Saluri Hanumantha Rao (1917–1980) (

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: సాలూరు హనుమంతరావు) was a

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of South Indian films. He is son of Saluri Sanyasi Raju who was a

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player for the concerts of Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu and also a lyricist. Rao was born in 1917 at

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, near

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(Vijayanagaram district). He was the elder brother of

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. He started his early life as a student of Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu. He was trained in Carnatic and Hindusthani classical music. He became music composer for ''

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'' in the year 1944. He composed music for around 75 movies. Rao married Raja Mani with whom he had three daughters and one son. Rao died 27 May 1980.

Films

External links

Hanumantha Rao page at IMDB.
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