Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian

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. He is primarily known for his work in

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and Telugu TV. He directed and produced multiple feature films and TV programmes across different genres, including film and theatre, and is known for his creativity, screenplay, technical values, and story writing. He is the vice president of content at Introupe Productions LLP, Hyderabad. He started his career as a theatre actor / director in 1979 and then moved to South Indian feature films in 1985. He assisted well known and celebrated South Indian directors such as Ramana Babu,

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and Mohana Gandhi for movies such as '' Kartavyam'', ''

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Varasudochhadu ''Varasudochadu'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore under the Sri Sravanthi Movies banner and directed by A. Mohan Gandhi. It stars Venkatesh, Suhasini and Mohan Babu, with music composed by Ila ...

'' during 1985 to 1990. He then debuted as a film director with the Telugu movie ''

Jaitra Yatra ''Jaitra Yatra'' () is a 1991 Telugu-language social problem film written and directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. It stars Nagarjuna and Vijayashanti, with music composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. The film was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kisho ...

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and Vijayashanthi in late 1990. Since his directorial debut, he has been in the South Indian industry writing, directing, and acting in Telugu feature films. He is also known for his contributions to the South Indian TV content production for channels like ETV,

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. He also worked with

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as the creative head for South Indian content for two years (2010-2012) helping with curation and production of Telugu TV content / programmes.

Image gallery

Nandi Awards gallery

He won

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from

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for his film Myna (Best Screenplay) and TV series Vasantha Kokila (Best Director and Story), Gruhapravesham (Best Director) and ETV Mega Serial Priyanka (Best TV Serial). His most recent feature film project as director was titled ''Gnaapakam'' (2007).

Filmography

Movies Theatre TV

References

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