Director on record

K Raghavendra Rao

DirectorTollywood9 credits

19Star power

289th of 334 in Tollywood

2 films led, $10M in reported gross.

Gross led: 30
Consistency: 51
Body of work: 0
Momentum: 2
Audience rating: 4

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Nationality: India
Industry: Tollywood

In their own file

K. Raghavendra Rao (born Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films. He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two CineMAA Awards. In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films.

Across the credits we hold

The record

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4 of 9 credits have a verdict, together taking $292M. The biggest was Baahubali 2: The Conclusion at $278M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.