He has garnered three state Nandi Awards for directing Aa Naluguru and '' Andhari Bandhuvayya '' . In 1995 , he produced , '' Nirantharam '' , under Film and Television Institute of India , which received special mention at Cairo and Locarno International Film Festival . The film directed by Rajendra Prasad , was also premiered at Malaysian Indian International film festival . In 2000 , he directed '' The Inscrutable Americans '' based on Anurag Mathur 's best selling novel of the same name . The film was premiered at Milan , Newyork , Atlanta , London and Kerala International Film Festivals . He has served as a Jury member at the 57th , 61st and 65th National Film Awards , jury member for 49th Indian Panorama ( iffi 2018 ) Served as a jury member for the Andhra Pradesh state Nandi awards 2013 and 2015 . Also served in the Filmfare jury 7 times and for South Indian Cinematographers Association awards as the Jury Head
65th National Film Awards
65th National Film Awards
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