Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao popularly known as S.V.R., was an Indian film actor, director and producer. Regarded as one of the finest method actors in the history of cinema and one of the greatest actors in Indian Cinema, Rao was popularly known as "Viswa Nata Chakravarthi". Throughout his film career, which spanned a total of thirty years, Rao garnered various National Honors, International Honors, State Nandi Awards, and the Filmfare Special Award. In 1951, Rao appeared in the fantasy film, Path
