K Raghavendra Rao

Director

Biography

K. Raghavendra Rao (born Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films. He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two CineMAA Awards. In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, acr…

Filmography

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Mugguru Monagallu

Mugguru Monagallu is a Action comedy based movie in which, Prithvi, Vikram and Dattatreya (Chiranjeevi in triple role) are the sons of Ranganath and Srividya living in a village. Ranganath goes against Sarath saxena in an incident and is killed by him. Srividya who is pregnant with twins is separated from prithvi thinking that he is killed in escaping from the goons and delivers twins in a temple. The temple saint adopts one son who is childless and srividya is left with vikram who becomes ACP. Dattatreya is a Dance master. The story revolves on how the brothers unite with one another and also with their mother and take revenge on Sarath Saxena.

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Prema Kanuka

Raja Shekaram, an artist, crosses paths with Sandhya after he paints a poster of Gowri. He then persuades her into helping him teach a lesson to someone close to her, who has ties to his past.

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Aakhari Poratam

CBI officer Pravallika strives to expose a dangerous criminal, Anantananda Swamy. In her quest, she finds help in a stage artiste named Vihari who offers to help.

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Om Namo Venkatesaya

Raama, who is a devotee of Lord Venkateswara, denounces worldly pleasures including his soon-to-be-bride and maradalu Bhavani and ends up at Tirumala. He decides to change the face of Tirumala by turning it into ‘Kaliyuga Vaikuntham’ both for pilgrims and the deity with the help of Krishnamma. His endeavours to do so, the hurdles and his encounters with the Lord himself is the story.

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Rajakumarudu

While on a holiday, Raja meets and falls in love with Rani but breaks off the relationship due to family compulsions. Later, when he has all but given up hope of seeing her again, he gets a surprise.

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Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya

Jhoomri and her husband, Bhimsha, move into a new neighbourhood. Their immediate neighbours are three squabbling couples, namely Vijay and Anjali who are newly married; Appu Khote and Vimla, who are married and have 4 children; and Ravi and Meena, who are also married and have one child. With their wages unable to keep up with inflation and high cost of living, unable to pay even rent to the landlord, B.K. Kakkad, the wives decide to seek employment to augment their income, with hilarious results from their spouses, who will go to any extent to keep their wives at home, even if means to bring a dancing girl home to cook and look after the children!!

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Annamayya

A cinematic version of the life of famous Indian saint-poet, Annamayya (born May 1408), follows the spiritual awakening of the mystic composer Annamayya, who's first motivated to write a song of praise after visiting a temple. His devotion is put to the test when he vows to fast until he comes face to face with God, an act of faith for which he's rewarded with a blessed meal of prasad. As his fame as a singer spreads, Annamayya eventually becomes a real personification of the holy Nandaka Sword.

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Masterji

Radha falls in love with the new teacher employed in the village school. Being a widower with a son, he snubs her. Enraged, she publicly accuses him of having an affair with her.

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Gangotri

A factional leader's only daughter falls in love with his loyal lieutenant's son. When the childhood lovers' secret is exposed their fathers become enemies. How will the young man react to his lover's father bombing his house? Will there ever be an end to the cycle of violence, hatred and revenge?

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Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari

A man finds a ring that gives the bearer great power, but the goddess to whom the ring belongs wants it back to return to her world.

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Padaharella Vayasu

A young girl dreams of becoming a teacher but is betrayed by a charming doctor. After facing life's harsh realities, including her mother's death, she finds comfort with a kind-hearted man who rescues her from danger, prompting her to reassess her future.

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Paradesi

Paradesi is a Comedy/Drama/Romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao

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Gharana Donga

A desperate smuggler, Ravi, battles a corrupt police officer and his gang while trying to protect his love, Radha

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Rowdy Alludu

Kalyan is an industrialist whose conniving enemies first replace him with an imposter, Johnny, and then frame him for murder. But when Johnny realises Kalyan's innocence, he decides to help him.

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Shirdi Sai

Based on the life of Indian guru Shirdi Sai Baba, who taught love, forgiveness, charity and devotion.

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Sundara Kanda

A newly appointed professor finds that his student has a crush on him and wants to marry him. He ignores her advances and marries an orphan. Not the one to give up, she continues to pursue him.

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Gharana Mogudu

Gharana Mogudu is a remake of tamil movie Mannan and it is a drama based movie in which, Raju (Chiranjeevi) is a do-gooder who helps his fellow co-workers while working in Visakhapatnam shipyard, but when his mother suffers a paralytic stroke, he moves back to Hyderabad and looks for a job.Uma Devi (Nagma) daughter of industrialist Bapineedu (Raogopal Rao) takes over the business from her father and helps it to reach new heights which also sees her head strongness reach new heights as well. In this scenario, she not only rejects Ranganayakulu

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Love Story 1999

Krishna is a college student who is constantly rejecting girls who find him attractive. He eventuality falls in love with Meena, the daughter of a powerful woman. Vamsi, a television personality known as Love Boss, is called upon to assist Krishna with wooing Meena, while dealing with love troubles of his own.

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Ontari Poratam

Priyanka, a rich heiress, cheats a poor uneducated Raja, which leads to an unfortunate death. As a result, Raja decides to teach Priyanka a lesson in humility & challanges her that he will earn double the money what she has, with a condition that if she looses the bet, then she should marry him.

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Vetagadu

A greedy accountant murders a wealthy man's wife and deceitfully manages to take over his property. However, fate has other plans in store for him.