KCR congratulates Purna Chandra Rao Hyderabad, March 27 (INN): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in a message congratulated Pasupuleti Purna Chandra Rao, theater and cinema scholar and activist, for getting the National Award for Best Book on Cinema for his book 'Silent Cinema (1895-1930)' for the year 2014.
The award will be presented by President of India Pranab Mukherjee on May 3 at Rashtrapathi Bhavan. The award includes Cash prize of Rs. 75, 000 and Swarnakamalam. National Film award for Best Book on Cinema is one of the National Film awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Pasupuleti Purna Chandra Rao is a native of Khammam.
News Posted: 27 March, 2015
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