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Signature. 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 · A turning point came when Ranga Rao was in Chennai. But due to the death of his uncle, he had to shift to Eluru in Krishna district, where he joined a college and then completed intermediate in...
- 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 · Back in his professional world, the aspirations of pre-Independence India becoming post-Independence achievement would be reflected by SVR’s own career. A rather unique fact is even in his earliest days in the industry he was routinely playing Thaathaiah’s (old men).
Mar 14, 2021 · An inspiration to Mahatma Gandhi, Kudmul Ranga Rao campaigned for Dalits in Southern India and is still remembered in Mangalore for his life’s work. Catch the story of a truly extraordinary yet humble man.
He received Best Actor Award at the Indonesian International Film Festival held in Jakarta for his role as Kichaka in Nartanasala. He won Rashtrapati Award in acting 5 times for the movies, Annai (1962), Sarada (1962), Naanum Orupen (1963), Karpagam (1963) and Nartanasala (1963).
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Jan 30, 2021 · Remembering Kudmul Ranga Rao who ushered in an era of social reform and revolution in a small corner of coastal Karnataka and inspired even Mahatma Gandhi to follow In his footsteps.
