B. Narsing Rao

He was born in Pragnapur, Medak in the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad state in a well to do agricultural family.[16] Rao is married and has three sons and one daughter.[17]

In 1979, he scripted, and produced Maa Bhoomi, which was India's official entry in the "Opera Primo" section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival of June–July 1980, and the Cork Film Festival, October 1980,[18] the Cairo and Sidney Film Festivals 1980.[19][20] The film was showcased at theIndian Panorama of the 1980 International Film Festival of India.[21] Maa Bhoomi won the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu). It is featured among CNN-IBN's list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time.[22] In 1984, he directed Rangula Kala, ("Colorful Dream") which had special mention at International Film Festival of India and panorama section.[23]

His documentaries in Telugu The Carnival (1984), The City (1985), Akriti- Rock formations (1989) have received special mention awards at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and were screened at the Rice University. Akriti received the National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film) "For experimentation with forms of boulders of various shapes and textures, brilliantly visualized by Apurba Kishore Bir with the evocative music of Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia." as cited by the jury.[24] In 2003, he directed Hari Villu screened at the 56th Cannes.[14][15]

In 2015, he received the Life Time Achievement Award from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University.[25] In 2016, he received Standing Ovation Award for lifetime achievement at the All Lights India International Film Festival.[16][17]