Kota Srinivasa Rao

Kota Srinivasa Rao is the kind of character actor who quietly becomes the backbone of an entire industry. Over five decades in Telugu cinema, plus turns in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam, he played villains and elders with a lived-in humanity that never tipped into caricature. That he also served as an MLA in Andhra Pradesh tells you about a restless, civic mind. The Nandi Award and Padma Shri only confirm what audiences felt for years. His passing in 2025 closes a remarkable run, but the faces he wore on screen will keep showing up in re-watches for generations.

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Name (English)

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Name (Japanese)

コータ・シュリニヴァサ・ラーオ

Reading

こーた・しゅりにゔぁさ・らーお

Born

July 10, 1942 – July 13, 2025

Origin

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Occupation

actor / politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Awards & achievements

• Nandi Award
• 2015 Padma Shri in arts

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota%20Srinivasa%20Rao
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6433821

Tags

• Andhra Pradesh
• actor
• politician

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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