He received a gold medal by the then Prime Minister of India,
Indira Gandhi, for his contribution in the construction of the then world's biggest dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Project in
Andhra Pradesh in 1967. Reddy was the
mud contractor for this dam. He was Chairman of
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board (T.T.D.) since 2004, National Panorama Festival Committee in 1992, National Film Award Jury in 1994 and 1997, Andhra Pradesh Cultural Federation in 1994 and Member of Central Film Censor Board, 1983–85. ==Selected filmography==