P. N. Ramachandra Rao

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{{Infobox person

| name = P. N. Ramchandar Rao

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| birth_date = 18 August 1955

| birth_place = Chadalavaada Village, Tenali Taluk, Guntur Dist., A.P., India

| othername = PNR

| yearsactive = 1980–present

| occupation = Film director, Producer and Screenwriter

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P. N. Ramchandar Rao (పీ.ఎన్.రామచంద్ర రావు; born 18 August 1955) is an Indian film director, producer who has worked on Telugu and few Kannada films.{{Cite web|url=https://spicyonion.com/person/474481-ramachandra-rao-pn-movies-list/|title = Ramachandra Rao P.N.}}{{Youtube|id=at-KpvVI7Nw|title=Star Journey With Director PN Ramachandra Rao -Mahaanews}}{{Cite web |url=http://bharat-movies.com/director/pn-ramachandra-rao-movies.htm |title=PN Ramachandra Rao Movies |access-date=8 February 2018 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705210532/http://bharat-movies.com/director/pn-ramachandra-rao-movies.htm |url-status=dead }}

Born in Chadalavada village, PNR's lived in childhood Parlapalli Village, Nellore dist. till he moved to Chennai to join in films.{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_pnramachandrarao_2007.php|title=Interview: P.N. Ramachandra Rao|date=29 May 2007|last=Sri|website=Telugucinema.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608103352/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_pnramachandrarao_2007.php|archive-date=8 June 2007}}

In 1973, he joined P. Chandrashekar Reddy, a well-known Film director who also hails from Nellore and worked for the film Kottha Kapuram starring Krishna S.V. Ranga Rao, Bharathi Gummadi and others.