Kanta Rao
Indian actor (1923-2009) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao appeared in more than 400 feature films, starring in many, in a variety of genres including mythological, social and folklore.
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Shankar Dada ZindabadFilm2002
Kondaveeti SimhasanamFilm1999
PostmanFilm1986
SimhasanamFilm, Maharajah of Dasarna1985Nyayam Meere CheppaliFilm, M. Bhaskara Rao1982
KrishnavataramFilm1980
KaaliFilm1979Burripalem BulloduFilm1977
KurukshetramFilm, Draupada1975
Mutyala MugguFilm, Raja Ramada's1974
Aadambaralu AnubandhaluFilm1965
Aakasa RamannaFilm1964
Desa DrohuluFilm, Raghu1961
Seetha Rama KalyanamFilm, Narada1923Born16 November 1923People around Kanta
Close ties
N. T. Rama Rao Also in Lava Kusha and Jayasimha
Anjali Devi Also in Lava Kusha, Nirdoshi and Jayasimha
Krishna Ghattamaneni Also in Vishwanatha Nayakudu and Santhi Nivasam
Allu Rama Lingaiah Also in Mutyala Muggu (1975)
Chittoor Nagaiah Also in Lava Kusha and Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Rao Gopal Rao Also in Mutyala Muggu and Mahakavi Ashethrayya
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy Also in Seetha Rama Kalyanam and Narthanasala
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Also in Seetha Rama Kalyanam (1961)
Mukkamala Also in Narthanasala and Pandava Vanavasamu
B. Saroja Devi Also in Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham and Rahasyam
Jayanthi Also in Kante Koothurne Kanu and Santhi Nivasam
Kaikala Satyanarayana Also in Lava Kusa and Narthanasala
M. Prabhakar Reddy Also in Narthanasala and Veeranjaneya
Jaya Prada Also in Yamagola and Vishwanatha Nayakudu
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Also in Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham and Rahasyam- Vijaya Nirmala Also in Bangaru Gaajulu (1968)
Krishnam Raju Also in Vishwanatha Nayakudu and Kurukshetram
Dasari Narayana Rao Directed Vishwanatha Nayakudu (1987)
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao Wrote Lava Kusha and Nirdoshi
Bapu Directed Mutyala Muggu and Radha Kalyanam
S. Varalakshmi Also in Lava Kusha and Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham- Pandari Bai Also in Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi (1978)
Rama Prabha Also in Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi (1978)
Sobhan Babu Also in Lava Kusha and Veerabhimanyu
Filmography 40
101 credits on file
Media & music
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About this person
After a success string in folklore and swashbuckling films, he became popularly referred to as Kattula Kantha Rao. He has also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam movies. He has produced about five films under the Hyma Films banner.
