Y.V. Rao (Actor, Director and Producer)

Original Name: Yaragudipati Varada Rao
Wife: Rukmini (film actress)
Birth Date: 30 May 1903
Birth Place: Nellore
Qualification: MBBS discontinue from Madras University
YV Rao entered in the cine field in 1925 and joined in Maniklal Joshi Film Company, Mumbai and acted in some mookies. Later he joined in Arthesher Irani's Imperial Company. He worked in Art Department of General Pictures Corporation, Madras.
Later he worked as assistant director to Raghupathi Prakash and acted in his mookies like 'Gajendra Moksham' and 'Rose of Rajasthan'.

Filmography
as an actor:
1. Garuda Garvabhangam (Sri Krishna)
2. Satyabhama (Sri Krishna)
3. Sati Sulochana (First Kannada Talkie- Lakshmana)
4. Chintamani (Tamil - Bhavani Shankar)
5 Savitri (Tamil - Satyavanta)
6. Malli Pelli
7. Vishwa Mohini
8. Lavangi (Tamil - Jagannatha Pandita Rayalu)
9. Bhadrachalam Ramadasu (Tamil - Nawab)
10. Manjari

as a director:
1. Sati Sulochana
2. Chintamani
3. Bhakta Meera (Tamil)
4. Swarna Latha (Tamil)
5. Bhama Parinayam (Tamil)
6. Savitri (Tamil)
7. Malli Pelli
8. Vishwa Mohini
9. Satyabhama
10. Tahasildar
11. Lavangi (Tamil)
12. Bhadrachalam Ramadasu (Tamil)
13. Manavathi
14. Manjari
15. Sri Krishna Garadi