Born in Nuzvidu, Krishna dist, Andhra Pradesh, India — Jul 03 1918• Died Jul 18 1974

Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as S.V.R., was an Indian film actor, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors in the history of cinema and one of the greatest actors in Telugu Cinema, Rao was popularly known as "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi". Throughout his film career, which spanned a total of thirty years, Rao garnered various National Honors, International Honors, State Nandi Awards, and the Filmfare Special Award - South. In 1951, Rao a…
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General (Bharath's father)

Relangi Mavayya’s Grandfather (Photo)


Ghatotkacha


Guest Appearance


Professor Krishna Rao

Gopalam

Sunnapu Ranga

Nepala Mantrikudu
Samsthanaka

Ramabhadrayya



Ranganadhan Pillai

Hiranyakashipu

Duryodhana

Kamsa
Bheemasena Rao

Ravana

Raghavaiah


Kotayya

Kutumba Rao

Ganapathi
Mukunda Rao



Keechaka

Narayana Rao

Subbaiah


Nallasivam

Daksha Prajapathi

Ravana

Papa Rao


Wealthy Man

Father

Dharma Rayudu

Gopalam

Appadurai




Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah


Dhakshan

Dhartha

Seetharamanjaneya Das

Prachandudu



Dhoopati Viyanna


Mantra Siddha

Rudrasimha

Pattabhi Ramayya

Ananda Rao

Narendran



Rajan's Father

Mali

Raja Bhoja

Akbar


Narayana Rao

Bhavani Shankarudu

Mayasura

Lalaji

Tandra Paparayudu

Maamalar (Narasimhavarman I)
Ravana



Rangadu

Somanathan


Vinch

Mayasura
Yamaraj

Mayala Marathi
Rajaraja Narendra Chalukya
Justice Raghava Rao