Raghupathi Venkaiah
Film director
1887 – 1941
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Who was Raghupathi Venkaiah?
Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu known popularly as father of Telugu Cinema was an Indian artist and a pioneer in the production of silent Indian movies and talkies. Starting from 1909, he was involved in many aspects of Indian cinemas history, like travelling to different regions in Asia, to promote film work. He was the first to build and own cinema hall's in Madras. The Raghupati Venkaiah Award is an annual award incorporated into Nandi Awards to recognize people for their contributions to the Telugu film industry.
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- Born
- Oct 15, 1887
Machilipatnam - Also known as
- Raghupati Venkayya Naidu
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 15, 1941
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on July 23, 2013
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