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| name = Edida Nageswara Rao<br />
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| birth_name = Edida Nageswara Rao<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|4|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kothapeta, East Godavari district|Kothapeta]], [[East Godavari]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|4|1934|4|24|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], India<br />
| occupation = Producer<br />
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'''Edida Nageswara Rao''' (24 April 1934 &ndash; 4 October 2015) was an Indian film producer in [[Telugu cinema]]. He owned the film production house [[Poornodaya Movie Creations]] in Tollywood. He produced ''[[Sankarabharanam (1980 film)|Sankarabharanam]]'', ''[[Swayam Krushi]]'', ''[[Siri Siri Muvva]]'' and ''[[Swati Mutyam]]'', which were showcased at the [[Moscow Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/chiranjeevi-felicitation.html |title=Chiranjeevi felicitation on Padma Bhushan honor – Telugu Cinema actor |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=19 April 2006 |accessdate=4 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=30 Jun 2011 – Ranjana Dave |url=http://www.asianage.com/dance/meaning-movement-323 |title=The meaning in movement |publisher=The Asian Age |date=30 June 2011 |accessdate=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122118/http://www.asianage.com/dance/meaning-movement-323 |archivedate=6 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mirchi9.com/movies/chit-chat-with-edida-nageswararao-parts3tv1/ Chit chat with Edida Nageswararao Parts(3):TV1 | Mirchi 9 – Telugu TV Shows | Telugu Movie Trailers | Telugu Movie Interviews | Telugu Game Shows | Telugu Serials<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320100029/http://www.mirchi9.com/movies/chit-chat-with-edida-nageswararao-parts3tv1/ |date=2014-03-20 }}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rao produced films with a classical touch in the 1970s and 1980s. He was born to Sattiraju Naidu, in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Naidu]] family. Some of the most memorable movies in Telugu film history, like ''[[Sankarabharanam (1980 film)|Sankarabharanam]]'', ''[[Swathi Muthyam]]'', and ''[[Swayamkrushi]]'', were produced by Rao. Most of the movies produced by him won [[Nandi Awards]] and the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for best feature film in the Telugu category, and were screened in several international film festivals. These films were also dubbed and released in the [[Russian language]]. He started his career as a theatre actor, film actor, and dubbing artist and then ventured into film producing. After getting retired from the film production, he also worked as Telugu Film producer's Council Secretary, [[Nandi Awards]] Committee Chairman and [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] Committee member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/edida1.htm |title=CineGoer.com - Prabhu's Interviews - Interview With Edida Nageswara Rao<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=27 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228061644/http://www.cinegoer.com/edida1.htm |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Edida Nageswara Rao died on 4 October 2015 at a private hospital undergoing treatment for old-age related ailments.<ref>[http://www.phoenixscoop.com/2015/10/04/producer-edida-passes-away/ phoenixscoop.com - Producer Edida passes away <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
;Actor<br />
* [[Bantrotu Bharya]] (1974)<br />
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;Producer<br />
* [[Aapadbandhavudu]] (1992)<br />
* Swara Kalpana (1989)<br />
* [[Swayamkrushi]] (1987)<br />
* [[Swati Mutyam]] (1986)<br />
* [[Sitaara]] (1984)<br />
* [[Sagara Sangamam]] (1983)<br />
* [[Seethakoka Chiluka (1981 film)|Seethakoka Chiluka]] (1981)<br />
* [[Sankarabharanam (1980 film)|Sankarabharanam]] (1980)<br />
* [[Tayaramma Bangarayya]] (1979)<br />
* [[Siri Siri Muvva]] (1976)<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* Life Time Achievement Award - Sangam Academy<ref>[http://www.ragalahari.com/functions/3121/purnodaya-banner-completes-30-years.aspx Purnodaya Banner Completes 30 Years<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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[[Category:Telugu film producers]]<br />
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[[Category:People from East Godavari district]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:Followers of Meher Baba]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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