Career
He has received the honorary Kalaprapoorna from Andhra University, for his contributions towards Telugu theater and cinema. He was Born in Kolavennu village, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. Before entering into theater, He studied Diploma in Veterinary Science.
He started his film career with the 1949 film Deeksha directed by K. South. Prakash Rao.
He has acted in nearly 350 feature films and was known for his association with North. T. Rama Rao in near 150 films and in almost all the B. Vittalacharya movies.
