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Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao

Indian film director and producer

  • Fame45.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia2.2K
Lived 1914–1996, aged 82
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    5 languages
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  • Era
    1914–1996
    Aged 82
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Updated 2026-08-17

Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao (1914–1996) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and cinematographer known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. In 1977 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for Ganda Hendthi. In 1995, Rao received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He is the father of noted Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao and is the uncle of another noted director K. Bapayya.

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