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| awards = National award, 1988<br>[[Padma Shri]] award, 2020
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'''Dalavai Chalapathi Rao''' is a leather puppet artisan from [[Anantapur]] district, [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/171016/poverty-turns-puppet-show-artistes-into-farmhands-in-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Poverty turns puppet show artistes into farmhands in Andhra Pradesh|last=Nagabhushanam|first=Hoskote|date=2016-10-17|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> He received the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2020 for his efforts in leather puppet art.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/this-award-is-special-says-leather-puppetry-artist/article30655352.ece|title=Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao|last=Susarla|first=Ramesh|date=2020-01-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/sindhu-4-others-from-telangana-and-andhra-pradesh-get-padma-honour/articleshow/73629881.cms|title=PV Sindhu, 4 others from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh get Padma honour|date=26 January 2020|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/performing-arts-thespians-craftsmen-among-25-conferred-padma-awards/1717794|title=Performing arts: Thespians, craftsmen among 25 conferred Padma awards|website=outlookindia.com|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chaibisket.com/padma-awards-2020/|title=Padma Awards 2020: Here Is The Complete List Of Winners|last=Kavuluru|first=Madhav Jaswanth|website=Chai Bisket|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-26|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818204542/https://chaibisket.com/padma-awards-2020/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/from-mary-kom-to-anand-mahindra-and-karan-johar-heres-the-full-list-of-padma-awardees-2473323.html|title=From Mary Kom to Anand Mahindra and Karan Johar: Here's The Full List of Padma Awardees|website=News18|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
Dalavai Chalapathi Rao was born in 1936. He started his journey in puppet-making at the age of 13 as this art is mostly a family affair. He had learned the art from his father Khade Rao and for 40 years gave several shows, mostly on mythological themes. Later he underwent formal training in the craft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Susarla |first1=Ramesh |title=Padma Awards 2020: This award is special, says Andhra Pradesh leather puppetry artist Dalavai Chalapathi Rao |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/this-award-is-special-says-leather-puppetry-artist/article30655352.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He lives in Nimmalakunta village of [[Dharmavaram, Anantapur district|Dharmavaram]] mandal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2020/jan/26/two-from-andhra-pradesh-among-padma-shri-awardees-2094731.html|title=Two from Andhra Pradesh among Padma Shri awardees|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> In 1988 he received a national award for his art and in 2016 he received the [[Kala Ratna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/andhra-pradesh/news/yadla-gopal-rao-and-dalavai-chalapathi-rao-from-andhra-wins-padma-shri/articleshow/73626647.cms|title=మన కళాకారులకు ‘పద్మ శ్రీ’.. యడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దళవాయి చలపతి రావు వివరాలివే..|date=2020-01-26|website=Samayam Telugu|language=te|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/andhra/find-out-who-padmashri-received-gopalarao-dalavai-chalapathi-rao-38337|title=పద్మశ్రీ అందుకున్నయడ్ల గోపాలరావు, దలవాయి చలపతిరావు ఎవరో తెలుసుకోండి !|last=Krishna|date=2020-01-26|website=www.hmtvlive.com|language=te|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>

==Awards==
* '''1988''': National award in 1988.
* '''2020''': [[Padma Shri]] award in 2020 for his efforts in leather puppet art.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}

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[[Category:People from Rayalaseema]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male artists]]

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