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Kommineni Seshagiri Rao | |
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| Born | 1939 |
| Died | (2008-12-05)5 December 2008 |
| Occupation(s) | Character artist, Director and Writer |
Kommineni Seshagiri Rao was a Telugu film director. He was the brother of the music directorChakravarthy. He was born in Ponnekallu village, nearTadikonda inGuntur district,Andhra Pradesh,India.
Kommineni Seshagiri Rao was an ardent fan of cinema from an early age. He started as an actor in Telugu cinema playing villains. During the period, his dialogue delivery in an aptly modulated reverberating voice bought him wide recognition. He portrayed a hero in the picture "Goppavari Gotralu". Subsequently, he acted in about 50 films, includingSri Krishna Pandaviyam,Thatha Manavadu (1972), andSamsaram Sagaram.
He served as a director for the filmDevathalara Deevinchandi (1977), the maiden production by artistGiri Babu, and also for Babu's second picture,Simha Gharjana. The filmTayaramma Bangarayya (1979), produced byEdida Nageswara Rao on the Poornodaya banner, was a hit. Later it was remade in the Tamil language with Sivaji Ganesan as Satyamsundaram. He also directedKoteeswarudu, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao;Cheyyethi Jai Kottu, starring Krishnam Raju;Lakshmipooja; andMantradandam. Over a period of thirty years, Kommineni Seshagiri Rao directed around 30 films during his career.
He died on 5 December 2008 atChennai due to multiple organ failure disease. He was survived by a wife, four sons and one daughter.
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