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Indian film director, producer, actor and cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1][2][3] In 1977 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for Ganda Hendthi.[4] In 1995, Rao received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema.[1][3][5] He is the father of noted Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao and is the uncle of another noted director K. Bapayya.
K. S. Prakash Rao | |
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Born | Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao 27 August 1904 |
Died | 1996 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation(s) | Director, producer, actor, cinematographer |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including K. Raghavendra Rao |
Relatives | Prakash Kovelamudi (grandson) K. Bapayya (nephew) |
Awards | Nandi Awards Filmfare Awards South |
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