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'''Bongu Narsing Rao''' (born 1946) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and painter known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]], and [[Telugu drama|Telugu theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel6.in/passion-for-possession/2010/09/06/|title=Passion For Possession|work=Channel6 Magazine|access-date=31 May 2013|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015085606/http://www.channel6.in/passion-for-possession/2010/09/06/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://missiontelangana.com/meet-the-cultural-icons-of-telangana-indias-newest-state-2/|title=Meet the cultural icons of Telangana, India's newest state - Mission Telangana|publisher=}}</ref> Rao has garnered five [[National Film Awards]],<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|accessdate=27 February 2012}}</ref> three [[Nandi Awards]], various international honors, and has served as a jury in various Asian film festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reachouthyderabad.com/newsmaker/nm45.htm|title=B.Narsing Rao - "The classic director"|publisher=reachouthyderabad.com|accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/15/stories/2011051563230400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819081638/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/15/stories/2011051563230400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-19|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2011-05-15|title=News Archives:}}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP1UR12kzW4</ref> He directed, ''[[Daasi (1988 film)|Daasi]]'' "(Bonded Woman)" and ''[[Matti Manushulu]]'' "(Mud People)" which won the Diploma of Merit awards at the [[16th Moscow International Film Festival|16th]] and [[17th Moscow International Film Festival|17th]] [[Moscow International Film Festival]]s in 1989 and 1991 respectively.<ref name="ibnlive1">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003536/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-24|title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time|work=IBNLive}}</ref>

| style="text-align:center;" |1980 || ''[[Maa Bhoomi]]'' || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || ||''India's official entry at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival''<br>[[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]]<br>[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film]]<br>[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]]