M. V. Vasudeva Rao
M. V. Vasudeva Rao | |
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| Born | Mudabidri Venkat Rao Vasudeva Rao c. 1920 |
| Died | 22 March 2002 (aged 81–82) Bangalore, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Actor (1975) |
Mudabidri Venkat Rao Vasudeva Rao (c. 1920 – 22 March 2002) was an Indian actor. He entered the film world as a child actor in 1928. He won the Best Actor Award at the 23rd National Film Awards for his role of Choma in the Chomana Dudi (1975), a film based on Shivarama Karanth's novel of the same name.[1]
He played a prominent role in Shyam Benegal's Telugu film Kondura. In Mrinal Sen's Oka Oori Katha and Mani Rathnam's Nayakan, Bombay. He acted in over 200 films in his career; however, post Chomana Dudi, he only played minor roles.[2]
Filmography
- Chomana Dudi (1975)
- Oka Oori Katha (1977)
- Kondura (1978)
- Nayakan (1987)
- Bombay (1995)
References
- ^ "Vasudeva Rao Dead". chitraloka.com. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rao, M. K. Bhaskar (14 April 2002). "A natural". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 25 April 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2017.