caption death_date death_place birth_place other_names birth_date known_for spouse signature image article_title name occupation death_cause
sv ranga rao 's bust in vijayawada 18 july 1974 -lrb- aged 56 -rrb- chennai , tamil nadu , india nuzvidu , andhra pradesh , india svr , viswanata chakravarthi 3 july 1918 indian telugu cinema leelavathi , -lsb- m. december 27 , 1947 -rsb- file : svr signature.jpg bust of sv ranga rao at vijayawada.jpg s. v. ranga rao
 samarla venkata ranga rao film actor , producer , direcor cardiac arrest
s. v. ranga rao

samarla venkata ranga rao -lrb- 3 july 1918 -- 18 july 1974 -rrb- popularly known as s.v.r. was an indian film actor , director and producer known for his works in telugu and tamil cinema .
widely recognized as one of the finest indian method actors , rao was popularly known as `` viswa nata chakravarthi . ''
he was known for his natural acting and for portraying versatile roles of hindu mythological characters like ravana , ghatotkacha , duryodhana , kamsa and kichaka from indian mythology .
in 1963 , he garnered the best actor award for his portrayal of kichaka in nartanasala at the afro-asian film festival held in jakarta .
he has garnered the erstwhile rashtrapati award , five times for acting in telugu and tamil cinema .
