C. S. Rao

He was born in 1924 in Kakinada, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He started his career in films as a child actor, appearing in two movies directed by his father Chittajallu Pullayya and released in 1936, Anasuya and Dhruva. He later worked as an assistant to cinematographer K. Ramnoth, art director V. A. K. Sekhar, and Uday Shankar. He assisted his father in the 1953 film Pakkinti Ammayi as both actor and screenplay writer.

He made his directorial debut in Tamil film with Ponni (1953) and then in Telugu with the feature Sri Krishna Tulabaram (1955). He directed around 65 movies in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Oriya languages. His popular Telugu movies included Lava Kusa (1963), Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958), Santinivasam (1960), Abhimanam (1960), Tiger Ramudu (1962), Valmeeki (1963), Kanchu Kota (1967), Govula Gopanna (1968), Ekaveera (1969), Jeevitha Chakram (1971), Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham (1972), Dhanamaa? Daivamaa? (1973), Yashoda Krishna (1975), and Mahakavi Kshetrayya (1976). He also acted in a number of movies, which included Pelli Sandadi (1959), Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya (1982), Jebudonga (1987), and Kokila (1989).

He married the daughter of Kannamba and Kadaru Nagabhushanam. After her death, he fell in love with dancer and actress Rajasulochana. They married and had twin daughters.{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-queen-of-the-screen/article4478600.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Randor | last=Guy | title=The queen of the screen | date=5 March 2013 |access-date=29 September 2021}} He died on 8 December 2004 in Chennai.{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news255.html |title=Telugu cinema news |publisher=idlebrain.com |access-date=4 August 2012}}

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1. Anasuya (1936) (as child actor)
2. Dhruva (1936) (as child actor)
3. Pakka Inti Ammayi (Telugu, 1953) (actor and screen adaptation)
4. Ponni (1953) (director)
5. Pona Machan Thirumbi Vandhan (1954) (director)
6. Sri Krishna Tulabharam (Telugu, 1955) (director)
7. Anna Thamudu (1958) (director)
8. Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) (director)
9. Sri Krishna Maya (1958) (director)
10. Pelli Sandadi (1959) (actor)
11. Naradhar Kalyanam (1959) (director)
12. Sabash Ramu (1959) (director)
13. Sabhash Ramudu (1959) (director)
14. Abhimanam (1960) (director)
15. Santhi Nivasam (1960) (director)
16. Pellikani Pillalu (1961) (director)
17. Tiger Ramudu (1962) (director)
18. Santhi Nivas (1962) (director)
19. Lava Kusa (Telugu, 1963) (director)
20. Valmiki (Telugu, 1963) (director)
21. Lava Kusa (Tamil, 1963) (director)
22. Valmiki (Kannada, 1963) (director)
23. Keelu Bommalu (Telugu, 1965) (director)
24. Prachanda Bhairavi (1965) (director)
25. Pratignapalana (1965) (director)
26. Kanchukota (1967) (director)
27. Pallava Sevengal (1967) (director)
28. Bangaru Gaajulu (1968) (director)
29. Govula Gopanna (1968) (director)
30. Gramadevathulu (1968) (director)
31. Mana Samsaram (1968) (director)
32. Niluvu Dopidi (1968) (director)
33. Nindu Samsaram (1968) (director)
34. Ekaveera (Telugu, 1969) (director)
35. Mamaku Tagga Kodalu (1969) (director)
36. Pettandarulu (1970) (director)
37. Desamante Manushuloy (1970) (director)
38. Malli Pelli (1970) (director)
39. Marina Manishi (1970) (director)
40. Rendu Kutumbala Katha (1970) (director)
41. Bhagyavanthudu (1971) (director)
42. Jeevitha Chakram (Telugu, 1971) (director)
43. Rangeli Raja (1971) (director)
44. Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham (1972) (director)
45. Desoddharakulu (1973) (director)
46. Dhanama? Daivama? (1973) (director)
47. Adambaralu Anubhandalu (1974) (director)
48. Anaganaga Oka Thandri (1974) (director)
49. Bandhalu Anubhandhalu (1974) (director)
50. Devudulanti Manishi (1975) (director)
51. Swandam Kariyum Zindabad (1975) (director)
52. Yashoda Krishna (Telugu, 1975) (director)
53. Mahakavi Kshetrayya (Telugu, 1976) (director)
54. Manchiki Maro Peru (1976) (director)
55. Punardatta (1976) (director)
56. Sri Renukadevi Mahatme (1977) (director)
57. Allari Pillalu (1978) (director)
58. Parasuraman (1978) (director)
59. Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya (Telugu, 1982) (actor)
60. Radhamma Mogudu (1982) (director)
61. Bhayankara Bhasmasura (1983) (director)
62. Triveni Sangamam (1983) (actor)
63. Abhilasha (1983) (actor)
64. Maro Maya Bazaar (1983) (director)
65. Raja Harishchandra (1984) (director)
66. Satya Harishchandra (1984) (Odia, director)
67. Gruhalakshmi (1985) (Odia, director)
68. Palnati Simham (1985) (actor) as Judge
69. Jebu Donga{{Cite web |title=Jebu Donga (1987) |url=https://indiancine.ma/ABVJ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Indiancine.ma}} (1987) (actor) as Peter Samuel
70. Yogi Vemana (Telugu, 1988) (director)
71. Chennapatnam Chinnollu{{Cite web |title=Chennapatnam Chinnollu movie cast |url=https://www.vcinema.com/movie/chennapatnam-chinnollu-1989}} (1989) as Himself
72. Gudachari 117 (1989) (actor)
73. Kokila (1990) (actor)
74. Niyantha (1990)
75. I Love India (1993) (Tamil, actor)

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