
Directing
Dasari Narayana Rao
Born — Died
1947-05-04 — 2017-05-30
Place of birth
Andhra Pradesh, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
64 titles
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, dialogue writer, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Television, and Bollywood. He has directed more than one hundred and fifty feature films in a variety of genres. His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the lifetime Achievement. During his career he has also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages.
Known for
7.0Chanda's parents disapprove of her boyfriend Ranga and want her to marry Prasad. Ranga is accused of having an affair with Sita. Chanda faces turmoil in her life.
Wafadaar
1985
NRa righteous judge whose life is shattered when his criminal son-in-law murders his daughter. Trapped by legal loopholes, the judge acquits the killer before executing him in vigilante revenge, ultimately delivering his own death sentence in an empty courtroom.
Justice Chakravarthy
1984
The film begins with a ruffian, Naagulu, who resides in a labor colony where two charming girls, Rathalu & Taayaru, run tea stalls competitively and always squabble. Rathalu loves Naagulu, but he falls for Taayaru, and she does not reciprocate. Once, Naagulu spots a frustrated, unemployed guy, Murali, committing suicide since he is failing to feel his mother, Mahalakshmi, who strived hard for him. Naagulu shelters Murali when Taayaru starts endearing him. Knowing it, enraged Naagulu smacks & expels Murali and moves to Taayaru, where he gets her true heartstrings. Murali gets rich and ignores tayaaru. How is naagulu connected to murali and will murali taayaru end up with murali is the plot
Ravanude Ramudaithe
1979
Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a girl.
Prema Mandiram
1981
Rambabu, a rich heir, falls in love with Mythili, a dancer, but she does not reciprocate. However, he soon learns a dark secret about his birth and reinvents himself to win Mythili over.
Kunthi Putrudu
1993
7.0A rickshaw driver is drawn into a war against the state due to a series of incidents and broken promises
Orey Rickshaw
1995
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
4.6Three friends — Ashwin, Kishore and Praveen get into business by purchasing a resort. Pretty soon, they find that they've got more than what they've bargained for. Apparently, the resort is haunted by a ghost. Unwilling to sell the resort, they seek the help of a mentalist, Rudra, to exorcise the ghost.
Raju Gari Gadhi 2
2017
5.0When Naidu confronts his son's rival group to end their squabbles, he encounters their mother Satya, his long lost love. As Honey learns the secret between Naidu and Satya, she is kidnapped by her father's arch rival Suyodhana Goud, who sees an opportunity to unwillingly ensnare her into a marriage with his son. Although these unfortunate turn of events bring Naidu, Satya and their sons together, they must devise a clever escape plan for Honey in this comedy-action journey.
Paandavulu Paandavulu Thummeda
2014
8.0Erra Bus (For English: Red Bus) is a 2014 Tollywood movie which is directed and produced by veteran actor and director Dasari Narayana Rao under his banner Tharaka Prabhu Films. The movie features Vishnu Manchu and Catherine Tresa in lead roles. Dasari Narayana Rao plays a crucial role in the movie. Chakri has composed the music for the movie while Anji has taken care of the cinematography. The movie is a remake of N. Ragavan’s Tamil film, Manjapai (2014). The principal photography of Erra Bus started on July 28, 2014 in Hyderabad. The audio for this movie launched on 31 October 2014. The movie released on November 14, 2014.
Red Bus
2014
2000s · 2 titles
Balram adopts the identity of Ram to punish corrupt officials for their wrongdoing. When a powerful politician, Satteyya, finds out the truth, Balram has to fight hard to save his life.
Mesthri
2009
6.5Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
2002
1990s · 12 titles
No description
Rayudugaru Nayudugaru
1996
7.4Jailer Sidhant Kumar is nicknamed Hitler at work for being the toughest supervisor, but at home, his wife rules the roost.
Hitler
1997
NRGajan, a gold medalist, finds his achievements hollow and seeks various vices to fill the void. Subsequently, as he spirals into chaos, his love for a woman helps him rediscover true happiness.
Subbarajugari Kutumbam
1998
NRRowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997
Rowdy Durbar
1997
9.0Bhavani Devi trains her daughter, Jaya, on how to control her husband, Vijay. However, she is unaware of how many vices her spouse has due to her strong tactics.
Mama Alludu
1990
9.0Bharathi does everything to make her children happy. However, when they remain ungrateful towards her, she decides to retire from her household duties to teach them how to be responsible.
Amma Rajinama
1991
NRA girl, through her behaviour, tries to prove that daughters are much more caring and compassionate than sons toward their parents.
Kante Koothurne Kanu
1998
1.0A lazy, alcoholic youngster is thrown out of his village at a very young age by his mother for disobeying her orders. He meets a journalist who urges him to mete out justice to those in need of it.
Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam
1995
8.0Mamagaru is a 1991 Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Dasari Narayana Rao, Vinod Kumar Alva and Yamuna in the main roles. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Naan Pudicha Mappillai.
Mamagaru
1991
8.5A poor couple raises and educates their only son by making many sacrifices. When the boy grows up to be a rich man, he shuns his parents as he is ashamed of their poverty.
Surigadu
1992
7.5Ramulamma,an innocent young girl, works as a maid in a Dora’s residence as a slave. She gets raped and impregnated by the Dora. and he orders his men to throw the baby and kill Ramulamma. The baby was found by naxals and was raised by them. Injured Ramulamma was taken care by a Dalit couple who treat her as their own sister. When Ramulamma kills Dora's son who tries to forcefully sleep with her, Dora wants to kill Ramulamma but she was rescued by Naxal leader Komaranna. He teaches her to rebel against the people who tormented her, tells her nothing is lost in a combat and gives her heaps of courage. When Komaranna dies in a battle with the government which despises any resistance, or questions their wrongdoings, Ramulammma dedicates her life in searching for those people who made her life an irreparable suffering.
Osey Ramulamma
1997
A couple have three sons who are all married. The youngest daughter-in-law is from a wealthy family. The other two daughters-in-law are jealous and this ends up in the separation of the family.
Bangaru Kutumbam
1994
1980s · 7 titles
8.0Bharathi's parents refuse to accept her after discovering that she is pregnant with Suresh's child, the man who cheated her.
Nyayam Kavali
1981
10.0A newly-wed couple leads a contented life until a woman enters the husband's life. As a result, the wife starts suspecting him of infidelity, which creates a rift in their marriage.
Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham
1987
10.0Intinti Bhagavatam is a 1988 Telugu film . Produced by Dasari Narayana Rao under the banner of Padma Prabhu Pictures, the film was directed by Dhavala Satyam . It stars Mohan Babu, Srividya and Tulasi in the lead roles and Saluri Vasurao composed the music.
Intinti Bhagavatham
1988
Prasad, an honest police officer, brings up his sons with a lot of love and care. However, when he falls on hard times, his sons abandon him and he is forced to rebuild his life from scratch.
Bahudoorapu Batasari
1983
Priya and Sekhar fall in love, but when they are separated, Priya marries another man. When Sekhar returns, these three characters must decide the future of their relationships.
Swayamvaram
1982
M. L. A. Yedukondalu tells the story of a barber named Yedukondalu, who rises to political prominence in his fight against corrupt practices in Indian democracy.
M L A Yedukondalu
1983
10.0A man who is accustomed to a life of receiving bribes faces the danger from none other than his son, who joins Anti-Corruption Bureau. He attempts to escape unscathed.
Lanchavatharam
1985
Behind the camera
7.0Chanda's parents disapprove of her boyfriend Ranga and want her to marry Prasad. Ranga is accused of having an affair with Sita. Chanda faces turmoil in her life.
Wafadaar
1985
NRa righteous judge whose life is shattered when his criminal son-in-law murders his daughter. Trapped by legal loopholes, the judge acquits the killer before executing him in vigilante revenge, ultimately delivering his own death sentence in an empty courtroom.
Justice Chakravarthy
1984
NRa righteous judge whose life is shattered when his criminal son-in-law murders his daughter. Trapped by legal loopholes, the judge acquits the killer before executing him in vigilante revenge, ultimately delivering his own death sentence in an empty courtroom.
Justice Chakravarthy
1984
NRa righteous judge whose life is shattered when his criminal son-in-law murders his daughter. Trapped by legal loopholes, the judge acquits the killer before executing him in vigilante revenge, ultimately delivering his own death sentence in an empty courtroom.
Justice Chakravarthy
1984
The film begins with a ruffian, Naagulu, who resides in a labor colony where two charming girls, Rathalu & Taayaru, run tea stalls competitively and always squabble. Rathalu loves Naagulu, but he falls for Taayaru, and she does not reciprocate. Once, Naagulu spots a frustrated, unemployed guy, Murali, committing suicide since he is failing to feel his mother, Mahalakshmi, who strived hard for him. Naagulu shelters Murali when Taayaru starts endearing him. Knowing it, enraged Naagulu smacks & expels Murali and moves to Taayaru, where he gets her true heartstrings. Murali gets rich and ignores tayaaru. How is naagulu connected to murali and will murali taayaru end up with murali is the plot
Ravanude Ramudaithe
1979
Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a girl.
Prema Mandiram
1981
Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a girl.
Prema Mandiram
1981
Rambabu, a rich heir, falls in love with Mythili, a dancer, but she does not reciprocate. However, he soon learns a dark secret about his birth and reinvents himself to win Mythili over.
Kunthi Putrudu
1993
7.0A rickshaw driver is drawn into a war against the state due to a series of incidents and broken promises
Orey Rickshaw
1995
7.0A rickshaw driver is drawn into a war against the state due to a series of incidents and broken promises
Orey Rickshaw
1995
No description
Rayudugaru Nayudugaru
1996
A man from a lower caste marries a terminally ill Brahmin woman to fulfil her last wish. However, she survives but when she meets his family, she judges them based on their lifestyle.
Balipeetam
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Yuddham
1984
No synopsis available yet.
Yuddham
1984
Balram adopts the identity of Ram to punish corrupt officials for their wrongdoing. When a powerful politician, Satteyya, finds out the truth, Balram has to fight hard to save his life.
Mesthri
2009
Raja loses his memory and sanity after Bhaskar Rao plans an accident against him. Fortunately, Raja's long-lost twin brother learns about his existence and comes to rescue him.
Circus Ramudu
1980
Raja loses his memory and sanity after Bhaskar Rao plans an accident against him. Fortunately, Raja's long-lost twin brother learns about his existence and comes to rescue him.
Circus Ramudu
1980
6.5Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
2002
6.5Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
2002
6.5Kondaveeti Simhasanam is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
2002
7.0Movie director by Dasari Narayana Rao, with lead roles by Suman, Ramya Krishna & Roja.
Sammakka Sarakka
2000
3.0A man falls in love with an attractive woman, reluctant at first; she accepts his proposal for marriage. They plan to get married in secret, but he does not turn up at the wedding and she is left distressed.
Prem Tapasya
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Oorantha Sankranthi
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Oorantha Sankranthi
1983
9.0Wrongly imprisoned and seeking vengeance against his oppressors, a man must face-off against his own son.
Sarfarosh
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Krishnarajunulu
1982
No synopsis available yet.
Krishnarajunulu
1982
Major Jayasimha (Balakrishna) is a great patriot and he is proud of his profession. With the help of a covert, he catches a terrorist Afzhal Ghani and puts him behind bars. A crooked politician gets himself kidnapped and the terrorists demand the release of Ghani from custody. Again Major enters the scene and brings back the politician along with a girl called Razia from the terrorists" base camp. Though, he believes that Razia is the daughter of the politician, she is a member of the terrorists gang. She robs information about Ghani"s movement from Jayasimha"s personal computer and takes him away from the army custody, while he is being shifted from one jail to another.
Parama Veera Chakra
2011
Major Jayasimha (Balakrishna) is a great patriot and he is proud of his profession. With the help of a covert, he catches a terrorist Afzhal Ghani and puts him behind bars. A crooked politician gets himself kidnapped and the terrorists demand the release of Ghani from custody. Again Major enters the scene and brings back the politician along with a girl called Razia from the terrorists" base camp. Though, he believes that Razia is the daughter of the politician, she is a member of the terrorists gang. She robs information about Ghani"s movement from Jayasimha"s personal computer and takes him away from the army custody, while he is being shifted from one jail to another.
Parama Veera Chakra
2011
7.0Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, he swears never to lie again.
Yaadgaar
1984
7.0Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, he swears never to lie again.
Yaadgaar
1984
7.0A woman's marriage is filled with upheaval and conflict, but she makes many compromises for the sake of her struggling family. How will she react to her husband's ultimatum, that she must choose him and his family over her own, otherwise he would take their daughter and leave forever?
Yeh Kaisa Insaf?
1980
7.0A woman's marriage is filled with upheaval and conflict, but she makes many compromises for the sake of her struggling family. How will she react to her husband's ultimatum, that she must choose him and his family over her own, otherwise he would take their daughter and leave forever?
Yeh Kaisa Insaf?
1980
NRRowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997
Rowdy Durbar
1997
NRRowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997
Rowdy Durbar
1997
NRRowdy Durbar is a Telugu movie released in 1997
Rowdy Durbar
1997
10.0Musician Deepak recreates the mistakes of his father when he begins courting a society girl without first confirming that his wife, a dancer, had actually died.
Asha Jyoti
1984
10.0Musician Deepak recreates the mistakes of his father when he begins courting a society girl without first confirming that his wife, a dancer, had actually died.
Asha Jyoti
1984
10.0Rajesh falls in love with and proposes to Devi. However, a few days before their marriage, he learns that he has cancer and decides to make Devi hate him, so that she will marry another man.
Premabhishekam
1981
10.0Rajesh falls in love with and proposes to Devi. However, a few days before their marriage, he learns that he has cancer and decides to make Devi hate him, so that she will marry another man.
Premabhishekam
1981
