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| name = D. Madhusudhana Rao<br />
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| birth_date =27 July 1917<br />
| birth_place = [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|3|26|1917|7|27}}<br />
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| occupation = Producer, Screen writer<br />
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| awards = [[National Film Awards]]<br>[[Nandi Awards]]<br />
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'''Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao''' (27 July 1917 &ndash; 26 March 2006) was an [[Indian film]] producer and screenwriter, known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/26/renowed-telugu-film-producer-passes-away-1143372891.html |title=Renowed [sic] Telugu film producer passes away |website=[[Oneindia]] |date=26 March 2006 |accessdate=8 November 2019}}</ref> He owned the film production houses named Annapurna Pictures Limited based in [[Chennai]].<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=2 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref> As a producer, he garnered four [[National Film Awards]] and three [[Nandi Awards]]. He was awarded the Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his contribution to Telugu cinema in 1993.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0195991/#Producer Madhusudhana Rao D. - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_devanthakudu_printer.php TeluguCinema.Com - Retro: Devanthakudu(1984) completes 25 years<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/condolence-dukkipati/dukkipati11.html Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao Condolence meet - photos - Telugu Cinema producer and writer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]<br />
[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] (producer)<br />
*[[Thodi Kodallu]] (1957)<br />
*[[Mangalya Balam]] (1958)<br />
*[[Doctor Chakravarthy]] (1964)<br />
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;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020 | language=Telugu}}</ref><br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[Aatma Gowravam]] (1965)<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film - Silver]] - [[Athmeeyulu]] (1969)<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[Amaayakuraalu]] (1971)<br />
*[[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]] for lifetime achievement - 1993<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;As producer<br />
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*1987 [[America Abbayi]]<br />
*1982 [[Pelleedu Pillalu]]<br />
*1978 Radha Krishna<br />
*1977 Prema Lekhalu<br />
*1974 [[Bangaaru Kalalu]]<br />
*1972 [[Vichitra Bandham]]<br />
*1971 [[Amaayakuraalu|Amayakuralu]]<br />
*1970 [[Jai Jawan]]<br />
*1969 [[Aatmiyulu]]<br />
*1967 [[Poola Rangadu]]<br />
*1965 [[Aatma Gowravam]]<br />
*1964 [[Doctor Chakravarty]]<br />
*1963 [[Chaduvukunna Ammayilu]]<br />
*1961 [[Iddaru Mitrulu (1961 film)|Iddaru Mitrulu]]<br />
*1961 [[Velugu Needalu]]<br />
*1959 [[Mangalya Balam]]<br />
*1957 [[Todi Kodallu]]<br />
*1955 [[Donga Ramudu (1955 film)|Donga Ramudu]]<br />
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;As writer<br />
*1963 [[Chaduvukunna Ammayilu]]<br />
*1962 [[Man-Mauji]]<br />
*1958 [[Mangalya Balam]]<br />
*1957 [[Todi Kodallu]]<br />
*1955 [[Donga Ramudu (1955 film)|Donga Ramudu]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Raghupathi Venkaiah Award]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Telugu film producers]]<br />
[[Category:1917 births]]<br />
[[Category:2006 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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