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{{Short description|Telugu film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = B. Narsing Rao
| image = B narsinga rao.jpg
| imagesize = 160px
| caption = Rao in 2015
| birth_name = Bongu Narsing Rao
| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1946|12|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gajwel|Pragnapur]], [[Hyderabad State]] (present-day [[Telangana]], India)
| alma mater =[[Osmania University]]
| occupation = Director, actor, producer, screenwriter
| awards= International honors [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]]s [[Nandi Awards]]
}}
'''Bongu Narsing Rao''' (born 1946) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and painter known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]], and [[Telugu drama|Telugu theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel6.in/passion-for-possession/2010/09/06/|title=Passion For Possession|work=Channel6 Magazine|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015085606/http://www.channel6.in/passion-for-possession/2010/09/06/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://missiontelangana.com/meet-the-cultural-icons-of-telangana-indias-newest-state-2/|title=Meet the cultural icons of Telangana, India's newest state - Mission Telangana|publisher=}}</ref> Rao has garnered five [[National Film Awards]],<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|accessdate=27 February 2012}}</ref> three [[Nandi Awards]], various international honors, and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm45.htm|title=B.Narsing Rao - "The classic director"|publisher=reachouthyderabad.com|accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/15/stories/2011051563230400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819081638/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/15/stories/2011051563230400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-19|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2011-05-15|title=News Archives:}}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP1UR12kzW4</ref> He directed, ''[[Daasi (1988 film)|Daasi]]'' "(Bonded Woman)" and ''[[Matti Manushulu]]'' "(Mud People)" which won the Diploma of Merit awards at the [[16th Moscow International Film Festival|16th]] and [[17th Moscow International Film Festival|17th]] [[Moscow International Film Festival]]s in 1989 and 1991 respectively.<ref name="ibnlive1">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-24|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time|work=IBNLive}}</ref>

Internationally, Daasi was screened at the 1989 [[Filmfest München]], 1990 [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]], [[Three Continents Festival]], [[Cairo International Film Festival]], [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], 1991 [[Museum of Modern Art]]; 1994, Bergamo Film Meeting; 1994 [[Dublin International Film Festival]]; 1997 [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)]]; and [[International Film Festival of India|Filmotsav 90' Kolkata]].<ref name="lamakaan1">{{cite web|url=http://admin.lamakaan.com/events/494 |title=Lamakaan |publisher=Admin.lamakaan.com |date=2013-05-05 |accessdate=2019-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAFBW743Bi4C&q=b+narsing+rao+new+york+times&pg=PA399 |title=Communism in India - Marshall Windmiller - Google Books |accessdate=2019-08-27|last1=Windmiller |first1=Marshall |year=2011 }}</ref>

1987 film ''[[Maa Ooru]]'' ("Our Village") directed by him won the "Media Wave Award" at the Hungary International festival of visual arts, as well as the [[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20081221/1134082.html |title=Narsing Rao's films regale Delhi|publisher=webindia123.com |date=21 December 2008 |accessdate=2012-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/01/stories/2005030100530300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305213636/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/03/01/stories/2005030100530300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-03-05|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-03-01|title=Metro Plus Hyderabad / Travel : Unsung moments}}</ref> ''Maa Ooru'' 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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.lamakaan.com/events/498 |title=Lamakaan |publisher=Lamakaan |date=2013-05-10 |accessdate=2017-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://miff.in/about/ |title=About | Mumbai International Film Festival |publisher=Miff.in |date= |accessdate=2017-09-07}}</ref> The International premier at Filmfest München in 1989, Germany. The Indian panorama section of the [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700580400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030730183623/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/07/stories/2003040700580400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-07-30|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2003-04-07|title=Touching tale}}</ref><ref name="rrtd.nic.in">http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-Apl03.htm</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in Pragnapur, [[Medak]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Hyderabad state]] in a well to do agricultural family.<ref name="Metro India"/> Rao is married and has three sons and one daughter.<ref name="ABN Telugu"/>

==Mainstream==
In 1979, he scripted, and produced ''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'', which was India's official entry in the "Opera Primo" section at the ''[[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]]'' of June–July 1980, and the ''[[Cork Film Festival]]'', October 1980,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/141_IPCatalogue1980-81.pdf|title=Filmtsav' 80 Pg 17|publisher=DFF}}</ref> the ''Cairo and Sidney Film Festivals'' 1980.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140415190353/http://www.goutamghose.com/awards.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/maabhoomi.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312003728/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/maabhoomi.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film was showcased at the''Indian Panorama'' of the 1980 [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/142_IPCatalogue1979-80.pdf |title=Indian Panorama 1979-80|publisher=DFF}}</ref> Maa Bhoomi won the state [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and the [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]]. It is featured among [[CNN-IBN]]'s list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-24|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18}}</ref> In 1984, he directed ''[[Rangula Kala]]'', ("Colourful Dream") which had special mention at [[International Film Festival of India]] and panorama section.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamakaan.com/events/493|title=Lamakaan|work=lamakaan.com|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220183929/http://www.lamakaan.com/events/493|archive-date=20 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Non Feature Films==
His documentaries in Telugu ''The Carnival'' (1984), ''The City'' (1985), ''Akruti- Rock formations'' (1989) have received special mention awards at the [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]], and were screened at the [[Rice University]]. Akruti received the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)]] "For experimentation with forms of boulders of various shapes and textures, brilliantly visualized by [[Apurba Kishore Bir]] with the evocative music of Pandit [[Hari Prasad Chaurasia]]." as cited by the jury.<ref>http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/rao-trip/402746/</ref> In 2003, he directed ''[[Hari Villu]]'' screened at the [[2003 Cannes Film Festival|56th Cannes]].<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="rrtd.nic.in"/>

==Honors==
In 2015, he received the ''Life Time Achievement Award'' from [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/award-winning-b.-narasinga-rao-brings-quality-to-telugu-cinema/1/323566.html|title=Award-winning B. Narasinga Rao brings quality to Telugu cinema : FILMS - India Today|publisher=}}</ref> In 2016, he received ''Standing Ovation Award'' for lifetime achievement at the [[All Lights India International Film Festival]].<ref name="Metro India">{{cite web |author=Metro India |url=http://metroindia.com/cities/article/28/09/2016/censorship-curbing-freedom-of-speech/36794 |title=Censorship curbing freedom of speech |publisher=Metroindia.com |date=2016-09-28 |accessdate=2017-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907224756/http://metroindia.com/cities/article/28/09/2016/censorship-curbing-freedom-of-speech/36794 |archive-date=7 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ABN Telugu">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1QpBe8KkMw|title=Director B Narsing Rao About his Films - Open Heart With RK - ABN Telugu|last=ABN Telugu|date=7 January 2018|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>

==Filmography and awards==

=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Producer
! Screenwriter
! Actor
! Awards and Honors
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1980 || ''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'' || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || ||''India's official entry at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival'' [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]] [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film]] [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1983 || ''[[Rangula Kala]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1988|| ''[[Daasi (1988 film)|Daasi]]'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || ||National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu ''Diploma of Merit award at Moscow Film Festival''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1990 || ''[[Matti Manushulu]]'' || {{yes}}|| ||{{yes}} || ||[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] ''Diploma of Merit award at Moscow Film Festival''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2003 || ''[[Hari Villu]]'' ||{{yes}} || ||{{yes}} || ||[[2003 Cannes Film Festival|2003 Cannes]] [[Visva-Bharati University]]
[[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] for Best Children's Film Director<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2003|url=https://www.apsftvtdc.in/nandi-film-awards-2003.html|access-date=|website=APSFTVTDC}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Non-feature films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Producer
! Screenwriter
! Awards and Honors
|-
|-
|1984
|''The Carnival ''|| {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
|-
|1985
|''The City ''||{{yes}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}
|International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
|-
|1987
|''[[Maa Ooru]]''||{{yes}}
| || {{yes}}
|[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]] ''Media Wave Award at the Hungary International festival of visual arts'' Best Film International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
|-
|1989 || ''Aakruti'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||[[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film)]]
|}

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