Telugu cinema has a history of producing internationally noted fantasy and mythological films such as the 1933 film Savitri having received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival , as well as works such as Nartanasala , Mayabazar , and the Baahubali series having won the American Saturn Award for Best International Film . '' Daasi '' and '' Matti Manushulu '' ( directed by B. Narsing Rao ) won the Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989 and 1991 respectively . '' Maa Ooru '' directed by him won the Media Wave Award at the Hungary International festival of visual arts . Sankarabharanam ( 1980 ) dealt with the revival of Indian classical music , won the Prize of the Public at the 1981 Besancon Film Festival of France . Swati Mutyam was selected by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1986 . The film was screened at the Moscow Film Festival , the Asian and African film festival in Tashkent , the 11th International Film Festival of India in the inaugural mainstream section , and the Asia Pacific Film Festival where it won awards for " Best Film " and " Best Actor " categories
11th International Film Festival of India
11th International Film Festival of India
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