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Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema. [1]
Sep 20, 2019 · S.V. Ranga Rao: The adored giant of the silver screen. The biography of the legendary character actor highlights his unique repertoire of roles. Updated - September 20, 2019 01:09 pm...
S. V. Ranga Rao was an actor, director and producer in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He was listed among the natural actors of south Indian cinema most popular with mythological roles with negative shades.
- An Ode to Method Acting
- A Bumpy Beginning
- The Breakthrough
- The Rise of India’s First Method Actor
The Indian film industry boasts of a good number of actors who literally live the role and mystically become the ‘character’. We call them ‘method’ actors or in layman terms ‘natural’ actors, where any character portrayed by these actors give us an authentic feel of that character, not just by expressions but also psychologically. In the present ge...
Seeing his interest in acting, the first opportunity SVR received was through a relative, BV Ramanandam, who offered him the lead role in his movie Varoodhini. Without any second thought, he immediately quit his job and went to Salem to take part in the shoot. It was indeed a great opportunity for the young SVR back then. But, just when everyone th...
However, it was Vijaya Pictures who came to SVR’s rescue giving him a break through the much-acclaimed role of ‘Nepala Mantrikudu’ in the 1951 blockbuster Pathala Bharavi. From there on he never stopped, offers kept pouring in and SVR hit the bull’s eye every time. He eventually became a crucial actor for the industry. He gradually ventured into Ta...
Back in the 50s and 60s, most of the big ventures by Vijaya Vauhini Studios or Vijaya Pictures that involved the biggest stars such as NTR, ANR, Savitri, Gummadi, Anjali Devi and so on had one factor in common. The inclusion of SVR in their cast. He added great value to the inclusive performances of everybody merely by his involvement in the roles ...
Oct 26, 2017 · From Maya Bazaar to Gundamma Katha to Bhookailas and beyond, SVR is one of those rare thespians whose admirers and fans cut across caste and class alike. Few actors fared as well in cinematic fare as S.V.Ranga Rao, who is the next feature in our Continuing Series on Andhra Personalities.
Jul 2, 2018 · SVR was a pet-lover, owned two German-shepherds at his residence. The actor was the initial choice to play the role of David in Nippulanti Manishi, the role was later essayed by Relangi.
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as S.V.R., was an Indian film actor, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema.
