Kota Srinivasa Rao is a senior Indian actor. He was born on June 10, 1947, in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is well known for his diverse roles in movies like Repati Pourulu (1986), Govindha Govindha (1993), Malliswari (2004), Pournami (2006), Leader (2010), Rakta Charitra (2010) and Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Jadoogadu(2015), Subramanyam For Sale (2015), Naatu Kodi (2015), Sowcarpettai (2016) and Siva Ganga (2016).
His 2017 releases include films such as Jadoogadu, Gunturodu, Aaradugula Bullet, and Jawaan. He is also associated with the 2018 Tamil action-comedy drama Kathadi directed by Kalyaan, starring Dhansika and Daniel Annie Pope in lead roles.
Srinivasa’s 2019 release includes ABCD: American Born Confused Desi, Suvarna Sundari, Rajdooth, and Oorantha Anukuntunnaru. Srinivasa is will part of the new upcoming movie Kabzaa (2023) which he plays a supporting role in the movie.
He made his debut with the Telugu film Pranam Khareedu in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor.
In 2012, he has garnered the SIIMA Award for his work in Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum.In 2015, he received India’s fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contribution to India.
Kota Srinivasa Rao is married to Rukmini and has three children (2 daughters and a son). He lost his son Kota Venkata Anjaneya Prasad on 20 June 2010 in a road accident in Hyderabad. Prasad acted in J. D. Chakravarthy’s flick Siddham and alongside his father in Gaayam 2 (2010).