Biography

Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as S. V. R. , was an Indian film actor, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors in the history of cinema and one of the greatest actors in Telugu Cinema, Rao was popularly known as "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi".