K. Raghavendra Rao
…for Best Direction for his work in the film. His other hagiographic works such as Sri Manjunatha (2001), Sri Ramadasu (2006), Shirdi Sai (2012) and Om Namo Venkatesaya (2017), received several state honours. His mainstream works such as the 1987 social problem film Agni Putrudu, and the 1988 romantic action Aakhari…