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dasari narayana rao

dasari narayana rao -lrb- born 4 may 1944 , palakollu , west godavari -rrb- , is an indian film director known for his works predominantly in telugu cinema , and few bollywood films .
he has directed about 150 films , produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer , and lyricist .
most of his films emphasise social injustice , corruption and gender discrimination .
he has received two national film awards , nine state nandi awards , and six filmfare awards south .
besides graduating with a ba degree , he used to take part in scores of drama competitions .
during his career he has also acted in telugu , tamil , and kannada languages .
he holds `` limca world record '' for directing the most number of films .
he directed films like `` tandra paparayudu '' , -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` surigaadu '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , premiered at international film festival of india in the panorama section , and `` kante koothurne kanu '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- which received the national film award special mention feature film .
in 1983 , he directed meghasandesam which received critical acclaim at the indian panorama , chicago , 1983 cannes film festival and moscow film festivals .
the film has also received the national film award for best feature film in telugu .
he has introduced actors and directors like mohan babu , r. narayana murthy , raviraja pinisetty , muthyala subbaiah to telugu film industry .
