Indian actor
Kasturi Siva Rao (6 March 1913 - 24 February 1966) was an Indian actor, comedian, playback singer, producer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He was one of the first star comedians of Telugu cinema.
Career.
Kasturi Siva Rao started his career in the film industry as a movie narrator for the silent films produced at that time. Besides providing commentary, he was also a projector operator and had a unique humor to his fame. Theaters would advertise films as having "commentary by Siva Rao". He became an actor with the film "Vara Vikrayam" in 1939 and shot into the limelight with "Chudamani" in 1941. B N Reddy's "Swarga Seema" in 1945 and "Balaraju" in 1948 catapulted him to stardom.
He became a lead actor with the film "Gunasundari Katha" in 1949, in which he played the role of a cursed prince. The film became a huge hit and his mannerisms and dialogue were so popular that people started conversing in the same tone. He owned a Buick, which was a rare possession, and whenever people saw the car on roads they used to swarm the car and run along with it. Kasturi Siva Rao later on became a producer and director with the film "Paramanandayya Sishyulu" in the year 1950.
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