K. S. Rama Rao

K. S. Rama Rao

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K. S. Rama Rao Biography

K. S. Rama Rao was a noted producer associated with Telugu cinema. He established the Creative Commercials banner and produced several successful films under this banner. Rao has been producing movies since 1980s, and his most successful films include - Rakshasudu, Mounageetam, Abhilasha, Chanti, Swarna Kamalam, Matrudevo bhava etc. He also produced Telugu-Hindi bilingual thriller – Criminal in 1995. Shankara (2016) is his upcoming project, slated to release in August 2016. Ramo Rao co-produces this film and also does the role of a narrator. It’s a delayed project. As a film producer his last release was Dhammu in 2012. His son Alexander Vallabha has debut Telugu film industry as an actor.

 

K.S Rama Rao hails from Vijayawada. His father owned a textile business. Since young, Rama Rao loved to watch movies in theaters. During his younger days, Vijayawada was a central hub of cinema, and his friends’ circle had acquaintances who owned film theatres. For the same reason he got opportunity to watch films for free. In 1967 he became acquainted with K. Raghavendra Rao on a trip to Chennai. Later he worked with the director for a few movies.

 

An ardent fan of Puttanna Kanagal, he brought rights of one of the director’s films. He also publicized the movie well. But the movie was a failure. But he recovered from his losses and bounced back as a successful producer of Tollywood. He gave many memorable movies to Telugu cinema in the 1990s. In 1993 he made the official remake of Malayalam blockbuster – Aakashadooth. The film was titled Mathru Devo Bhava. He won his single Filmfare award for best film in Telugu, for this movie.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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