Monday, April 16, 2007

Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu Award

Government of India gives 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award' to the persons who have contributed very much to the Indian film industry every year. In the same way, Andhra Pradesh Government has started giving 'Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu Award' to the persons for their contribution to the Telugu Film Industry every year from 1980 onwards. L. V. Prasad was the first person to receive this prestigious award in 1980. The persons who received this award are:

1980 - L.V. Prasad
1981 - P. Pullaiah
1982 - B.A. Subbarao
1983 - M.A. Rehman
1984 - Kosaraju Raghavaiah
1985 - Dr. Bhanumati Ramakrishna
1986 - Bapu-Ramana
1987 - B. Nagireddy
1988 - D.V.S. Raju
1989 - Dr. Akkineni Nageshwar Rao
1990 - Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao
1991 - K. Vishwanath
1992 - S. Rajeshwar Rao
1993 - D. Madhusudhana Rao
1994 - K.S. Prakash Rao
1995 - Anjali Devi
1996 - V. Madhusudhana Rao
1997 - Dr. Ituri Venkateshwar Rao
1998 - Dr. Gummadi Venkateshwar Rao
1999 - P. Shanta Kumari
2000 - T.L. Kanta Rao
2001 - Dr. Allu Ramalingaiah
2002 - P. Susheela
2003 - V. B. Rajendra Prasad

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