Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.
17 Facts About Kantha Rao
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Kantha Rao has acted in a few Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam movies.
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Kantha Rao has produced about five films under the Hyma Films banner.
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Kantha Rao was known for portraying the roles of Narada, Lord Krishna and Arjuna in mythological films.
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Kantha Rao played Lakshmana in the blockbuster film Lava Kusa, for which he received Vishehsa Puraskaram in 1963.
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Kantha Rao was born into a Telugu Brahmin family to Kesavarao and Seetaramamma at Kodad of Nalgonda district in present-day Telangana on 16 November 1923.
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Kantha Rao was exposed to puranas and Hindu epic stories from his grandmother.
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Kantha Rao played the character Brahma in Sri Krishna Leelalu in the group "Surabhi" and subsequently in the plays Madhuseva, Kanakatara and Telugu Talli.
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Kantha Rao was sent to Tenali to distract from the drama activities.
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Kantha Rao used to stay in same street where Rentachintala Satyanarayana and Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao used to live.
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Kantha Rao has acted in 450 films and in about 100 films as hero, whereas in others as different character roles.
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Kantha Rao produced four films between 1969 and 1974, Saptaswaralu, Gandara Gandadu, Premajeevulu and Gundelu Theesina Monagadu and lost all his previous earnings.
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Kantha Rao was married to Suseela and had a daughter in 1942.
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Kantha Rao married Hymavathi in 1950 and subsequently Suseela died of illness.
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Kantha Rao's son died of typhoid fever in his childhood.
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Kantha Rao has four sons and a daughter by Hymavathi, named Pratap, Keshav, Suseela, Raja and Satyam, in that order.
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Kantha Rao died at Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad on 22 March 2009 due to cancer complications.