Yaragudipati Varada Rao (30 May 1903 – 13 February 1979), widely known as Y. V. Rao, was an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, editor, and producer, known for his works primarily in the Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema, and Tamil Cinema. Rao plunged into theatre and did a few stage plays before moving to Kolhapur and Bombay to act in silent films. Regarded as one of the greatest filmmaking pioneers of the Cinema of South India, he made motion-pictures across Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Konkani and Hindi languages, apart from silent films. Rao started his career as a lead actor in many silent films such as Garuda Garva Bhangam, Gajendra Moksham and Rose of Rajasthan.
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30 May 1903 Nellore
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Died |
13 February 1973 (aged 69)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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