Rama Naidu began his film journey with "Anuragam" in 1963
Hyderabad, Feb 18: Renowned Telugu producer D. Rama Naidu's journey as a co-producer started with 1963 Telugu film “Anuragam”. Next year, he made his solo debut as a producer with N.T. Rama Rao-starrer Telugu drama “Ramudu Bheemudu”. Some of his other popular Telugu films include “Prem Nagar”, “Jeevana Tarangalu”, “Soggadu”, “Kaliyuga Pandavulu”, “Coolie No 1” and “Ganesh” among others. In 1989, he launched Rama Naidu Studios, followed by Rama Naidu Colour Lab and Cine Village. In a career lasting over five decades, he produced over 150 films in over 20 Indian languages. In Hindi, he produced films such as “Prem Nagar”, “Dildaar”, “Maqsad”, “Insaaf”, “Tohfa”, “Anari” and “Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain”. He had also produced films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi and English. Rama Naidu used to produce films under his home banner Suresh Productions, which has now been taken over by his eldest son D. Suresh Babu. Besides a few Nandi and Filmfare awards, Rama Naidu was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke and Padma Bhushan awards in 2009 and 2012 respectively. Between 1999 and 2004, he was associated with Telugu Desam Party. In many of his own productions, he was known for playing cameo roles and mostly frequently appeared in doctor and judge roles.