Name B. Rao Role Film director | ||
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Born 1946 (age 68–69) Medak, Hyderabad State Occupation director, actor, producer, screenwriter Awards National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Movies Maa Bhoomi, Rangula Kala, Daasi, Harivillu, Matti Manushulu Similar People Apurba Kishore Bir, Goutam Ghose, Gaddar, Krishan Chander, Bhoopal Reddy | ||
Music director Maa Bhoomi, Harivillu | ||
Director / Producer B Narsing Rao Exclusive Interview | Dialogue with Prema #55 || #435
B. Narsing Rao (born Bongu Narsinga Rao) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, composer, producer, actor and painter known for his works in Telugu, parallel cinema. He has garnered four National Film Awards, and twelve international honors, and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals. In 2015, he received the Life Time Achievement Award from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. In 2016, he received Standing Ovation Award for life time achievement at the All Lights India International Film Festival.
Contents
- Director Producer B Narsing Rao Exclusive Interview Dialogue with Prema 55 435
- Documentary Features
- Early life
- References
In 1980, He scripted Maa Bhoomi which was showcased at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and garnered special mention awards at Cairo and Sidney Film Festivals. The film is listed among CNN-IBN's list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time. He directed, Daasi and Matti Manushulu which won the Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989 and 1991 respectively.
Maa Ooru directed by him won the Media Wave Award at the Hungary International festival of visual arts, and the National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film. The film was premiered at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - Mumbai in 1999. The Ekotopfilm - International Festival of Sustainable Development Films in 1995, Slovak Republic. The Brastislavia Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica in 1993, Viterbo, Italy. The first Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films in 1990 where the film won the Best Cinematography award. The International premier at Munich Film Festival in 1989, Germany. The Indian panorama section of the International Film Festival of India. In 1984, he directed Rangula Kala, which had special mention at International Film Festival of India and panorama section. In 2003, he directed Hari Villu which was premiered at the 56th 2003 Cannes Film Festival in Critics' Week-Spotlight on India section.
Documentary Features
His documentaries and non feature films in Telugu The Carnival (1984), The City (1985), Akriti- Rock formations (1989) have received special mention awards at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. He is known as The killer of Kitsch in the media for bringing out path breaking parallel cinema based on the lines of Telangana movement, Razakars, Urban Construction laborers etc., into the Telugu screen. He has shared research works on several documentaries with Shyam Benegal.
Early life
He was born in Pragnapur, Medak in the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad state.