Saluri Hanumantha Rao (1917–1980) (

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: సాలూరు హనుమంతరావు) was a

music composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and defi ...

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

Films

References

External links

Hanumantha Rao page at IMDb.
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