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Date of Birth
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16-December-1912
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Place of Birth
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Rajahmundry
(India, Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari district)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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A. Subba Rao, A. Subha Rao, Subba Rao, सà¥à¤¬à¥à¤¬à¤¾ राव, à¤à¥¦ सà¥à¤¬à¥à¤¬à¤¾ राव
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Profession
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Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Film Editor
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Adurthi Subba Rao, was an Indian film director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also directed bollywood, Tamil and Kannada films. He has garnered ten National Film Awards. The Andhra Pradesh film chamber of commerce has instituted the Adurthi Subba Rao Award in his honor.
He started his film career as a cinematographer, editor and screenwriter. His directorial journey started as an assistant director in Bollywood, under Uday Shankar for his Hindi film Kalpana. He has worked for films like Kalpana as an editor and assistant director. His debut film as an editor was Tamil film Parijatapaharanam. Most of his films have been featured retrospective at various international film festivals viz., International Film Festival of India. Subba Rao's Biography has been published recently by veteran actor Krishna, who made his film debut under the direction of Subba Rao.
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