Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Telugu Desam Party(TDP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Daggubati Venkateswarlu
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Daggubati Lakshmi Devamma
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Date of Birth
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06.06.1936
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Place of Birth
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Karamchedu, Distt. Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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13 Nov 1958
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Daggubati Rajeswari
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Intermediate
Educated at A.B.M. High School, Ongole and V.R.S. College,
Chirala (Andhra Pradesh)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Fim Producer
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Permanent Address |
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29, Pilam Nagar, Hyderabad,
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Andhra Pradesh
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(040)3547585,3551759
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Present Address |
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AB-13, Mathura Road,
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New Delhi – 110003
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(011) 23782633
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Position Held |
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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2000-2004
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Produced more than 100 films in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali languages in a span of 37
years, since 1963 to 2000; brought some of the best Telugu movies on to celluliod such as `Premnagar`,
Jeevana Tarangalu`, `Secretary`, `Chakravakam`, Asuk (Bengali) etc; established the sprawling
Ramanaidu Studio with State-of-the-art facilities and equipments such as re-recording theatre, dubbing
theatre, preview theatre, editing studio and also a new audio, video studio with computerised video film
making, processing, recording and non-linear editing facility and also rural backdrop, courthall, police
station, hospital, highway, rural houses etc.; set up Nanakramguda Studio with ultramodern bungalows;
maintains a distribution network with offices all over Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai, Chennai, etc.; introduced
scores of artists, directors, musicians, technicians, etc.; often taking a risk of crores of rupees.
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Built a Kalyana Mandapam at Karamchedu and a Kalamandapam at Hyderabad; set up Ramanaidu
Charitable Trust; donated 10 acres of prime land worth 30 to 40 lakh rupees for establishing an old age
home and spent a few million rupees for facilities and comfort of the inmates; earmarked five acres of land
for an orphange to be set up with modern medical facilities; donated one million rupees to Andhra Cultural
Association, Madras and one million rupees for construction of a modern building to house the A.P. Film
Chamber of Commerce; mobilised 1500 life memberships of exhibitors of Cinema to create a financial
base for Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce, thereby generating a fund of two and half million
rupees; instituted Ramanaidu Award, which is given every year to the best director fo Kannada moves;
conferrred honorary Doctorate by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, for his outstanding contribution
to the development of film industry; in addition, donated proclainer worth 30 lakhs for common use in the
Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency, 70 lakhs to Karamchedu village panchayat for widening and
developing of roads and renovations/digging of drinking water tanks under JANMA BHUMI works
and 30 lakhs for construction of eye hospitals
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Other Information
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Entered Guinness Book of World Records and Limca Book of Records for producing the maximum number
of films during his career in Indian Cinema; received international recognition when, film Soggadu was
selected for Tashkent Film Fetival in 1976; received several awards for achievements in film-making
viz. (i) A.P. Cine Goers Association Awards (Best Film maker of `Jeevana Tarangalu`); (ii) A.P. State
Awards Committees Special Award for the making of best film `Ahana Pellanta`; (iii) South Indian
Journalists Association (Hyd.) award for the making of best film `Kathanayakudu`; (iv) Vamsi Art
Theatres International Award, 1983-92, (Best Film maker of the Decade); (v) Gudavalli Rama Bramham
Award as best film producer and award of title `Abinava Andhra Bhoja`; (vi) Suri Gadu film selected for
Indian Panorma – 1993; (vii) A.P. State Awards Committee (1994) Award to ` Andhra Vaibhavam`
( it won five Nandi awards); (viii) 12th Anniversary Hemant Arts Award 1995 (Best Producer); (ix)
Rasamavi-Silver Jubilee Award 95 (Best Producer); (x) Film and T.V. Institute of Hyderabad Award
95(Best Producer); (xi) Ragavendra Theatres Award (Best Producer); (xii) Silver Jubilee Year of Vamsi
Arts Theatres International Award; (xiii) A.P. Cine Goers Association Award (Best Film Distributor);
(xiv) Dr. L.V. Prasad Award (Best Producer); (xv) Peerles Film Awards (1982-1992) (Best Producer
of the decade); (xvi) Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award 1996( awarded by National Unity Conference
on 77th birthday of former Prime Minister of India Smt Indira Gandhi) for outstanding contribution to
Film Industry; received the Best Producer Award at the 46th National Film Festival, New Delhi, 1999
for the Bengali Film `Asuk`
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Reference: Loksabha