Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao

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Pasupuleti Purna Chandra Rao
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Born(1948-05-22)22 May 1948
Died18 October 2019(2019-10-18) (aged 71)
Alma materOsmania University, Hyderabad,
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune[1]
OccupationTheatre Activist,
Film Critic,
Cinema Scholar
Spouse(s)Lakshmi Tayaru
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/pasupuletipurnachandrarao/home

Pasupuleti Purna Chandra Rao (May 22, 1948 – October 11, 2019) was an Indian theatre activist, film editor and critic.[2][3] In 2014, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema for his book on silent cinema titled Silent Cinema (1895–1930) at the 62nd National Film Awards[4] by then President, Pranab Mukherjee.

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards

References[edit]

  1. P. Purnachandra Rao on Google site
  2. "Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao – Tags – Home – తెలుగు పుస్తకాలు Telugu books – Kinige : By the Telugu for the Telugu". Kinige.
  3. "Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao". Anand Books.
  4. "62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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