Versatile Actor.....S.V.RangaRao

Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (S.V. Ranga Rao) was born on July 3, 1918 at Nujividu village in Krishna district, when the World War I was drawing to a close. His mother, Lakshmi Narasayamma, a staunch devotee of Lord Venkateshwara, christened the boy after Him -- Venkata Ranga Rao. His father, Koteswara Rao, was an excise inspector.

The possessive father sent S.V.R. to the erstwhile Madras presidency where he completed his schooling at Hindu College. At an early age of 12, the boy showed immense interest in stage action. Studying B.Sc, but the mind of youthful S.V.R. was always preoccupied with the thoughts of stage-plays and film acting. Immediately after graduation, S.V.R. could get a job in the Fire Service in the cadre of an officer. Two objectives were still clear in his mind, which were to do MSc and to take active part in dramas and films.

He acted in 86 films, he did almost every character in history. He was the director for 2 films, and a producer of 3 films. He showed a kind of recklessness and arrogance in his dialogue delivery. The iconic status did not reach him so easily. He struggled a lot and from that struggle born a great actor of all times. Maya Bazaar and Missamma are among his famous movies. His dialogue delivery cannot be matched with that of any film personality in the world as he can deliver dialogues even written in Sanskrit with so ease and with complete emotions that no one can ever come close to him in this aspect,it is said that even N.T.R who was great at delivering dialogues in telugu use to stammer in front of S.V.R. He died on July 18, 1974 suffering a severe cardiac arrest.


Best movies:
Shavukaru , Mayabazar, Balanagamma, Bandhavyalu, Narthana Shala, Kathula Rathayya, Narthana ShalaKathula Rathayya, Gundamma Katha, Pathala Bhairavi, Bhaktha Prahalhada, Appu chesi pappu kudu

His Honours:

• Natasarwabouma
• Natasekhara
• Natasimha
• He is also got Rastrapathi Medals for Annai,Sarada,Naanuum,Karpagam,Narthanasala movies.
  
• He got Nandi Awards for his Direction for the films: Chadarangam, Bandavayalu
• He won an international award for acting for portraying Keechaka in the movie Nartana Saala (1963) at the Jakarta Film Festival in Indonesia.