Ramoji Rao
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Image:Ramoji Rao.jpg Ramoji Rao (Cherukuri Rama Rao), an Indian media baron, is the head of the Ramoji Group. He is an entrepreneur who has set standards in the print, television and the film industry. It was in 1974, that he started Eenadu, a Telugu news Daily from Vishakapatnam. It was an instant success, followed by many editions of the newspaper in different places. Later he diversified his group into food products, hotels, financial services, advertising, handicrafts, and many other industries.
He is also heading group of ETV infotainment channels. With 12 channels in regional languages of India, ETV has the largest news-reporting network in India, at the grassroot level. Managed by Newstoday Private Limited.
His group has also created Ramoji Film City, located 60 km from Hyderabad. It is a one of a kind, in the entire Asian region, facility which boasts state of the art production facilities for any kind of film making.