Relangi Narsimha Rao | |
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Born |
Relangi Narsimha Rao 30 September 1951 Palakollu, West Godavari Andhra Pradesh, India |
Residence | Madhura Nagar, Hyderabad, India |
Occupation | Film Director |
Spouse(s) |
Sai Lakshmi Relangi (m. 1979–Present) |
Children | Kiran Relangi, Satish Relangi |
Parent(s) |
Relangi Sri Ranganayakulu Relangi Siva Ramayamma |
Relatives |
Geetha Pallavi Relangi (Daughter In-law) Sandhya Naidu Relangi (Daughter In-law) |
Relangi Narasimha Rao (30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter predominantly known in Telugu cinema. He is well known for his comedy films, especially his collaborations with actors Chandra Mohan and Rajendra Prasad. His notable movies include Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police, Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam, Police Bharya, Chinnodu Peddodu, Dabbevariki Chedu, Samsaaram, Mama Alludu, and Gundammagari Krishnulu.
He has directed over 70 films, mostly in Telugu and others in Kannada, as well as one film in Tamil. He also director two TV series in Telugu. He won a Nandi Award for screenwriting for the film Sundari Subbarao, which he directed too. He introduced writers like Diwakar Babu and Sankaramanchi Parthasarathy. He also introduced Telugu cinema actors like Suman,Revathy, and Kinnera.
His latest and his 75th film Eluka Majaka was released on 26 February 2016 across the two states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Narasimha Rao was born on 30 September 1951 to Relangi Sri Ranganayakulu and Siva Ramayamma in Palakol, a town in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
Narasimha Rao entered the Telugu film industry in 1971 as an apprentice to the director B V Prasad for the film Mohammad Bin Tughluq. He worked as an assistant director under the director K S R Das for the movie Ooriki Upakari in 1972. He then joined under Dasari Narayana Rao for the film Samsaram Sagaram in 1973. He continued to work under the tutelage of Dasari Narayana Rao as an assistant director, associate director and co-director till the year 1980 when he turned director.