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{{Infobox person
| name =Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao
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| birth_date =20 January 1907
| birth_place =[[Kaikaluru]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1968|12|3|1907|1|20}}
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| occupation = [[Actor]]
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1963)
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'''Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao''' [[B.L.]] ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: బందా కనకలింగేశ్వరరావు) (20 January 1907 – 3 December 1968) was an Indian actor known for his works in [[Telugu theatre]], and [[Telugu cinema]].
He was the member of Kendriya [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] since 1952 and Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi since 1957.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

He promoted [[Kuchipudi]] dance along with ''Vedantam Parvatisam'' in 1957 helped the government in the establishment of ''Siddhendra Kalakshetra'' in [[Kuchipudi (village)|Kuchipudi]] village. This institution was later merged with the [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]] in 1989.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ibPELNiEhKwC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=Siddhendra+Kalakshetra&source=bl&ots=XdBfQl66zW&sig=sW4Z-mQkyFQyBDMQRBYuv3McwzY&hl=en&ei=2D2rSquMDon6kAWKjtWVBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=Siddhendra%20Kalakshetra&f=false Kuchipudi by Sunil Kothari.]</ref> He wrote many articles to take this art form to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kamat.com/database/?CitationID=10325 |title=Article of Banda in Kamat. |access-date=12 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611164151/http://www.kamat.com/database/?CitationID=10325 |archive-date=11 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He joined [[All India Radio]] in 1956 and broadcast many drama and playlets. He founded Shiva temple and Vedic School in his native village.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

He founded College for Theatre arts in [[Eluru]] in 1938 and trained many students and art lovers. He established ''Prabhat Theatre'' in 1942, an institution and introduced new techniques into the stage plays.
He entered the [[Telugu film]] industry during the early period and acted in some films like ''Paduka Pattabhishekham'' (1945), ''[[Bala Nagamma (1942 film)|Bala Nagamma]]'' (1942), ''Sarangadhara'' (1937), and ''Draupadi Manasamrakshanam'' (1936).<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in 1907 at [[Atapaka]] village in [[Kaikaluru]] mandal of [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. After primary education, he joined [[Noble College, Machilipatnam]]. He graduated in Law from [[Madras Law College]] in 1932. He practiced as a lawyer for some time and later shifted to the theatre field as his profession. He played many different roles in various dramas. He was well known for the [[Bahuka (Nala)|Bahuka]] in ''Chitranaleeyam'' and Bilwamangal in ''Chintamani''.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

==Personal life==
He lost his wife in 1942 and returned to Eluru. He married again. He had seven daughters and a son.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

==Death==
He died in 1968. His statue was built opposite to LORD SIVA temple by Dr.Banda Venkata Ramanaiah in the ATAPAKA village.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

==Awards==
*He was recipient of [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1963.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>

==Filmography==
* [[Paduka Pattabhishekam]] (1945) ... Bharatha
* [[Bala Nagamma (1942 film)|Bala Nagamma]] (1942) ... Kaaryavardhi Raju
* [[Sarangadhara]] (1937) ... Sarangadhara
* Draupadi Manasamrakshanam (1936)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0437054}}

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[[Category:People from Krishna district]]

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