Kota Srinivasa Rao

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Kota Srinivasa Rao

Born July 10, 1944 · Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Died July 13, 2025 · aged 81

Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942 –13 July 2025) was an Indian actor, politician, and theatre artist who worked primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam films. He made his feature film debut in *Pranam Khareedu* (1978), alongside Chiranjeevi. His breakthrough came with the comedy *Aha Naa Pellanta* (1987), in which he played the miser Lakshmipathy. He later …

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Shambo Shiva ShamboShambo Shiva Shambo · 2010
Shambo Shiva Shambo
★ 7.02010
MovieActionDrama
Three loyal friends face tragic consequences and personal sacrifices when they unite to help an eloped couple overcome family opposition.
Bommana Brothers Chandana SistersBommana Brothers Chandana Sisters · 2008
Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters
★ 5.02008
MovieComedyDrama
Bommana Brothers are theives whose parents are also petty robbers. They fall in love with Chandana Sisters, who are the daughters of Chandana Mohan Rao, a big businessman. The elder one Mani Chandana runs an orphanage, while the younger one Siri Chandana is highly devotional. They are engaged, but the Bommana Brothers win their hearts by pretending to be a blind Maharastrian guy who donates everything he's asked for to impress Mani Chandana and Rama Chandra pretends to be a devout and pious man singing Ramadasu songs in a Temple by hiring junior artistes to swoon that impresses Siri Chandana. They get married after a huge ordeal. But a bank manager they robbed previously, the Chandana's hired help (Suman Shetty) and a bunch of others are after the Brothers or after their property and the adventures don't stop.
AameAame · 1994
Aame
★ 8.01994
MovieDrama
The film shows how male chauvinists can destroy a female's life.
AllariAllari · 2002
Allari
★ 7.02002
MovieComedyRomance
A coming of age story of triangular romance between a boy and two girls that explores the twin emotions of true love and teenage infatuation in a boy who perpetually finds himself in complicated situations both at home and outside. Allari was released on 10 May 2002 and was a box office success. Naresh who became popular with this film, eventually prefixed the title Allari to his name. The film was remade in Tamil as Kurumbu.
Pellaindi KaaniPellaindi Kaani · 2007
Pellaindi Kaani
2007
MovieRomanceComedy
A rich widow, who has a mentally unstable son, wants an educated normal girl to marry her son. The girl accepts the proposal because she needs money to get her father operated but she is also hopeful that her husband will get normal one day.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs SpiritHari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit · 2025
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit
★ 5.72025
MovieActionAdventure
Set in the 1650s Mughal Era, Veera Mallu, a Robin Hood-like outlaw with secret motives is hired to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Aurangzeb’s palace. He is joined by a crew of misfits, each talented in their own way, to complete the mission.
Race GurramRace Gurram · 2014
Race Gurram
★ 6.82014
MovieComedyAction
Ram and Lakshman, aka Lucky, are brothers who are polar opposites in nature. Their mother wishes to see them united.
KhalejaKhaleja · 2010
Khaleja
★ 7.42010
MovieActionFantasy
A village is hounded by an unknown disease, decimating its population. The village priest prophesies that God's avatar will save them. Siddha goes in search of this supernatural potential and finds it in Seetarama Raju, a cab driver.

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Bommana Brothers Chandana SistersBommana Brothers Chandana Sisters · 2008
Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters
★ 5.02008
MovieComedyDrama
Bommana Brothers are theives whose parents are also petty robbers. They fall in love with Chandana Sisters, who are the daughters of Chandana Mohan Rao, a big businessman. The elder one Mani Chandana runs an orphanage, while the younger one Siri Chandana is highly devotional. They are engaged, but the Bommana Brothers win their hearts by pretending to be a blind Maharastrian guy who donates everything he's asked for to impress Mani Chandana and Rama Chandra pretends to be a devout and pious man singing Ramadasu songs in a Temple by hiring junior artistes to swoon that impresses Siri Chandana. They get married after a huge ordeal. But a bank manager they robbed previously, the Chandana's hired help (Suman Shetty) and a bunch of others are after the Brothers or after their property and the adventures don't stop.

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