Deceased

How Did S. V. Ranga Rao Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 56

Also known asS.V. Ranga Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, SV Ranga Rao, Rangarao, S V Ranga Rao, Ranga Rao, SVR, Viswanata ChakravarthiGenderMaleNationalityDominion of IndiaBorn03/07/1918Born inNuzvidu, Krishna dist, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDied18/07/1974Died inChennaiCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ7387959 ↗TMDb#1003966 ↗

Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, popularly known as S. V. Ranga Rao and 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. He is known by the epithet "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi" and was the earliest known character actor in South Indian cinema to achieve a star status. In a career spanning nearly three decades, Ranga Rao garnered various national and international honours.

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Filmography82 titles

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Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1974	ChakravakamMovie	Dharma Rayudu	56
1974	Andaru DongaleMovie	Chanti Babu	56
1973	AbhimanavanthuluMovie	Raghav Rao	55
1972	Pandanti KapuramMovie	Narayana Rao	54
1972	Papam PasivaduMovie	—	54
1972	Sampoorna RamayanamMovie	Ravana	54
1972	RajaMovie	—	54
1971	Vikramarka VijayamMovie	—	53
1971	Adi ParasakthiMovie	Dhakshan	53
1971	Prema NagarMovie	—	53
1971	Thenum PaalumMovie	Somanathan	53
1970	Desamante ManushuloyiMovie	—	52
1969	KulavilakkuMovie	—	51
1969	Sivandha MannMovie	Inspector General Chandrasekar	51
1969	Mooga NomuMovie	Rao Bahadur Raja Veera Venkata Satyanarayana	51
1969	Nam NaaduMovie	—	51
1968	VeeranjaneyaMovie	Ravana	50
1968	RamuMovie	Gopalam	50
1968	Lakshmi NivasamMovie	Subbaiah	50
1967	Thaaiku ThalaimaganMovie	—	49
1967	PunyavathiMovie	Professor Krishna Rao	49
1967	Bhaktha PrahladaMovie	Hiranyakashipu	49
1967	Vasantha SenaMovie	Samsthanaka	49
1967	RahasyamMovie	Rakthabhisha	49
1966	SelvamMovie	—	48
1966	Kumari PennMovie	Ranganathan	48
1965	Pandava VanavasamuMovie	Duryodhana	47
1965	Enga Veettu PillaiMovie	Ranganadhan Pillai	47
1965	Vazhkai PadaguMovie	Rajan's Father	47
1964	Pachai VilakkuMovie	—	46
1964	Kai Kodutha DeivamMovie	Mahadevan	46
1964	Ramudu BheemuduMovie	Ranganatham	46
1964	Bobbili YuddhamMovie	Tandra Paparayudu	46
1963	KungumamMovie	—	45
1963	Naanum Oru PennMovie	—	45
1963	NarthanasalaMovie	Keechaka	45
1963	Iruvar UllamMovie	Neethimanickam	45
1963	KarpagamMovie	Nallasivam	45
1962	AnnaiMovie	—	44
1962	Manchi ManasuluMovie	Ananda Rao	44
1962	SaradhaMovie	—	44
1962	Gundamma KathaMovie	Ramabhadrayya	44
1962	DakshayagnamMovie	Daksha Prajapathi	44
1962	Padandi MundukuMovie	—	44
1962	Bandha PasamMovie	—	44
1962	Kaathiruntha KangalMovie	—	44
1961	KumudhamMovie	—	43
1961	Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)Movie	Ravana	43
1961	Kalasi Unte Kaladu SukhamMovie	Pattabhi Ramayya	43
1961	Kappalottiya ThamizhanMovie	Vinch	43
1960	Naan Kanda SwargamMovie	Yamaraj	42
1960	Padikkadha MedhaiMovie	—	42
1960	Bhatti VikramarkaMovie	Mantra Siddha	42
1960	Mahakavi KalidasuMovie	Raja Bhoja	42
1960	Irumbu ThiraiMovie	Mohanarangam	42
1960	Parthiban KanavuMovie	Maamalar (Narasimhavarman I)	42
1959	Appu Chesi Pappu KooduMovie	Mukunda Rao	41
1959	Manjal MahimaiMovie	—	41
1959	Mangalya BalamMovie	Papa Rao	41
1958	Sabaash MeenaMovie	Appadurai	40
1958	BhookailasMovie	Mayasura	40
1958	BhookailasaMovie	Mayasura	40
1958	ThirumanamMovie	—	40
1958	SarangadharaMovie	Narendran	40
1958	Annaiyin AanaiMovie	—	40
1958	Kadan Vaangi KalyanamMovie	—	40
1957	MayabazarMovie	Ghatotkacha	39
1957	SaarangadharaMovie	Rajaraja Narendra Chalukya	39
1957	SoubhagyavathiMovie	Maha Bhairavan	39
1956	Charana DaasiMovie	Raghavaiah	38
1956	Matharkula ManikkamMovie	—	38
1956	ChintamaniMovie	Bhavani Shankarudu	38
1955	Golden BabyMovie	Kotayya	37
1955	JayasimhaMovie	Rudrasimha	37
1955	GunasundariMovie	—	37
1954	SanghamMovie	Seetharamanjaneya Das	36
1953	DevadasuMovie	Narayana Rao	35
1953	ChandiraniMovie	Prachandudu	35
1952	PalletooruMovie	Ganapathi	34
1952	Kalyanam Panni PaarMovie	—	34
1951	Pathala BhairaviMovie	Nepala Mantrikudu	33
1950	ShavukaruMovie	Sunnapu Ranga	32