Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian businessman,
media entrepreneur, and film producer. He is 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
Usha Kiran Movies.
His other business ventures include Margadarsi Chit Fund, Dolphin Group of hotels, Kalanjali shopping mall, Priya pickles, and Mayuri Film Distributors.
He has garnered four
Filmfare Awards South, five
Nandi Awards and the
National Film Award
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...
for his works in
Telugu cinema. In 2016, he was honored with the
Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.
Personal life
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in
Pedaparupudi
Pedaparupudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Pedaparupudi mandal in Gudivada Revenue Division.
Demographics
Census of India
The decennial Census of India has been cond ...
of
Krishna District,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India into an agricultural family. Companies owned by the Ramoji Group include Margadarsi Chit Fund, ''
Eenadu'' newspaper,
ETV Network, Ramadevi Public School, Priya Foods, Kalanjali, Ushakiran Movies and 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
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
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for outstanding contributions towards Indian cinema (1998)
*
Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) – ''
Nuvve Kavali'' (2000)
*
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South
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(2004)
;
Nandi Awards[(in ]Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
)
*
Best Feature Film - Silver -
Kanchana Ganga (1984)
*
Best Feature Film - Gold -
Mayuri
Mayuri may refer to:
* ''Mayuri'' (film), a 1984 Telugu film produced by Ramoji Rao
* ''Maya'' (2015 Tamil film), released as ''Mayuri'' in Telugu
* Mayoori (actress) (1983–2005), a South Indian actress in Malayalam film industry
* Mayuri Upa ...
(1985)
*
Best Feature Film - Silver -
Mouna Poratam
''Mouna Poratam'' (''The Silent War'' or ''The Silent Struggle'') is a 1989 Indian drama film directed by Mohan Gandhi, starring Yamuna and Vinod Kumar, with music composed by S. Janaki. The movie is based on the real-life story of Sabita Badhe ...
(1989)
*
Best Feature Film - Bronze -
Aswini (1991)
*
Best Childrens Film - Gold -
Teja (1992)
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
Telugu film producers
Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
Filmfare Awards South winners
Indian mass media owners
People from Krishna district
20th-century Indian businesspeople
21st-century Indian businesspeople
Indian film distributors
Businesspeople from Andhra Pradesh
Ramoji Group