Pasupuleti Purnachandra Rao

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.

Pasupuleti Purna Chandra Rao
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]
Occupation(s)Theatre Activist,
Film Critic,
Cinema Scholar
SpouseLakshmi Tayaru
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/pasupuletipurnachandrarao/home

Awards

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National Film Awards

References

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  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.