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Occupation
  
Director Screenwriter

Name
  
U. Rao

Role
  
Film director


Movies
  
Nagna Sathyam, Harischandrudu, Keerthi Kantha Kanakam

Awards
  
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, Nandi Award for Best Director

U. Visweswar Rao is an Indian film, screenwriter, director, producer and playwright known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was a member of the central jury for the 17th National Film Awards.

He was the secretary of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as the managing director of South Indian Film Export Promotion Council. He has garnered two National Film Awards, and two state Nandi Awards. He was also associated with the Nandi Awards jury, and has produced around twenty-five films.

Awards

National Film Awards
  • Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - Nagna Sathyam (1979)
  • Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - Harischandrudu (1980)
  • Nandi Awards
  • Nandi Award for Best Director - Keerthi Kantha Kanakan (1982)
  • Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer - Pellila Chadarangam (1988)
  • Other awards
  • Honorary award from Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Mumbai
  • References

    U. Visweswar Rao Wikipedia