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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Telugu film actor and writer}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Krishneswara Rao<br />
| birth_name = Yellapragada Sowbhagya Krishneswara Rao<ref name="thehansindia">{{cite web|first = HVRS |last = Prasad |title=Present day plays lack soul: Playwright|url=http://thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-07-18/Present-day-plays-lack-soul-Playwright/243028|website=thehansindia.com|publisher=The Hans India|accessdate=28 August 2017}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<ref name="thehansindia"/><br />
| spouse = Saraswati<ref name="thehansindia"/><br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Yellapragada Sowbhagya Krishneswara Rao''' is an Indian actor and writer who works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films.<ref name="filmibeat">{{cite web|title=Krishneswara Rao Biography|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/krishneswara-rao.html|website=filmibeat.com|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> He played the role of a beggar in the film ''[[Chandamama Kathalu]]'' (2014), for which he received [[Nandi Special Jury Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2014|url=http://apsftvtdc.in/nandi-film-awards-2014.html|url-status=live|access-date=6 January 2021|website=APSFTVTDC}}</ref> Rao acted in more than 1500 stage plays in addition to writing several of them.<ref name="sakshi">{{cite web|title=అడుక్కోడానికి వేళాపాళా లేదా అన్నాడు|url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/chandamama-kathalu-krishneswara-rao-beggar-role-determinence-129720|language=te|website=sakshi.com|publisher=Jagati Publications|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He started as an artist during his school days. His first play was ''Vapas''. Later he made a mark of himself in theater. He also lost opportunities working for films because of his dedication to theater. After watching his play ''Roju Chastunna Manishi'' (The man who is dying daily), film actor [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]] invited him to write dialogues for a film ''Prachanda Bharatam''. Later he worked for films like Ankuram, [[Bhadrachalam (film)|Bhadrachalam]], [[Sri Ramulayya]], [[Jayam Manadera]].<br />
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He is a good friend of actor [[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]]. When Jeeva was acting in [[Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!]], he met director of that film [[Vamsy]] who promised him a role in his next picture. Later he got a role in Vamsy's [[Gopi Gopika Godavari]].<br />
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He got a brake as a good character artist for his role as a beggar in ''[[Chandamama Kathalu]]''. When he was playing that character in several locations, some people really thought him to be a beggar. He got good appreciation from [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] and [[Vijaya Nirmala]].<ref name="sakshi"/><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
=== As a story writer ===<br />
* ''[[Sri Ramulayya]]'' (1998)<br />
* ''[[Jayam Manadera]]'' (2000)<br />
*''[[Bhadrachalam (film)|Bhadrachalam]]'' (2001)<br />
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=== As an actor ===<br />
* ''[[Gopi Gopika Godavari]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Saradaga Kasepu]]'' (2010)<br />
* ''[[Chandamama Kathalu]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Vennello Hai Hai]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''Vasham'' (2017)<br />
* ''[[Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya]]'' (2019)<br />
*''[[Naandhi]]'' (2021)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDB name|nm10737980}}<br />
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[[Category:Telugu male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu comedians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Guntur district]]<br />
[[Category:Dramatists and playwrights from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]<br />
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