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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Atluri Poornachandra Rao<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1925|04|04}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Vanapamula]] village, [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|10|29|1925|04|04}}<ref name="thehindu.com"/><br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]]<br />
| occupation = Film producer, Communist leader<br />
| spouse = Marudwati<br />
| children = Two sons<br />
}}<br />
'''Atluri Poornachandra Rao''' (4 April 1925 – 29 October 2017) was an Indian film producer and communist leader. He was influenced by left ideology and participated in the rationalist movement led by [[Goparaju Ramachandra Rao|Gora]]. He was a member of united Communist Party and was arrested multiple times.<br />
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As a film producer he produced several films between 1950 and 1970. ''Aadabaduchu'' (1967), ''Mathrudevata'' (1969), ''Sthree'' were some of his notable films.<ref name="sify.com">{{cite web|title=Producer Atluri Poornachandra Rao passes away|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/producer-atluri-poornachandra-rao-passes-away-news-telugu-rk4lAKhjdbdce.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102163611/http://www.sify.com/movies/producer-atluri-poornachandra-rao-passes-away-news-telugu-rk4lAKhjdbdce.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2017|website=sify.com|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref> ''Aunanna Kadanna'' (2005) starring [[Uday Kiran]] was his last film as a producer.<ref name="Sakshi">{{cite web|title=ప్రముఖ నిర్మాత పూర్ణ చంద్రరావు కన్నుమూత|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/senior-producer-poornachandra-rao-atluri-passes-away-947843|website=Sakshi|publisher=Sakshi|language=te|accessdate=30 October 2017|date=29 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Purnachandra Rao was born in a middle-class family on 4 April 1925 in ''[[Vanapamula]]'' village in [[Krishna district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|title=Film producer Purnachandra Rao dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/film-producer-purnachandra-rao-dead/article19945570.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=30 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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He moved to Hyderabad in late 1950s and shifted to Chennai later to pursue a career in films.<br />
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He married Marudwati and the couple has two sons.<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
* ''Aadabaduchu''<br />
* ''Mathrudevatha''<br />
* ''Sthree''<br />
* ''[[Aakhree Raasta]]''<br />
* Andha Kanoon <br />
* ''[[Venky]]''<br />
* ''Avunanna Kadanna''<br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 29 October 2017 because of liver cancer in Hyderabad.<br />
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