D. Madhusudhana Rao, also known as Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao, was as Indian film Producer and Screenwriter. His films Thodi Kodallu, Mangalya Balam, Doctor Chakravarthy and Sudigundalu won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. He was awarded the Raghupathy Venkaiah Award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his contribution to Telugu cinema in 1993. He died on 26th March 2006.