Acting
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Born January 1, 1920
Died March 22, 2002 · aged 82
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. He played a prominent role in Shyam Benegal's Telugu film Kondura. In Mrinal Sen's Oka Oori Kat…
Known For
Chomana Dudi · 1975Chomana Dudi
★ 8.01975
MovieDrama
Choma is an untouchable bonded-labourer in a village who is working along with his family for a landlord, as he belongs to a backward class. Due to his social status, he is not allowed to till his own land, something that he desires most. Though he managed to rear a pair of bullocks that he found straying in the forest, he cannot use them to till the land. He comes in contact of Christian missionaries who try to convert him giving him the lure of the land, but Choma does not want to let go of his faith. He releases the fury that fate has beset on him, by beating his drum.
Nayakan · 1987Nayakan
★ 7.91987
MovieDramaCrime
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Aparichita · 1978Aparichita
★ 9.01978
MovieThrillerMystery
Prakash, a story writer, goes to a mysterious village to find his missing business partner. However, things take a turn for the worse after he learns that his partner has been murdered.
Huli Banthu Huli · 1978Huli Banthu Huli
1978
MovieActionAdventure
Bombay · 1995Bombay
★ 7.21995
MovieDramaRomance
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Pallavi Anu Pallavi · 1983Pallavi Anu Pallavi
★ 8.01983
MovieRomanceDrama
A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society, he also tries to find the definition of love.
Bagh Bahadur · 1989Bagh Bahadur
★ 8.01989
MovieDrama
Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.
Nalladhoru Kudumbam · 1979Nalladhoru Kudumbam
★ 7.51979
MovieFamily
Raja and Vanisri marry to fulfill a grandfather’s dying wish, but their relationship soon unravels after a tragic misunderstanding involving one of Raja’s former lovers. A missed call, a child's death, and broken trust lead to their separation—each raising a son alone, determined to prove that a child can thrive without the other parent. Years later, both sons grow up to be bright and successful, but their own marriages bring unexpected heartache. As history begins to repeat itself, Raja and Vanisri must come together again—not for themselves, but to mend what their sons are now losing.
Movies
Chomana Dudi · 1975Chomana Dudi
★ 8.01975
MovieDrama
Choma is an untouchable bonded-labourer in a village who is working along with his family for a landlord, as he belongs to a backward class. Due to his social status, he is not allowed to till his own land, something that he desires most. Though he managed to rear a pair of bullocks that he found straying in the forest, he cannot use them to till the land. He comes in contact of Christian missionaries who try to convert him giving him the lure of the land, but Choma does not want to let go of his faith. He releases the fury that fate has beset on him, by beating his drum.
Nayakan · 1987Nayakan
★ 7.91987
MovieDramaCrime
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Aparichita · 1978Aparichita
★ 9.01978
MovieThrillerMystery
Prakash, a story writer, goes to a mysterious village to find his missing business partner. However, things take a turn for the worse after he learns that his partner has been murdered.
Huli Banthu Huli · 1978Huli Banthu Huli
1978
MovieActionAdventure
Bombay · 1995Bombay
★ 7.21995
MovieDramaRomance
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Pallavi Anu Pallavi · 1983Pallavi Anu Pallavi
★ 8.01983
MovieRomanceDrama
A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society, he also tries to find the definition of love.
Bagh Bahadur · 1989Bagh Bahadur
★ 8.01989
MovieDrama
Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.
Nalladhoru Kudumbam · 1979Nalladhoru Kudumbam
★ 7.51979
MovieFamily
Raja and Vanisri marry to fulfill a grandfather’s dying wish, but their relationship soon unravels after a tragic misunderstanding involving one of Raja’s former lovers. A missed call, a child's death, and broken trust lead to their separation—each raising a son alone, determined to prove that a child can thrive without the other parent. Years later, both sons grow up to be bright and successful, but their own marriages bring unexpected heartache. As history begins to repeat itself, Raja and Vanisri must come together again—not for themselves, but to mend what their sons are now losing.
Oka Oori Katha · 1977Oka Oori Katha
★ 6.61977
MovieDrama
A father living on the fringes of a village believes that working is a fool's errand, for the lord takes what little the workers make. When a young woman enters their home, tensions begin to rise and their idle life is threatened. The film is based on the story ‘Kafan’ by Munshi Premchand
Huli Hejje · 1984Huli Hejje
1984
MovieActionDrama
When a tribal lady gives birth to a baby boy after her lover abandons her, her family throws the baby into a river. However, he is saved by a fisherman and years later, he decides to find his parents.