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Ramoji Rao

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer.[2] He was 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 Ushakiran Movies.[3][4][5][6]

Ramoji Rao
Rao in 2019
Born
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao

(1936-11-16)16 November 1936
Pedaparupudi, Madras Presidency, British Raj (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died8 June 2024(2024-06-08) (aged 87)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationMedia proprietor
Spouse
Rama Devi
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(m. 1961)​
Awards

His other business ventures included Margadarsi Chit Fund, Dolphin Group of Hotels, Kalanjali Shopping Mall, Priya Pickles, ETV Win OTT platform and Mayuri Film Distributors.[7][8]

Rao garnered four Filmfare Awards South, five Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works in Telugu cinema.[9] In 2016, he was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.[10][11]

Personal life

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Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in Pedaparupudi of Krishna District, Madras Presidency, India into an agricultural family.[12] Companies owned by the Ramoji Group include Margadarsi Chit Fund, Eenadu newspaper, ETV Network, Ramadevi Public School, Priya Foods, Kalanjali, Ushakiran Movies, and Ramoji Film City near Hyderabad. He was also the chairman of Dolphin Group of Hotels in Andhra Pradesh.

Rao's younger son, Cherukuri Suman, died of leukaemia on 7 September 2012.[13] Rao passed away from heart disease in Hyderabad, on 8 June 2024, at the age of 87.[14] He was cremated with state honours at Ramoji Film City, on 9 June 2024, where his memorial is expected to come up.[15]

Filmography

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YearFilm titleLanguageNotesRef.
1984Srivariki PremalekhaTelugu
1984Kanchana GangaTelugu
1984Sundari Subbarao Telugu
1985MayuriTeluguRemade in Hindi as Naache Mayuri; dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori
1985PratighatanaTeluguRemade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram and Hindi as Pratighaat
1985Preminchu PelladuTelugu
1986Pakarathinu PakaramMalayalamRemake of Pratighatana
1986MallemoggaluTelugu
1986Car Diddina KapuramTelugu
1986Naache MayuriHindiRemake of Mayuri
1987Chandamama RaveTelugu
1987PratighaatHindiRemake of Pratighatana
1987PremayanamTelugu
1988O Bharya KathaTelugu
1989Mouna PoratamTelugu
1989Paila PacheesuTelugu
1990JudgementTelugu
1990MamasriTelugu
1990Manasu MamataTelugu
1991AmmaTelugu
1991AswiniTelugu
1991People's EncounterTelugu
1991Jagannatham & SonsTelugu
1992VasundharaTelugu
1992TejaTelugu
1998Padutha TheeyagaTelugu
1998Daddy DaddyTelugu
1999Mechanic MamaiahTelugu
2000SubhavelaTelugu
2000ChitramTeluguRemade in Kannada as Chitra
2000Moodu MukkalaataTelugu
2000Nuvve KavaliTeluguRemake of Niram; remade in Hindi as Tujhe Meri Kasam and Kannada as Ninagagi
2000 Dr. Munshir DiaryBengali Feluda Telefilm
2001DeevinchandiTelugu
2001Ninnu ChoodalaniTelugu
2001Akasa VeedhiloTelugu
2001ChitraKannadaRemake of Chitram
2001AnandamTeluguRemade in Tamil as Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
2001IshtamTelugu
2002Manasuvunte ChaluTelugu[16]
2002Priya NestamaTelugu
2002NeethoTelugu
2002NinagagiKannadaRemake of Nuvve Kavali
2003Tujhe Meri KasamHindiRemake of Nuvve Kavali
2003AnandaKannadaRemake of Telugu film Anandam
2003Oka Raju Oka RaniTelugu
2003Toli ChoopuloneTelugu[17]
2003Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal InidhuTamilRemake of Anandam
2003Bombaiyer BombeteBengali Feluda Film
2004AnandamanandamayeTelugu
2004Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda HumHindi
2006VeedhiTelugu[18]
2007SixerKannada
2008NachavuleTelugu
2009Ninnu KalisakaTelugu
2009SavaariKannadaRemake of Gamyam; co-production with Arka Media Works
2010Betting BangarajuTelugu
2011NuvvilaTelugu
2015BeeruvaTeluguCo-production with Anandi Art Creations[19]
2015Dagudumootha DandakorTeluguRemake of Saivam; co-production with First Frame Entertainment

Awards and honours

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President Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Shri Ramoji Rao, at a civil investiture ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 12 April 2016
Civilian honours
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
Nandi Awards[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn". The Indian Express. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Donthi, Praveen (December 2014). "How Ramoji Rao of Eenadu wrested control of power and politics in Andhra Pradesh". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ramoji Film City on BBC. 9 May 2013 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ramoji Film City on Discovery Travel & Living. 9 May 2013 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Largest film studio". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "ETV Ramoji group forays into garment making". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "About Ramoji Group". Eenaduinfo.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ The Hindu (8 June 2024). "Ramoji Rao: A media mogul who dreamed big". Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Chairman Rao". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards 2016". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Padma Awards 2016: Full List". NDTV.com. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  12. ^ "ఈనాడు "రామోజీరావు" జన్మదిన సుభాకాంక్షలు". Namasthe Andhra (in Telugu). 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  13. ^ Ramoji Rao's Son Suman Died'd – Sakshi TV on YouTube
  14. ^ "Media baron Ramoji Rao passes away at 87". The Indian Express. 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ^ The Hindu (9 June 2024). "Ramoji Rao death: Last rites of the media baron held at Ramoji Film City; Chandrababu Naidu attends". Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Movie Preview — Manasunte Chalu". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Movie review — Toli Choopulone". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Veedhi Press Meet". ragalahari.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  19. ^ "AnandiArts-UshaKiran film 'Beeruva'". supergoodmovies.com. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  20. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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