T. Subbarami Reddy
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T. Subbarami Reddy is an India
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n industrialist, politician and film producer.

Childhood

He was born to T. Babu Reddy and Rukminamma at Nellore
Nellore
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, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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. He did B.Com. from Nizam College
Nizam College
Nizam College was established in 1887 during the reign of Nawab Mir Mahaboob Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is located at Basheerbagh.-History:...

, Hyderabad. He is an eminent public orator in English
English language
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 and Telugu
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.

Industrialist

He founded the Gayatri Group and has been in the field of business for the last 35 years involved in the construction activity, sugar industry, chemical industry, State's development. He is also the founder of India's best cinema theatres (Maheswari and Parameswari), which were built in Hyderabad.

He received a Gold Medal by the then Prime Minister of India Smt. Indira Gandhi for his outstanding contribution in the construction of the then world's biggest dam Nagarjuna Sagar Project in Andhra Pradesh in 1967. Reddy was the mud supplier for this dam.

He was Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board (T.T.D.) since 2004, National Panorama Festival Committee in 1992, National Film Award Jury in 1994 and 1997, Andhra Pradesh Cultural Federation in 1994 and Member of Central Film Censor Board, 1983-85.

Film career

He is a film producer of extraordinary distinction in the country and produced a number of Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films of great technical and directorial excellence. He received Swarna Kamal, a national award for the best feature film and Rashtrapati Award for producing films Bhagwat Gita and Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
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.
by shammi kapoor

Political career

His party is the Indian National Congress
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. He was Member of the Parliament of India
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 representing Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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 in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
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, the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Lok Sabha
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, the lower house since 1996.

He was elected to 11th and 12th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
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 twice in 1996 and 1998 from Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)
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 constituency. He was elected as Rajya Sabha member in 2002 and continued in the position third term. He was member of various parliamentary committees. He was also Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
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 between 2006 and 2008.

Awards

  • Life Time Achievement Award in U.S.A. by American Telugu Association in 2002 for his special interest in the upliftment of socially backward and the downtrodden. organized hundreds of music and dance concerts; active participation in social, political, spiritual, cultural and philanthropic activities all over India; extensive social and philanthropic works; built community halls, hospitals, colleges, auditoria, etc.
  • Kala Samrat by Maharashtra Government, 1988,
  • Kala Ratna by Lt. Governor, Delhi, 1989,
  • Kala Ratna by Telugu Academy, 1993,
  • Doctorate
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     by Mangalore University
    Mangalore University
    Mangalore University is a public university located in Konaje, Karnataka State of India. Ranked with a four star by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in June 2000, this young university offers higher education and conducts research in various fields...

     in recognition of social work.

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