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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Ramoji Rao</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Cherukuri_Ramoji_rao.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cherukuri_Ramoji_rao.png/220px-Cherukuri_Ramoji_rao.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Cherukuri_Ramoji_rao.png 1.5x" data-file-width="286" data-file-height="291" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rao in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Ramoji Rao</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1936-11-16</span>)</span>16 November 1936<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Pedaparupudi" title="Pedaparupudi">Pedaparupudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a> (now in <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, India)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">8 June 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-06-08)</span> (aged 87)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a>, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">Indian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Businessman, Media Proprietor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Rama Devi</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="1961-2024">1961</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cherukuri Ramoji Rao</b> (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was head of the <a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Group" title="Ramoji Group">Ramoji Group</a> which owns the world's largest film production facility <a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Film_City" title="Ramoji Film City">Ramoji Film City</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Eenadu" title="Eenadu">Eenadu</a></i> newspaper, <a href="/wiki/ETV_Network" title="ETV Network">ETV Network</a> of TV channels, film production company <a href="/wiki/Ushakiran_Movies" class="mw-redirect" title="Ushakiran Movies">Ushakiran Movies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guiness2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guiness2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ramoji_Rao:_A_media_mogul_who_dreamed_big_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ramoji_Rao:_A_media_mogul_who_dreamed_big-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rao garnered four <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South" title="Filmfare Awards South">Filmfare Awards South</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Awards" title="National Film Awards">National Film Award</a> for his works in <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu cinema</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, he was honoured with the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a>, India's second-highest civilian honour, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramoji_Rao&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in <a href="/wiki/Pedaparupudi" title="Pedaparupudi">Pedaparupudi</a> of <a href="/wiki/Krishna_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishna District">Krishna District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, India into an agricultural family.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Companies owned by the Ramoji Group include Margadarsi Chit Fund, <i><a href="/wiki/Eenadu" title="Eenadu">Eenadu</a></i> newspaper, <a href="/wiki/ETV_Network" title="ETV Network">ETV Network</a>, Ramadevi Public School, Priya Foods, Kalanjali, <a href="/wiki/Ushakiran_Movies" class="mw-redirect" title="Ushakiran Movies">Ushakiran Movies</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Film_City" title="Ramoji Film City">Ramoji Film City</a> near Hyderabad. He was also the chairman of Dolphin Group of Hotels in Andhra Pradesh. </p><p>Rao's younger son, Cherukuri Suman, died of leukaemia on 7 September 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rao died from heart disease in Hyderabad, on 8 June 2024, at the age of 87.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was cremated with state honours at Ramoji Film City, on 9 June 2024, where his memorial is expected to come up.<sup id="cite_ref-Ramoji_Rao_death:_Last_rites_of_the_media_baron_held_at_Ramoji_Film_City;_Chandrababu_Naidu_attends_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ramoji_Rao_death:_Last_rites_of_the_media_baron_held_at_Ramoji_Film_City;_Chandrababu_Naidu_attends-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramoji_Rao&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Film title</th> <th>Language</th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Srivariki_Premalekha" title="Srivariki Premalekha">Srivariki Premalekha</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Telugu Language">Telugu</a></td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanchana_Ganga_(1984_film)" title="Kanchana Ganga (1984 film)">Kanchana Ganga</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i>Sundari Subbarao </i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mayuri_(film)" title="Mayuri (film)">Mayuri</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remade in Hindi as <i><a href="/wiki/Naache_Mayuri" title="Naache Mayuri">Naache Mayuri</a></i>; dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as <i>Mayoori</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pratighatana" title="Pratighatana">Pratighatana</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remade in Malayalam as <i><a href="/wiki/Pakarathinu_Pakaram" title="Pakarathinu Pakaram">Pakarathinu Pakaram</a></i> and Hindi as <i><a href="/wiki/Pratighaat" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratighaat">Pratighaat</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i>Preminchu Pelladu</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pakarathinu_Pakaram" title="Pakarathinu Pakaram">Pakarathinu Pakaram</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Pratighatana" title="Pratighatana">Pratighatana</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i>Mallemoggalu</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i>Car Diddina Kapuram</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Naache_Mayuri" title="Naache Mayuri">Naache Mayuri</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hindi_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi Language">Hindi</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Mayuri_(film)" title="Mayuri (film)">Mayuri</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i>Chandamama Rave</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pratighaat" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratighaat">Pratighaat</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Pratighatana" title="Pratighatana">Pratighatana</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i>Premayanam</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>O Bharya Katha</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mouna_Poratam" title="Mouna Poratam">Mouna Poratam</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>Paila Pacheesu</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i>Judgement</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i>Mamasri</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i>Manasu Mamata</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i>Amma</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aswini_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aswini (film)">Aswini</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Encounter" title="People's Encounter">People's Encounter</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i>Jagannatham & Sons</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i>Vasundhara</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Teja_(film)" title="Teja (film)"><i>Teja</i></a> </td> <td>Telugu </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Padutha_Theeyaga_(film)" title="Padutha Theeyaga (film)">Padutha Theeyaga</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daddy_Daddy" title="Daddy Daddy">Daddy Daddy</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i>Mechanic Mamaiah</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i>Subhavela</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chitram" title="Chitram">Chitram</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remade in Kannada as <i>Chitra</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moodu_Mukkalaata" title="Moodu Mukkalaata">Moodu Mukkalaata</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nuvve_Kavali" title="Nuvve Kavali">Nuvve Kavali</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Niram" title="Niram">Niram</a></i>; remade in Hindi as <i><a href="/wiki/Tujhe_Meri_Kasam" title="Tujhe Meri Kasam">Tujhe Meri Kasam</a></i> and Kannada as <i><a href="/wiki/Ninagagi" title="Ninagagi">Ninagagi</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Feluda_(series)" title="Feluda (series)">Dr. Munshir Diary</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feluda_(series)" title="Feluda (series)">Feluda</a> Telefilm </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Deevinchandi" title="Deevinchandi">Deevinchandi</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninnu_Choodalani" title="Ninnu Choodalani">Ninnu Choodalani</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Akasa_Veedhilo" title="Akasa Veedhilo">Akasa Veedhilo</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chitra_(2001_film)" title="Chitra (2001 film)">Chitra</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kannada" title="Kannada">Kannada</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Chitram" title="Chitram">Chitram</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anandam" title="Anandam">Anandam</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remade in Tamil as <i><a href="/wiki/Inidhu_Inidhu_Kadhal_Inidhu" title="Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu">Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ishtam_(2001_Telugu_film)" title="Ishtam (2001 Telugu film)">Ishtam</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i>Manasuvunte Chalu</i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Priya_Nestama" title="Priya Nestama">Priya Nestama</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Neetho_(2002_film)" title="Neetho (2002 film)">Neetho</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninagagi" title="Ninagagi">Ninagagi</a></i></td> <td>Kannada</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Nuvve_Kavali" title="Nuvve Kavali">Nuvve Kavali</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tujhe_Meri_Kasam" title="Tujhe Meri Kasam">Tujhe Meri Kasam</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Nuvve_Kavali" title="Nuvve Kavali">Nuvve Kavali</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ananda_(film)" title="Ananda (film)">Ananda</a></i></td> <td>Kannada</td> <td>Remake of Telugu film <i>Anandam</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oka_Raju_Oka_Rani" title="Oka Raju Oka Rani">Oka Raju Oka Rani</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Toli_Choopulone" class="mw-redirect" title="Toli Choopulone">Toli Choopulone</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Inidhu_Inidhu_Kadhal_Inidhu" title="Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu">Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Language">Tamil</a></td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Anandam" title="Anandam">Anandam</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bombaiyer_Bombete_(film)" title="Bombaiyer Bombete (film)">Bombaiyer Bombete</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feluda_(series)" title="Feluda (series)">Feluda</a> Film </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anandamanandamaye" title="Anandamanandamaye">Anandamanandamaye</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thoda_Tum_Badlo_Thoda_Hum" title="Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum">Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum</a></i></td> <td>Hindi</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Veedhi" title="Veedhi">Veedhi</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sixer_(2007_film)" title="Sixer (2007 film)">Sixer</a></i></td> <td>Kannada</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nachavule" title="Nachavule">Nachavule</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ninnu_Kalisaka" title="Ninnu Kalisaka">Ninnu Kalisaka</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Savaari_(2009_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Savaari (2009 film)">Savaari</a></i></td> <td>Kannada</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Gamyam" title="Gamyam">Gamyam</a></i>; co-production with <a href="/wiki/Arka_Media_Works" title="Arka Media Works">Arka Media Works</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Betting_Bangaraju" title="Betting Bangaraju">Betting Bangaraju</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nuvvila" title="Nuvvila">Nuvvila</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beeruva" title="Beeruva">Beeruva</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Co-production with <a href="/wiki/Anandi_Art_Creations" title="Anandi Art Creations">Anandi Art Creations</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dagudumootha_Dandakor" title="Dagudumootha Dandakor">Dagudumootha Dandakor</a></i></td> <td>Telugu</td> <td>Remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Saivam" title="Saivam">Saivam</a></i>; co-production with <a href="/wiki/First_Frame_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="First Frame Entertainment">First Frame Entertainment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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South">Filmfare Special Award - South</a> for outstanding contributions towards Indian cinema (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Film_Award_(Telugu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)">Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Nuvve_Kavali" title="Nuvve Kavali">Nuvve Kavali</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_-_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South">Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South</a> (2004)</li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Awards" title="Nandi Awards">Nandi Awards</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film - Silver</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kanchana_Ganga_(1984_film)" title="Kanchana Ganga (1984 film)">Kanchana Ganga</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film - Gold</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mayuri_(film)" title="Mayuri (film)">Mayuri</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film - Silver</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mouna_Poratam" title="Mouna Poratam">Mouna Poratam</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Feature Film">Best Feature Film - Bronze</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aswini_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aswini (film)">Aswini</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Children_Film" title="Nandi Award for Best Children Film">Best Children's Film - Gold</a> – <a href="/wiki/Teja_(film)" title="Teja (film)">Teja</a> (1992)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ramoji_Rao&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/">"Rajinikanth gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Shri for Priyanka, Ajay Devgn"</a>. <i>The Indian Express</i>. 25 January 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161025080029/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajinikanth-awarded-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri-for-priyanka-chopra-ajay-devgn/">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rangarajan" title="C. Rangarajan">C. Rangarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ramoji Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormasji_Maneckji_Seervai" title="Hormasji Maneckji Seervai">Hormasji Maneckji Seervai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Shastri" title="Rajaram Shastri">Rajaram Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Shrimali" title="K. L. 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Shanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithal_Nagesh_Shirodkar" title="Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar">Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Narain_Tandon" title="Prakash Narain Tandon">Prakash Narain Tandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna" title="Brihaspati Dev Triguna">Brihaspati Dev Triguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunderlal_Bahuguna" title="Sunderlal Bahuguna">Sunderlal Bahuguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rambhadracharya" title="Rambhadracharya">Rambhadracharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwesha_Teertha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwesha Teertha">Vishwesha Teertha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaggi_Vasudev" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaggi Vasudev">Jaggi Vasudev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">B. V. Doshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Public affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia" title="Montek Singh Ahluwalia">Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali" title="Aruna Asaf Ali">Aruna Asaf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazal_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazal Ali">Fazal Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney" title="Madhav Shrihari Aney">Madhav Shrihari Aney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Bakht" title="Sikander Bakht">Sikander Bakht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milon_K._Banerji" title="Milon K. Banerji">Milon K. Banerji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Bhagwati" title="P. N. Bhagwati">P. N. Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chelliah" title="Raja Chelliah">Raja Chelliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Daphtary" title="C. K. Daphtary">Chandra Kisan Daphtary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niren_De" title="Niren De">Niren De</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._D._Deshmukh" title="C. D. Deshmukh">C. D. Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee" title="Kazi Lhendup Dorjee">Kazi Lhendup Dorjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Fernandes" title="George Fernandes">George Fernandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._Gajendragadkar" title="P. B. Gajendragadkar">P. B. Gajendragadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">Benjamin Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh" title="Ismaïl Omar Guelleh">Ismaïl Omar Guelleh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan" title="Jagmohan">Jagmohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Chand_Jain" title="Lakshmi Chand Jain">Lakshmi Chand Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Nath_Jha" title="Aditya Nath Jha">Aditya Nath Jha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anerood_Jugnauth" title="Anerood Jugnauth">Anerood Jugnauth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung" title="Mehdi Nawaz Jung">Mehdi Nawaz Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Kelkar" title="Vijay Kelkar">Vijay Kelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Raj_Khanna" title="Hans Raj Khanna">Hans Raj Khanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Khare" title="V. N. Khare">V. N. Khare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jivraj_Narayan_Mehta" title="Jivraj Narayan Mehta">Jivraj Narayan Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirendranath_Mukherjee" title="Hirendranath Mukherjee">Hirendranath Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajoy_Mukherjee" title="Ajoy Mukherjee">Ajoy Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Narain" title="Govind Narain">Govind Narain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fali_Sam_Nariman" title="Fali Sam Nariman">Fali Sam Nariman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosei_Norota" title="Hosei Norota">Hosei Norota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanabhoy Palkhivala">Nanabhoy Palkhivala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Parasaran" title="K. Parasaran">K. Parasaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar" title="Hari Vinayak Pataskar">Hari Vinayak Pataskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunder_Lal_Patwa" title="Sunder Lal Patwa">Sunder Lal Patwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">Naryana Raghvan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Prakasa" title="Sri Prakasa">Sri Prakasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._G._Ranga" title="N. G. Ranga">N. G. Ranga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Narayana_Reddy" title="Ravi Narayana Reddy">Ravi Narayana Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._Venugopal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Y. Venugopal Reddy">Y. Venugopal Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq" title="Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq">Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal" title="Lakshmi Sahgal">Lakshmi Sahgal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._A._Sangma" title="P. A. Sangma">P. A. Sangma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Setalvad" title="M. C. Setalvad">M. C. Setalvad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh" title="Kalyan Singh">Kalyan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karan_Singh" title="Karan Singh">Karan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagendra_Singh" title="Nagendra Singh">Nagendra Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Sisulu" title="Walter Sisulu">Walter Sisulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soli_Sorabjee" title="Soli Sorabjee">Soli Sorabjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Sundaram" title="Kalyan Sundaram">Kalyan Sundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi" title="Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi">Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Venkatachaliah" title="M. N. Venkatachaliah">M. N. Venkatachaliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Venugopal" title="K. K. Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Krishna" title="S. M. Krishna">S. M. Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Science and <br />engineering</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Ali" title="Salim Ali">Salim Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" title="Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar" title="Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Chidambaram" title="Rajagopala Chidambaram">Rajagopala Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan" title="Satish Dhawan">Satish Dhawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kakodkar" title="Anil Kakodkar">Anil Kakodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswamy_Kasturirangan" title="Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan">Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Har_Gobind_Khorana" title="Har Gobind Khorana">Har Gobind Khorana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Singh_Kothari" title="Daulat Singh Kothari">Daulat Singh Kothari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddam_Narasimha" title="Roddam Narasimha">Roddam Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_K._Pachauri" title="Rajendra K. Pachauri">Rajendra K. Pachauri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Peary_Pal" title="Benjamin Peary Pal">Benjamin Peary Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yash_Pal" title="Yash Pal">Yash Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._G._Patel" title="I. G. Patel">I. G. Patel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="Venkatraman Ramakrishnan">Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Rao" title="C. R. Rao">C. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._R._Rao" title="C. N. R. Rao">C. N. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palle_Rama_Rao" title="Palle Rama Rao">Palle Rama Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udupi_Ramachandra_Rao" title="Udupi Ramachandra Rao">Udupi Ramachandra Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai" title="Vikram Sarabhai">Vikram Sarabhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_Mohan_Sharma" title="Man Mohan Sharma">Man Mohan Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obaid_Siddiqi" title="Obaid Siddiqi">Obaid Siddiqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Srinivasan" title="M. R. Srinivasan">M. R. Srinivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Swaminathan" title="M. S. Swaminathan">M. S. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Singh_Kapany" title="Narinder Singh Kapany">Narinder Singh Kapany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._R._Srinivasa_Varadhan" title="S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan">S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Social work</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Shastri_Athavale" title="Pandurang Shastri Athavale">Pandurang Shastri Athavale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj" title="Janaki Devi Bajaj">Janaki Devi Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirabehn" title="Mirabehn">Mirabehn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durgabai_Deshmukh" title="Durgabai Deshmukh">Durgabai Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanaji_Deshmukh" title="Nanaji Deshmukh">Nanaji Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Deshpande" title="Nirmala Deshpande">Nirmala Deshpande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Dharia" title="Mohan Dharia">Mohan Dharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._N._Dhebar" title="U. N. Dhebar">U. N. 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Viswanath</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> & <a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_(Telugu_actor)" title="Krishna (Telugu actor)">Krishna</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> & <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. 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