Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Renowned Telugu producer D. Ramanaidu, who holds the record of producing films in the maximum number of Indian languages, breathed his last here Wednesday. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner and Padma Bhushan awardee was 79.

  ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Ramanaidu, who was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, passed away at a private hospital. His body is being shifted to his studio for public to pay their last respects, ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚  the veteran ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¾ ‚ ¢s publicist told IANS.

  Born June 6, 1936, Ramanaidu ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¾ ‚ ¢s journey as a co-producer started with 1963 Telugu film ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Anuragam ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ . Next year, he made his solo debut as a producer with N.T. Rama Rao-starrer Telugu drama ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Ramudu Bheemudu ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ .

  Some of his other popular Telugu films include ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Prem Nagar ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Jeevana Tarangalu ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Soggadu ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Kaliyuga Pandavulu ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Coolie No 1 ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚  and ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Ganesh ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚  among others.

  In 1989, he launched Ramanaidu Studios, followed by Ramanaidu Colour Lab and Cine Village.

  In a career lasting over five decades, he produced over 130 films in over 20 Indian languages.

  In Hindi,the produced films such as ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Prem Nagar ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Dildaar ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Maqsad ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Insaaf ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Tohfa ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ , ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Anari ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚  and ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ… ¢ ‚¬Å“Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain ƒÆ’ †“ ƒ ¢ ¢ š ¬ … ¡ ƒÆ’ ‚ ¢ ƒ ¢ ¢ ‚¬Å¡ ‚ ¬ ƒ š ‚ .

  He had also produced films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi and English.

 

 Ramanaidu 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, Ramanaidu 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.

  Ramanaidu is survived by his sons Suresh Babu, Venkatesh Daggubati and grandsons Rana and Naga Chaitanya.