T. K. Rama Rao

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T. K. Rama Rao
Born	(1929-10-07)7 October 1929 Hosadurga, India
Died	(1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 59) Bangalore, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	National College, Bangalore
Known for	Detective novels in Kannada and also popular as "Suspense Ramrao"

T. K. Rama Rao (7 October 1929 – 10 November 1988) was an Indian novelist of Kannada literature. He became popular in the early 1970s when his book Bangaaradha Manushya was made into a hit movie in the Kannada film industry. It inspired many youths to leave the city and return to their villages to look after their ancestral land.^{[citation needed]} He won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy. award. Many of his works are detective novels, which sold millions of copies.