, ▁viz . ▁Re k ander ▁Chi ina ▁V enk atra o , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Sri ▁V enk ates w ara ▁Nat ya ▁Mand ali ▁( Sur ab hi ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Re k and ar ▁Das ar ad hi ▁R ao ▁and ▁Re k and ar ▁B ho ja ▁Raj u ▁we e ▁ll ▁known ▁theatre ▁personal ities . ▁He ▁tak k ▁charge ▁of ▁running ▁the ▁theatre ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁works ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁notable ▁plays ▁are ▁Lav ak usa , ▁May ab azar , ▁An as u ya , ▁Sri ▁Ve era ▁Bra hm am ▁g ari ▁Char it ra , ▁Har ish n andra , ▁Bob b ili ▁Y ud d ham , ▁Bal an ag amma , ▁Ch int am ani , ▁and ▁R ango on ▁row dy . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁assist ed ▁B . ▁V . ▁Kar anth , ▁ren owned ▁K ann ada ▁director , ▁in ▁a ▁play ▁by ▁name , ▁Ch and i ▁Pri ya . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recogn itions ▁Re k ander ▁N ages h war ▁R ao ▁is ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i ▁Award , ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁hon oured ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁civil ian ▁award ▁of ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category