Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao passes away

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Telugu filmmaker and ex-Union Minister of State for Coal, Dasari Narayana Rao passed away in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness. The news shook the film fraternity and many celebs including Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan expressed their grief on the demise of the veteran director.

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Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao passes away

Telugu film director Dasari Narayana Rao passed away in Hyderabad after battling severe illness. (PTI)

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Dasari breathed his last at a city hospital on May 30, 2017. Dasari Narayana Rao received a sudden cardiac arrest at 07:00 pm while undergoing a treatment, said the doctors. He was 75. (BCCL)

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DN Rao was suffering from multiple health problems and was undergoing treatment at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hyderabad. (BCCL)

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DN Rao had spent few months at the hospital in early 2017 before being discharged on March 28. In this photo, Chandrababu Naidu is seen consoling ailing Dasari Narayana Rao. (BCCL)

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Dasari Narayana Rao developed renal failure after undergoing a reconstructive surgery of the oesophagus. (BCCL)

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He was born in Palakollu, West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on May 4, 1942. DN Rao began his career as a stage artist before taking up movie direction. (BCCL)

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Dasari Narayana Rao was felicitated with several awards and honours for his contribution to the Indian cinema. He was honoured with ‘Limca Book Of Records’ for directing maximum number of films. (BCCL)

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DN Rao has directed more than 150 films in various regional languages; Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. (BCCL)

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Dasari Narayana Rao is also a successful producer and had produced more than 50 films. He also worked as dialogue writer and lyricist for nearly 250 films in his career. (BCCL)

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DN Rao had received two Filmfare awards, nine State Nandi awards and four Filmfare Awards South. In this picture, Dasari Narayana Rao is seen on the stage with actor Mohan Babu at Filmfare Awards. (BCCL)

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