Kommuri Venugopala Rao
Kommuri Venugopala Rao was an Indian novelist from Andhra Pradesh. He wrote more than 30 novels. His two novels "Penkutillu" and "House Surgeon" are well known to the Telugu readers. He was influenced by Bengali writer Sarath Chandra. Personal life. He was born in Vijayawada in the year 1935. Writings. He wrote his first novel, "Penkutillu", at the age of 15 which was published in 1957. This novel is based on middle class life. "House Surgeon" is about a steadfast medico. Both of these books received several reprints.