Eenadu Newspaper: Complete History Timeline

Eenadu is a Telugu-language daily newspaper founded by Ramoji Rao in 1974, headquartered in Hyderabad, and consistently ranked among India's highest-circulatin…

Ramoji Rao Launches Eenadu from Visakhapatnam, Disrupting Telugu Print Media

On 10 August 1974, Cherukuri Ramoji Rao published the first edition of Eenadu — meaning 'Today' or 'This Country' in Telugu — from Visakhapatnam. The paper entered a mar…

Eenadu Navigates Indira Gandhi's Emergency and Proves Its Editorial Nerve

The national Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in June 1975 imposed strict press censorship across India. Many established newspapers complied with gove…

Eenadu Relocates to Hyderabad and Launches Its Aggressive Expansion Phase

By the late 1970s it was clear that Hyderabad — as the state capital and commercial hub of undivided Andhra Pradesh — offered far greater advertising revenue, political…

Eenadu's Coverage of N.T. Rama Rao's Telugu Desam Party Shapes State Election O…

When film superstar N.T. Rama Rao founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1982 and swept to power in January 1983, Eenadu's sympathetic and prominent coverage was widely…

Eenadu Pioneers the District-Edition Model, Revolutionising Indian Regional Jou…

In the early 1990s, Eenadu systematically launched separate printed editions for individual districts across Andhra Pradesh, each carrying a dedicated local news section…

Ramoji Rao Launches ETV to Create India's First Regional Satellite Television N…

In 1995, leveraging the brand equity and advertising relationships built by Eenadu over two decades, Ramoji Rao launched ETV (Eenadu Television) as one of India's earlie…

Ramoji Film City Opens in Hyderabad, Anchoring a Full Media-Entertainment Congl…

In 1996, Ramoji Rao inaugurated Ramoji Film City on the outskirts of Hyderabad — certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest film studio complex. The faci…

YS Rajasekhara Reddy's Congress Government Launches Official Boycott of Eenadu…

After the Congress party's surprise victory in the 2004 Andhra Pradesh elections under Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), the new government imposed an unofficial but systema…

Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation Creates Two Markets: Eenadu Adapts to Serve Telangan…

On 2 June 2014, the state of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into Telangana and the residual Andhra Pradesh — a seismic political event that split Eenadu's primary market…

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP Government Renews Ad Boycott and Legal Pressure on…

Following YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's landslide victory in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh elections — where YSRCP won 151 of 175 assembly seats — the new government resumed and inte…

Eenadu Founder Ramoji Rao Dies at 87, Ending an Era in Indian Media History

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao passed away on 8 June 2024 at the age of 87 in Hyderabad, leaving behind a media empire that stretched across print, television, and film. His death…