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Kota Srinivasa Rao Biography, Age, Death, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : July 13, 2025

Short Biography

Kota Srinivasa Rao was born on 10-07-1942 in Kankipadu, Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an Indian Film Actor, Theatre Actor, Dubbing Artist, Politician & Playback Singer who was known for his work in Telugu cinema as well as Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada & Urdu movies.

Kota Srinivasa Rao Complete Bio & Career

Kota Srinivasa Rao was employed at State Bank prior to joining the film industry. Since childhood, he was intersected in acting and participated in various plays during his childhood years. He made his cinematic debut with Kranthi Kumar’s Telugu film Pranam Khareedu in 1978. After which, he was seen in various diverse roles in all South Indian language films. He has also acted in some Hindi films as well. To date, he has acted in 650 films including regional and Hindi films.
 
After garnering acclaim in the south Indian film industry, he tried his hands in Bollywood films. Though he had mostly been cast to play only the brief roles but his roles are very effective. His performance as Silver Mani in Sarkar and Swami in Luck were among his most noted Bollywood roles.
 
He like many other superstars from South made his foray into politics by formally joining the political front BJP in the mid-1990s. He was given the MLA ticket from East Vijayawada constituency in the 1999 Andhra Pradesh state elections. He was elected as an MLA and served his five years term as an MLA from 1999-2004. He though never contested thereafter.

Kota Srinivasa Rao Popular Videos

Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Shri Civilian Award 2015 Arts

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Kota Srinivasa Rao died at the age of 83 on 13-07-2025, just after two days of his 83rd birthday. She died at his residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

DEATHDAY 13 July,2025 (Sunday)
DEATH PLACE Hyderabad, Telangana
DEATH COUNTRY India

Kota Srinivasa Rao Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father Kota Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu (Physician)
Mother Name Not Known
Brother Kota Shankar Rao (Actor)
Sister None
Wife Rukmani Rao
Son Kota Venkata Anjaneya Prasad (Died in 2010)
Daughters Pallavi Srinivasa Rao, Pavani Srinivasa Rao 
He was born to a physician father Kota Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu and his wife. He had a brother named Kota Shankar Rao (actor). He was married to Rukmani Rao and together the couple was blessed with a son named Kota Venkata Anjaneya Prasad and two daughters named Pallavi Srinivasa Rao and Pavani Srinivasa Rao. Their son died in 2010 in a road accident.
 

 

Life's Important Dates Of Kota Srinivasa Rao

Body Measurements

Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour White

Personal Info

Home Town Kankipadu, Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British India
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
School N/A
College N/A
Qualification Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Hobbies Reading Novels, Lisitening to Music
Marital Status Married
Debut Telugu Film - Pranam Khareedu (1978)
Bollywood Film - Pratighaat (1987)
Kannada Film - Lady Commissioner (1997)
Tamil Film - Saamy (2003)
Hyderabadi Film - Hyderabad Nawabs (2006)
Malayalam Film - The Train (2011)
Singing - Ori Naayano for Telugu film Sisindri (1995)
Dubbing Artist - Gentleman (1993)
Best Movies Sathruvu (1990)
Gaayam (1993)
Hello Brother (1994)
Malliswari (2004)
S/O Satyamurthy (2015)
- among others
Salary N/A
Net Worth US $10 Million (approx)
Official Website N/A

Favourites

Favorite Color White
Favorite Dress Dhoti Kurta

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Kota Srinivasa Rao

  • He was born and grew up in a Hindu Brahmin family in Vijayawada.
  • He held a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree.
  • His father Kota Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu was a famous physician.
  • His brother Kota Shankar Rao is also an actor.
  • His son Venkata Anjaneya Prasad died in a road accident on 20-06-2010.
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015 for his contribution to the field of Arts.
  • He acted in over 150 movies.
  • He acted in several languages including Telugu, Bollywood, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
  • He was also a playback singer & dubbing artist.

Kota Srinivasa Rao Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Kota Srinivasa Rao was 83 years 0 month & 3 days old age.