K Raghavendra Rao
Personal information
- Known for
- Directing
- Known credits
- 96
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- DarsakendraK. Ragavendra RaoK. Raghavendra Raoకె. రాఘవేంద్రరావుKovelamudi Raghavendra Rao
Biography
K. Raghavendra Rao (born Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films. He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two CineMAA Awards. In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films.
