He served as Jury Member at the 15th National Film Awards . He was the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India ( NFDC ) and President of the Film Federation of India ( 1979-80 ) . As NFDC Chairman , he was instrumental in co-funding the making of Richard Attenborough 's Oscar-award winning film Gandhi . He had also served as Chairman of the State Film Development Corporation . He died on 13 November 2010 ( Saturday ) at the age of 82 years after brief illness . He is survived by his wife , a son and two daughters
15th National Film Awards
15th National Film Awards
D. V. S. Raju