Biography
Mudabidri Venkat Rao Vasudeva Rao (c. 1920 – 22 March 2002) was an Indian actor. He entered the film world as a child actor in 1928. He won the Best Actor Award at the 23rd National Film Awards for his role of Choma in the Chomana Dudi (1975), a film based on Shivarama Karanth's novel of the same name.
He played a prominent role in Shyam Benegal's Telugu film Kondura. In Mrinal Sen's Oka Oori Katha and Mani Rathnam's Nayakan, Bombay. He acted in over 200 films in his career; however, post Chomana Dudi, he only played minor roles.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Vasham
Character:
MOVIE • 2017
Bombay
Character: Vasudeva Rao
MOVIE • 1995
The Tiger Dancer
Character: Sibal
MOVIE • 1989
Nayakan
Character: Hussain Bhai
MOVIE • 1987
Huli Hejje
Character:
MOVIE • 1984
Pallavi Anu Pallavi
Character:
MOVIE • 1983
Nalladhoru Kudumbam
Character:
MOVIE • 1979
Aparichitha
Character: Ranggajja
MOVIE • 1978
Huli Banthu Huli
Character:
MOVIE • 1978
The Outsider
Character: Venkaiah
MOVIE • 1977
Chomana Dudi
Character: Choma
MOVIE • 1975
Avan Thaan Manidhan
Character:
MOVIE • 1974