Andhra Pradesh lists filmmaker Bapu, top doctors for Padma Vibhushan award

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government will nominate renowned filmmaker-artist Bapu, who died recently, for the Padma Vibhushan, along with radiation oncologist Dr Nori Dattatreyudu and gastroenterologist Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy.

The names will be finalised at the Cabinet meeting on Monday. According to sources, the Cabinet is likely to recommend the name of N.T. Rama Rao for the Bharat Ratna. For the Padma Bhushan, the government is expected to nominate party MP and filmmaker Maganti Murali Mohan, apart from Carnatic vocalist Nedunoori Krishna Murthy and Chaganti Koteswar Rao, an expert on Sanatana Dharma.

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The names of character artiste and BJP leader Kota Srinivasa Rao, cartoonist Sridhar, journalist I. Venkat Rao and social worker Satyavani are expected to be nominated for the Padma Shri.