Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)

Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao (Telugu: తాడేపల్లి లక్ష్మీ కాంతారావు) (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009), was an Indian film actor and producer from Telugu cinema. He was starred in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore films. He has also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He has produced about five films under the Hyma Films. In the 1960s he was one of the primary actors in Telugu cinema, along with N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Kanta Rao was known for portraying the roles of Narada, Lord Krishna, Arjuna. He played Lakshmana in the blockbuster film Lava Kusha for which he has won the Rashtrapati Award for best actor in 1963.

Early life

Kanta Rao was born to Kesavarao and Seetaramamma at Gudibanda village on 16 November 1923. According to Hindu calendar, it corresponds to Rudhirodgari Samvatsara Kartika Sudha Ashtami day. His grandparents belonged to Tadepalli village, Guntur District, hence it became their family name. He lost his father next year. His primary education was done in Gudibanda and Khammam. He was exposed to puranas and Hindu epic stories from his grandmother.

Kathi Kantha Rao

Kathi Kantha Rao (evadnaina madathetestadu) (Telugu: కత్తి కాంతా రావు: ఎవడ్నయినా మడతెట్టేస్తాడు) is a 2010 Telugu comedy film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana, produced by Eedara Srinivasa Rao, Eedara Ravikumar, Eedupuganti Subramanyeshwar Rao and Eedupuganti Purnachandra Rao under Big B Productions banner and starring Allari Naresh and Kamna Jethmalani in lead roles. The film soundtrack was composed by singer turned music composer Mallikarjun and Cinematography was handled by Adusumilli Vijay Kumar. Dialogues and Story for the movie were written by popular writer Prasad Varma. This was E. V. V. Satyanarayana's last movie as director before his death in 2011. This was also the ninth time that the father-son combo of E. V. V. Satyanarayana and Allari Naresh worked together for a movie. The movie was released on 10 December 2010.

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