Kota Srinivasa Rao

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Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942 –13 July 2025) was an Indian actor, politician, and theatre artist who worked primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam films. He made his feature film debut in *Pranam Khareedu* (1978), alongside Chiranjeevi. His breakthrough came with the comedy *Aha Naa Pellanta* (1987), in which he played the miser Lakshmipathy. He later appeared as politicians, patriarchs, and antagonists in films including Ram Gopal Varma's *Shiva* (1989), *Gaayam* (1993), *Hello Brother* (1994), and *Ganesh* (1998). During the 2000s and 2010s, he appeared in films including *Idiot* (2002), *Athadu* (2005), *Bommarillu* (2006), *Ready* (2008), *Leader* (2010), *Rakta Charitra* (2010), *Dookudu* (2011), *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013), and *S/O Satyamurthy* (2015). His other-language film roles included the antagonist in the Tamil film *Saamy*...

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ChatrapathiMovie • 2005RachchaMovie • 2012BaaghiMovie • 2016Rakht CharitraMovie • 2010Son of SatyamurthyMovie • 2015MaharshiMovie • 2019KhalejaMovie • 2010LuckMovie • 2009Govindudu AndarivaadeleMovie • 2014SimhadriMovie • 2003JulayiMovie • 2012DookuduMovie • 2011Race GurramMovie • 2014SarkarMovie • 2005Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuMovie • 2013AthidhiMovie • 2007YevaduMovie • 2014MunnaMovie • 2007TemperMovie • 2015BommarilluMovie • 2006BujjigaaduMovie • 2008MalliswariMovie • 2004All in All Azhagu RajaMovie • 2013Atharintiki DaarediMovie • 2013