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| birth_date = 20 January 1907<br />
| birth_place = [[Kaikaluru]], Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh<br />
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| occupation = Actor<br />
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1963)<br />
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'''Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao''' (20 January 1907 – 3 December 1968) was an Indian actor known for his works in [[Telugu theatre]], and [[Telugu cinema]].<br />
He was a member of Kendriya [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] from 1952 and Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi from 1957.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<br />
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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&dq=Siddhendra+Kalakshetra&pg=PA159 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><br />
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>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<br />
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He entered the [[Telugu film]] industry in its early period and acted in films including ''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>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2025}}<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in 1907 at [[Atapaka]] village in [[Kaikaluru]] mandal of [[Krishna district]], Andhra Pradesh. He attended Noble College, Machilipatnam. He graduated from [[Madras Law College]] in 1932. He practiced as a lawyer before shifting to the theatre. 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><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
His wife died in 1942 and he 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><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in 1968. His statue was built in Atapaka village.<ref>Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.</ref><ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*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><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]'' (1945) ... Bharatha<br />
* ''[[Bala Nagamma (1942 film)|Bala Nagamma]]'' (1942) ... Kaaryavardhi Raju<br />
* ''[[Sarangadhara]]'' (1937) ... Sarangadhara<br />
* ''Draupadi Manasamrakshanam'' (1936)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0437054}}<br />
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