Yellapragada Sowbhagya Krishneswara Rao is an Indian actor and writer who works in

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films. He played the role of a beggar in the film ''

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'' (2014), for which he received

Nandi Special Jury Award The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981. See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Special Jury Award Speci ...

. Rao acted in more than 1500 stage plays in addition to writing several of them.

Career

He started as an artist during his school days. His first play was ''Vapas''. Later he made a mark of himself in theater. He also lost opportunities working for films because of his dedication to theater. After watching his play ''Roju Chastunna Manishi'' (The man who is dying daily), film actor M. Prabhakar Reddy invited him to write dialogues for a film ''Prachanda Bharatam''. Later he worked for films like Ankuram,

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, Jayam Manadera. He is a good friend of actor Jeeva. When Jeeva was acting in Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!, he met director of that film

Vamsy Vamsy (born Nallamilli Bavireddy) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and cartoonist known for his works in Telugu cinema, and television. He got breakthrough with ''Sitaara'' (1984), which wo ...

who promised him a role in his next picture. Later he got a role in Vamsy's Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu. He got a brake as a good character artist for his role as a beggar in ''

''. When he was playing that character in several locations, some people really thought him to be a beggar. He got good appreciation from

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and

Vijaya Nirmala Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over si ...

Filmography

As a writer

* ''

'' (1998) (story) * '' Jayam Manadera'' (2000) (story) *''

'' (2001) (story) *'' Parasuram'' (2002) (dialogues)

As an actor

* '' Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu'' (2004) * '' Gopi Gopika Godavari'' (2009) * '' Veera Telangana'' (2010) * '' Saradaga Kasepu'' (2010) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Vennello Hai Hai'' (2016) * ''Vasham'' (2017) * '' Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' (2019) *''

Naandhi ''Naandhi'' ( Beginning) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film directed by debutant Vijay Kanakamedala and produced by Satish Varma. The film stars Allari Naresh and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, while Priyadarshi, Harish Uthaman, Vina ...

'' (2021) * '' Virupaksha'' (2023)

As a lyricist

* '' Nenu Saitham'' (2004)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Krishneswara Telugu male actors Telugu comedians Actors from Guntur district Writers from Guntur district Dramatists and playwrights from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Living people Year of birth missing (living people)