Relangi Narasimha Rao (born 30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...

. He is well known for his comedy films, especially his collaborations with actors Chandra Mohan and

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independen ...

. His notable films include '' Gundammagari Krishnulu'' (1987), ''

Dabbevariki Chedu ''Dabbevariki Chedu'' () is a 1987 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by S. Ramalingaraju under the Tarakanama Movies banner and directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Sarath Babu, Seetha and music compos ...

'' (1987), '' Samsaram'' (1988), ''Chinnodu Peddodu'' (1988), '' Mama Alludu'' (1990), '' Police Bharya'' (1990), ''

Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police '' Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police'' () is a 1991 Telugu-language comedy film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani, Poojitha and Anusha. It is the debut of actress Anusha in the film industry, and was a box ...

'' (1991), ''

Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam ''Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam '' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language comedy film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad (actor), Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani, Baladitya (actor), Master Baladitya and music ...

'' (1991). He has directed over 70 films,A legacy of humour
The Hindu. mostly in Telugu, seven films in Kannada, as well as one film in Tamil. He also directed two TV series in Telugu. He won a Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for the film ''Sundari Subbarao'' (1984), which he directed too. He introduced writers like Diwakar Babu‘No greater school than a film studio’
The Hindu. and Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy. He also introduced Telugu cinema actors like Suman,

Revathy Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. She was one of ...

, and Kinnera to Telugu cinema.

Career

Director of comedy films

Narasimha Rao made his directorial debut in 1980 with the Telugu film ''Chandamama''. It was a family drama. But the release of the film was delayedComedy is his forte
The Hindu. and was not screened until the year 1982. His second, third and fourth films, ''Nenu Maa Avida'' (1981)'','' ''Evandoi Sreemathigaru'', and ''Illantha Sandadi'', were all successful comedies and he earned a reputation for directing low-budget clean comedies.

Entry into Kannada cinema

Narasimha Rao directed the Telugu films ''Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police'' and ''

'', both from 1991. These films paved the way for his foray into Kannada cinema. Over the next five years, Narasimha Rao directed seven films in Kannada. He was invited to remake the two Telugu films into Kannada in 1992. ''Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police'' was remade as ''Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police'' and ''

'' was remade as '' Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi''. Both the films starred Kannada actor

Shashi Kumar Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. He acted with many leading ladies in 1990s and he acted as Rajnikanth's brothe ...

. He went on to direct five more Kannada movies - ''

Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku ''Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku'' () is a 1993 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film, directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and is a remake of the Tamil film '' Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum''. The film stars Malashri and Harish Kumar, with Dwarakish, ...

'', ''Geluvina Saradara'', ''

Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata ''Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata'' is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao and produced by T. M. Venkataswamy. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Kasthuri and Swarna.

'', ''Raja'' and ''Enondre''.

Other works and achievements

He was awarded the

Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate. Most number of Awards were received by Srinu Vait ...

Nandi Awards List (pp 15)
Nandi Awards pdf file. along with writer Adi Vishnu for the film ''Sundari Subbarao'' (1984). He was also adjudged Best Low Budget Director in the year 1991 by the Delhi Telugu Academy.
, Delhi Telugu Academy. He acted as the Asian Panorama Jury Member for the 15th International Children's Film Festival by CFSI in 2007.Child jury to feature at Hyderabad Film Festival
The Indian Express. He was also a Jury ChairmanNandi TV awards for ‘Asha’, ‘Padalani Vundi’
The Hindu. for the Nandi Television Awards for the years 2005–2006. He directed a few TV series in Telugu including ''Bujji Bujjibabu'' for ETV in 2008.

Filmography

Director

Assistant director

* '' Sita Ramulu'' (1980)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Relangi Narasimha Living people Telugu film directors Kannada film directors Tamil film directors Telugu screenwriters Film people from West Godavari district Nandi Award winners 1951 births Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh Film directors from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights People from Palakollu