Back اس. ڤى. رانجا راو ARZ एस वी रंगा राव Hindi S. V. Ranga Rao ID எஸ். வி. ரங்கராவ் Tamil ఎస్.వి. రంగారావు Tegulu
S. V. Ranga Rao | |
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 Ranga Rao on a 2013 stamp of India | |
| Born | Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao 3 July 1918 |
| Died | 18 July 1974 (aged 56) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | SVR, Viswa Nata Chakravarthi |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer, Director |
| Spouse |
Leelavathi (m. 1947) |
| Awards | Rashtrapati Award International Honor |
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Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor and filmmaker known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema.[1] He is known by the epithet "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi" (transl. "Universal Emperor of Acting").[2][3] He was the earliest known character actor to have enjoyed a star status in South Indian cinema.[4] In a career spanning nearly three decades, Ranga Rao garnered various national and international honours.[2][5]
Ranga Rao was a method actor known for his natural acting style, portraying complex social, biographical, and mythological characters such as 'Nepala Manthrikudu', a tantric in Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Yama in Sati Savitri (1957), Ghatothkacha in Maya Bazaar (1957), Mayasura in Bhookailas (1958), Bhoja in Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960).[6] In 1964, he received the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Kichaka in Nartanasala (1963) at the third Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Jakarta,[7] becoming the only Indian actor to have ever garnered the honour.[8][9] He then essayed Duryodhana in the blockbuster Pandava Vanavasam (1965), Hiranyakasipu in Bhakta Prahlada (1967), and Ravana in Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971) to name a few.[10][11][3]
His notable roles as a character actor include films such as Mana Desam (1949), Palletoori Pilla (1950), Devadasu (1953), Bangaru Papa (1954), Raju Peda (1954), Thodi Kodallu (1957), Chenchu Lakshmi (1958), Pelli Naati Pramanalu (1958), Nammina Bantu (1959), Gundamma Katha (1962), Sarada (1962), Aatma Bandhuvu (1962), Annai (1962), Karpagam (1963), Naanum Oru Penn (1963), Bobbili Yuddham (1964), Bandhavyalu (1968), Prema Nagar (1971), Dasara Bullodu (1971), Pandanti Kapuram (1972), Vasantha Maligai (1972), Thatha-Manavadu (1973), and Andaru Dongale (1974).[4][12]
Government of Andhra Pradesh instituted an award in his memory, presented every year to the best character acting performance, known as the S. V. Ranga Rao Award for Best Character Actor.[2]
- ^ "CM N Chandrababu Naidu unveils 12.5 feet bronze statue of SV Ranga Rao". The New Indian Express. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, popular as SVR, one of the finest actors ever in the history of Indian Cinema ....
- ^ a b c Sanmana Satkaralu, Viswa Nata Chakravarti, M. Sanjay Kishore, Sangam Akademy, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 65.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2 July 2018). "S V Ranga Rao @ 100 : A golden standard for the craft". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (21 July 2013). "Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952)". The Hindu.
- ^ "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF).
- ^ "SVR's versatility remembered". The Hindu. 19 July 2010.
- ^ Lindsay, Jennifer (1 January 2012). Heirs to World Culture: Being Indonesian, 1950-1965. BRILL. ISBN 9789004253513 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mahabhinishkramana, Viswa Nata Chakravarti, M. Sanjay Kishore, Sangam Akademy, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 69-70.
- ^ "S.V. Ranga Rao's bronze statue unveiled". The Hindu. 19 July 2010.
- ^ CV, Aravind (5 August 2018). "Remembering SV Ranga Rao: A versatile actor loved for his mythological roles". The News Minute. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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