Tatineni Rama Rao

Tatineni Rama Rao (born 1938), also known as T. Rama Rao, is a prolific Indian filmmaker. He has directed 70 Hindi and Telugu feature films between 1966 and 2000.

"T. Rama Rao" redirects here. For the Indian administrator, see T. Rama Rao (administrator).

Tatineni Rama Rao
Born1938
Kapileswarapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationFilm director

Tatineni started his work in the film industry in the late 1950s as the assistant director of his cousin T. Prakash Rao and Kotayya Pratyagatma, before making his directorial debut with 1966 Telugu film Navarathri.[1]

According to Encyclopædia Britannica, Rao was "the man who established the 'Madras movie', or Hindi films funded primarily by southern capital, as a viable commercial option in the all-India market..."[2]

He is the father of successful film producer T. Ajay Kumar and Salena's mom.[3]

Filmography

Director
YearFilmLanguageNotes
1966NavarathriTeluguremake of Tamil film Navarathri
1968BrahamchaariTelugu
1969Manchi MitruduTelugu
1971SuprutuduTelugu
1972Raitu KutumbamTelugu
1973Jeevana TarangaluTelugu
1974Dorababu
1975YamagolaTelugu
1975Raju Vedale
1977Aalu MagaluTelugu
1978Amara PremaTeluguRemake of Malayalam film Madanolsavam. (some part of the movie scene Remade and used most of the scenes dubbed from original version)
1978Shri Rama RakshaTelugu
1979Lok ParlokHindiRemake of Yamagola
1980AatagaaduTelugu
1980Maang Bharo SajanaHindiRemake of Karthika Deepam
1980JudaaiHindiremake of Aalumagalu
1981Ek Hi BhoolHindiremake of Mouna Geethangal
1982Jeevan DhaaraHindiremake of Aval Oru Thodar Kathai
1982Anuraga DevataTeluguremake of Aasha
1982Yeh To Kamaal Ho GayaHindiRemake of Tamil Film Sattam En Kaiyil
1983Andha KanoonHindiRemake of Sattam oru iruttarai
1984InquilaabHindiremake of Chakravyuha
1984Yeh DeshHindiremake of Telugu movie Eenadu (1982)
1984Mujhe Insaaf ChahiyeHindiRemake of Nyayam Kavali
1984John Jani JanardhanHindiremake of Moondru Mugam
1985Pachani KapuramTeluguremake ofPyar Jhukta Nahin
1985HaqeeqatHindi
1986Naseeb Apna ApnaHindiremake of Gopurangal Saivathillai
1986Sadaa SuhaganHindi
1986Dosti DushmaniHindiremake of Mugguru Mithrulu
1986Naache MayuriHindiremake of Mayuri
1987SansarHindiRemake of Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
1987Insaf Ki PukarHindi
1988Nyayaniki ShikshaTeluguRemake of Neethikku Thandanai
1988Agni KerataluTelugu
1988Khatron Ke KhiladiHindi
1989Sachai Ki TaqatHindi
1989MajboorHindi
1990Muqaddar Ka BadshaahHindi
1991Talli TandruluTelugu
1991PratikarHindi
1992Golmaal GovindamTelugu
1993MuqablaHindi
1994Mera Pyara BharatHindi
1994Mr. AzaadHindi
1995Ravan Raaj: A True StoryHindiremake of Pulan Visaranai
1995HathkadiHindi
1996JungHindi
1999SautelaHindiremake of Cheran Chozhan Pandian
2000BulandiHindiremake of Nattamai
2000Beti No. 1Hindiremake of Aadyathe Kanmani

1 Tatineni Rama Rao started working on the film in 1984 Khabardar, which was a social drama centred upon a terminally ill patient and a doctor. Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada worked on the film which revolved around the notion of euthanasia. However, after shooting a substantial portion of the film, it was shelved.[4][5]

2 In the 1978 Tatineni Rama Rao partially remade the Malayalam movie Madanolsavam as Amara Prema in Telugu using some of the scenes dubbed from original version

Producer

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060515121820/http://www.telugucinema.com/tc/stars/tatineniramaraointerview.php
  2. Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt Ltd. p. 433. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
  3. M.L.N (28 June 2004). "All hopes on 'anniyan'". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  4. "Sunday rewind: Bollywood films that never released". mid-day.
  5. Unnithan, Sandeep (3 July 2013). "No Day No Show". India Today. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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