"Sankarabharanam" won the Prize of the Public at the Besançon Film Festival of France in the year 1981. B. Narsing Rao scripted and produced "Maa Bhoomi" which was showcased at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and Cork Film Festivals. He directed, "Daasi" "(Bonded Woman)" and "Matti Manushulu" "(Mud People)" which won the Diploma of Merit awards at the 16th, and 17th Moscow International Film Festivals in 1989 and 1991 respectively. M. V. Raghu's Neo-realistic film "Kallu" (1988), scripted by Gollapudi Maruti Rao has received thirty state awards and has garnered special mention from the CBFC Jury.