Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao(1911-1999)

Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Writer

Kamalakara Kameswara Rao (4 October 1911 - 29 June 1998) was an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and few Tamil and Hindi films. Widely known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma, Rao has directed fifty feature films in a variety of genres. In 1960 he directed the biographical film, Mahakavi Kalidasu which won the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu. In 1962 he directed Gundamma Katha based on the Shakespearean comedy,

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Known for

Shobha

Director

1958

Mahamantri Timmarasu

7.6

Director

1962

Kurukshetramu

7.9

Director

1977

Gundamma Katha

8.8

Director

1962

Credits

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Director

Edu Kondalaswamy
7.0
- Director
- 1991
Sri Edukondala Swaami
8.7
- Director
- 1991
Ashtalakshmi Vaibhavamu
- Director
- 1986
Devi Navagraha Nayaki
- Director
- 1986
Badarinatha Darshanam
- Director
- 1985
Shri Datta Darshanam
8.0
- Director
- 1985
Santoshi Mata Vratha Mahatyam
- Director
- 1983
Daiva Thirumanangal
5.2
- Director
- 1981
Shri Ganesh Vijai
- Director (as K. Kameshwar Rao)
- 1980
Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Mahatyam
8.8
- Director
- 1980
Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu
6.0
- Director
- 1980
Gnana kuzhandhai
- Director
- 1979
Kurukshetra
6.8
- Director (as K. Kameshwar Rao)
- 1977
Seeta Rama Vanavasam
- Director
- 1977
Sri Raam Vanavas
- Director (as K. Kameshwar Rao)
- 1977

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Writer

Personal details

Alternative name
- K. Kameshwar Rao
Born
- October 4, 1911
- Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
- June 5, 1999
- Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India(natural causes)

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Trivia
Did his bachelors in arts from Noble College, Machilipatnam. Worked as a cine journalist for Krishna Patrika. Invited to join films by the great director H.M. Reddy. Given the title 'Pouraanika Brahma'.