Oru Viral Krishna Rao

{{Short description|Indian actor and comedian}}

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| birth_date = 1929

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| occupation = Actor

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|08|16|1929|1|1}}{{cite news|title=Tamil actor Krishna Rao dead|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Tamil-actor-Krishna-Rao-dead/articleshow/19295952.cms|access-date=21 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=16 August 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704204835/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Tamil-actor-Krishna-Rao-dead/articleshow/19295952.cms|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

| death_place= Chennai, India

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| years_active = 1965–2002

| nationality = Indian

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Oru Viral Krishna Rao was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in Tamil-language films. A recipient of the state government's Kalaimamani award, Rao got the nickname Oru Viral (one finger) for his first Tamil film in 1965.{{cite news|last1=Randor Guy|author-link=Randor Guy|title=Oru Viral 1965|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/oru-viral-1965/article3900844.ece|access-date=21 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016220149/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/oru-viral-1965/article3900844.ece|archive-date=16 October 2016}} He acted in nearly 600 Tamil and Telugu films in a career spanning four decades. Rao is very famous because of his dance skills. He has choreographed for more than 120 films. Rao is also a member of Kaavi Sattai Sangam (KSS) Run by Saravana Thevar