 He received two state Nandi Awards for "Anji", "Kotha Bangaru Lokam" and two Filmfare Awards South for "Kotha Bangaru Lokam", "Damarukam" for cinematography.His outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry and the Indian Television Industry working as a DOP for Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films, and in television  is appreciated from last 30 and odd years.Naidu was born in Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra pradesh, his father Chitti Babu Naidu a writer and director of stage plays at Andhra Pradesh, and mother Ananthalakshmi a housewife.