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> All of the big Telugu contemporaries like Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna, Rajasekhar, Ravi Teja, K. Raghavendra Rao, Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, and NTR Jr. paid their last respects to him.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Partial filmography

Telugu

• Ramudu Bheemudu
• Pratiganapalana
• Prema Nagar
• Jeevana Tarangalu
• Chakravakam
• Soggadu
• Agni Poolu
• Devata
• Mundadugu
• Sangharshana
• Kathanayakudu
• Kaliyuga Pandavulu
• Ramu
• Aha Naa Pellanta
• Chinababu
• Brahma Puthrudu
• Prema
• Indrudu Chandrudu
• Bobbili Raja
• Coolie No. 1
• Super Police
• Dharma Chakram
• Oho Naa Pellanta
• Preminchukundam Raa
• Ganesh
• Preyasi Rave
• Kalisundam Raa
• Jayam Manadera
• Preminchu
• Nee Premakai
• Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
• Hari Villu
• Vijayam
• Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu
• Malliswari
• Soggadu
• Nireekshana
• Sri Krishna 2006
• Madhumasam
• Tulasi
• Kousalya Supraja Rama
• Baladoor
• Bendu Apparao R.M.P
• Aalasyam Amrutam
• Mugguru
• Masala
• Nenem…Chinna Pillana?
• Bhimavaram Bullodu
• Drushyam
• Gopala Gopala

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Vasantha Maligai

Thanikattu Raja

Hindi

Dildaar

Tohfa

Anari

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

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