Raavi Kondala Rao

Raavi Kondala Rao
రావి కొండలరావు
Film and theatre artist
Born
Raavi Kondala Rao

(1932-02-11)11 February 1932
Died28 July 2020(2020-07-28) (aged 88)
NationalityIndian
Other namesSukumar (pen-name)
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, screenwriter, editor, journalist
Notable workNagavalli Nunchi Manjeera Varaku
TitleKalaprapoorna
Spouse
(m. 1960; died 2012)
[1]
ChildrenRaavi Venkata Sasikumar
AwardsInturi Memorial Award

Nandi Award for Best Story Writer

Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema

Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.[2][3] He acted in over 400 films.[4] He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for Pelli Pusthakam (1991) and won Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema for Black and White.[5]

He made his film debut with Sobha in 1958 as an actor. Preminchi Choodu (1964) won him recognition as an actor.[2] He is known for his collaborations with Bapu-Ramana.[4][2] He worked as a writer for notable films like Brundavanam (1992), Bhairava Dweepam (1994), Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996).[3]

Besides films, he worked as an editor, writer and columnist for English and Telugu newspapers and magazines.[6] He worked as the associate editor for the then popular film magazine Vijaya Chitra from 1966 to 1990. Later, he joined Chandamama Vijaya production house as a writer and executive producer.[3]

  1. ^ "Veteran actress Radha Kumari passes away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Actor, writer Raavi Kondala Rao passes away at 88". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Veteran actor Raavi Kondala Rao no more". The Hindu. 28 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Veteran actor Raavi Kondala Rao passes away". Telugucinema.com. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  6. ^ "Veteran Actor-Director Raavi Kondala Rao Dies At 88". NDTV.com. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.