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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = M.S.Rama Rao
|image =
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|background = solo_singer
|birth_name =
|alias =
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1921|7|3}}
|birth_place =[[Moparru]], [[Tenali]], Andhra Pradesh
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1992|4|20|1921|7|3}}
|death_place =[[Hyderabad]], Andhra pradesh, India
|origin =
|genre = [[Playback singing]], [[Devotional song|Devotional]]
|occupation = Singer, composer
|years_active =
|label =
|website ={{url|msramaraomemorialtrust.org/bookcds.htm}}
}}

'''M. S. Ramarao''' (3 July 1921 – 20 April 1992) was an Indian singer and composer. He was popular for his devotional songs, especially [[sundarakanda (1992 film)|sundarakanda]]mu in Telugu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/27/stories/0427403j.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104034656/http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/27/stories/0427403j.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Sea of sangeet |date=27 October 2001 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=28 August 2015}}</ref> He was the very first play back singer in the Telugu filmdom.

==Singing career==
Rama Rao debuted at [[World Telugu Conference]] held in Hyderabad in 1975.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.itvvideo.com/telugudevotionalsongs.html | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=B. Prabhakara | last=Sarma | title=World Telugu Conference: Then and now | date=6 December 2012}}</ref>

He became popular for his [[Telugu language|Telugu]] Version of [[Hanuman Chalisa]]. He also narrated [[Bala kanda,Ayodya kanda and Sundara Kanda|Bala kanda,Ayodhya kanda and Sundara Kanda]] (some parts of the epic ''Ramayana'') in form of Songs in Telugu. He gained fame for singing the devotional songs and was awarded the name of 'Sundara Dasu' in 1977.

He wrote Hanuman Chalisa and Sundarakandamu of [[Valmiki Ramayana]] in Telugu during 1972–74. He sang Sundarakanda in the form of Telugu songs.

===Tollywood===
His movie career as singer spanned 1944–64 in [[Madras]].

He also sang " Ee vishala prashantha ekanta soudhamlo" for O. P. Nayyar's Telugu movie, ''Neerajanam''.

==Personal life==
M.S.Rama Rao married Lakshmi Samrajyam in 1946 and had 3 children P.V.Sarojini Devi M.Babu Rao and M.Nageshwar Rao. his daughter was married off to Dr.Polapragada Rama Rao and gave birth to four sons P.V.N Janardhan rao, P.Srinivas, P.Chandra Shekar & P.Anil Kumar(desecending order). M.S.Rama Rao's second grandson is taking forward his legacy by continuing to perform his songs.

==Awards==
Rama Rao gained fame for his singing the above two works and was awarded the name of 'Sundara Dasu' in 1977.

Rao's inspirational songs still provide incentives to follow the path of singing, even a decade after his unfortunate death.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/04/15/stories/2005041501440300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903165456/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/04/15/stories/2005041501440300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 September 2010 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Hymns for the lord | date=15 April 2005}}</ref>

==Songs==
* Sundarakandamu
* Hanuman Chalisa
* Bala Kandamu

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Song !! Music Director !! Co-Singer
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Devata (1941 film)|Devata]]'' || Telugu || ''Ee Vasanthamu Nityamu Kadoyi'' || [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]]||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Drohi (1948 film)|Drohi]]'' || Telugu || ''Idenaa Nee Nyayamu'' || [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]||
|-
| rowspan=2|1949 || rowspan=2|''[[Mana Desam]]'' || rowspan=2|Telugu || ''Emito Ee Sambhandam'' || rowspan=2|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || [[C. Krishnaveni]]
|-
| ''Chalo Chalo Raja'' || C. Krishnaveni
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Jeevitham (1950 film)|Jeevitham]]'' || Telugu || ''Idena Maa Desam'' || R. Sudharsanam ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Shavukaru]]'' || Telugu || '' '' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1950 || ''Modati Rathri'' || Telugu || '' '' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Anni (1951 film)|Anni]]'' || Tamil || ''Poadaa Kanne Poayi Nee Paaradaa'' || Pendyala Nageswara Rao ||
|-
| 1951 || ''Deeksha'' || Telugu || '' '' || Pendyala Nageswara Rao ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Nirdoshi|Niraparadhi]]'' || Tamil || ''Vidhiyaale Vanameha Seedhai'' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Nirdoshi]]'' || Telugu || '' '' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Manavathi]]'' || Telugu || ''O Malaya Pavanama'' || [[Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao]] &<br />H. R. Padmanabha Sastry || [[Rao Balasaraswathi Devi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]]
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Palletooru]]'' || Telugu || ''Aa Manasulona'' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Naa Illu]]'' || Telugu || '' '' || Chittor V. Nagaiah & A. Rama Rao ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1953 || rowspan=2|''[[Pichi Pullayya]]'' || rowspan=2|Telugu || ''Avamanaalaku Baliavuthunna'' || rowspan=2|[[T. V. Raju]] ||
|-
| ''Sokapu Tupaanu'' ||
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Annadata (1954 film)|Annadata]]'' || Telugu || '' '' || [[P. Adinarayana Rao]]||
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Kudumbam (1954 film)|Kudumbam]]'' || Tamil || '' '' || Pendyala Nageswara Rao ||
|-
| 1954 || ''Menarikam'' || Telugu || '' '' || Pendyala Nageswara Rao ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1949 || rowspan=3|''[[Nirupedalu]]'' || rowspan=3|Telugu || ''Ammalaraa Vinnaraa'' || rowspan=3| T. V. Raju ||
|-
| ''Eethele Ee Brathukintele'' ||
|-
| ''Eethele Ee Nirupedala'' ||
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Jayasimha (1955 film)|Jayasimha]]'' || Telugu || ''Jeevitamintele'' || T. V. Raju ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Panduranga Mahatyam]]'' || Telugu || ''Oh Daari Kaanan'' || T. V. Raju ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1957 || rowspan=2|''[[Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || ''Mogamadaa Thaalaadha Modamadaa'' || rowspan=2|P. Adinarayana Rao || [[P. Leela]]
|-
| ''Kanee Nee Vaadaa Kaniye Nee'' || [[P. Susheela]]
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Sarangadhara (1957 film)|Sarangadhara]]'' || Telugu || ''Dhanalubdula Vruddula'' || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Sati Anasuya (1957 film)|Sati Anasuya]]'' || Telugu || ''Kadilindi Ganga Bhavani'' || Ghantasala || Ghantasala
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Suvarna Sundari]]'' || Telugu || ''Naa Chitti Papa'' || P. Adinarayana Rao || P. Susheela
|-
| rowspan=2|1957 || rowspan=2|''[[Vinayaka Chaviti]]'' || rowspan=2|Telugu || ''Raja Premajoopara'' || rowspan=2|Ghantasala || P. Leela
|-
| ''Yashoda Kishora'' ||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Karthavarayuni Katha]]'' || Telugu || ''Okka Kshnam'' || [[G. Ramanathan]] & G. Aswathama ||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Raja Nandini]]'' || Telugu || '' '' || T. V. Raju ||
|-
| rowspan=6|1960 || rowspan=6|''[[Seeta Rama Kalyanam (1960 film)|Seeta Rama Kalyanam]]'' || rowspan=6|Telugu || ''Sashtiryojana'' || rowspan=6|[[Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao]] ||
|-
| ''Padmaasane'' ||
|-
| ''Kowsalyaa Suprajaa '' ||
|-
| ''Sree Raaghavam '' ||
|-
| ''Hey Raama Raama'' ||
|-
| ''Mangalam'' ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1975 || rowspan=2|''[[Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham]]'' || rowspan=2|Telugu || ''Saranamu Neeve Srirama'' || rowspan=2|[[K. V. Mahadevan]] ||
|-
| ''Amaraadhe'' ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://msramaraomemorialtrust.org/bookcds.htm Official site]
* {{IMDb name|0530815}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:1992 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Tenali]]
[[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Male actors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]

M. S. Ramarao - Revision history

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