D. V. S. Raju Biography :
Date of Birth : 13-12-1928
Place of Birth : Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography :
Datla Venkata Suryanarayana Raju better known as D. V. S. was an Indian Film producer from Telugu Cinema. He was born on 13 December, 1928 in Allavaram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He has established D. V. S. Productions and made about 25 films including one award winning Hindi film Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. He had produced some popular films, starring N. T. Rama Rao like Pidugu Ramudu, Chinnanaati Snehithulu etc. His few noted films are Jeevitha Nouka, Jeevana Jyoti, Chanakya Sapadham, Picchi Pullaiah.
He was the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and President of the Film Federation of India. He had also served as Chairman of the State Film Development Corporation. Andhra Pradesh Government honored him with Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 1988. He was presented by Padma Shri award in 2001 by Government of India. He died on 13 November, 2010 (Saturday) at the age of 82 years after brief illness. He is survived by the wife, a son and two daughters.
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