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T. Subbarami Reddy

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T. Subbarami Reddy
Minister of State for Mines
Government of India
In office
2006–2008
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
MinisterSis Ram Ola
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2002 – 09 April 2020
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1999
Preceded byM. V. V. S. Murthi
Succeeded byM. V. V. S. Murthi
ConstituencyVisakhapatnam
Personal details
Born(1943-09-17)17 September 1943(age 81)
Nellore,Madras Presidency,India
Political partyIndian National Congress
ChildrenSandeep Reddy & Pinky Reddy
Relatives
ResidenceIndia
OccupationPolitician
Industrialist
Producer
Philanthropist

Tikkavarapu Subbarami Reddy(born 17 September 1943) is an Indian industrialist, politician,film producer,and a philanthropist. In 1993 he produced the Sanskrit filmBhagavad Gita,which garnered theNational Film Award for Best Feature Filmat the40th National Film Awards.[1][2]

He is a member of theIndian National Congress.He was Member of theParliament of IndiarepresentingAndhra Pradeshin theRajya Sabha,the upper house of theIndian ParliamentandLok Sabha,the lower house since 1996. He was elected to 11th and 12thLok Sabhatwice in 1996 and 1998 fromVisakhapatnamconstituency. He was elected asRajya Sabhamember in 2002 and continued in the position for the third term.

He was member of various parliamentary committees. He was also Minister of State in theMinistry of Minesbetween 2006 and 2008. On 15 June 2012, he lost the election for Nellore constituency toMekapati Rajamohan Reddy.[3]

Personal life

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He was born to T. Babu Reddy and Rukmini Amma atNellore,Andhra Pradesh.He did B.Sc. in physics fromNizam College,Hyderabad.His uncle isT. Ramana Reddy.He is also related to filmmakerT. Pattabhirama Reddy.

His wife T. Indira Subbarami Reddy is the chairperson of Gayatri Projects Ltd, the company founded by him.[4]

Industrialist

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He received a gold medal by the then Prime Minister of India,Indira Gandhi,for his contribution in the construction of the then world's biggest damNagarjuna SagarProject inAndhra Pradeshin 1967. Reddy was themudcontractor for this dam.

He was Chairman ofTirumala Tirupati DevasthanamBoard (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.

Selected filmography

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He has produced a handful of films in Hindi and Telugu languages.

Sanskrit
Hindi
Telugu

Awards

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National Film Awards
Other honors
  • Kala Samrat byMaharashtraGovernment in 1988
  • Kala Ratna by Lt. Governor, Delhi in 1989
  • Kala tapaswi by Telugu Academy in 1993
  • Honorary doctoratebyMangalore Universityin recognition of social work
  • Life Time Achievement Award byAmerican Telugu Associationin 2002
Awards in his honor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"40th National Film Awards".India International Film Festival.Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2016.Retrieved2 March2012.
  2. ^ab"40th National Film Awards (PDF)"(PDF).Directorate of Film Festivals.Retrieved2 March2012.
  3. ^"Jagan's YSR Congress wins Nellore Lok Sabha, 14 assembly seats".India TV News.Retrieved14 August2012.
  4. ^"Board of Directors".Gayatri Projects website.Retrieved22 April2014.
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