Oru Viral Krishna Rao was an Indian actor and comedian who appeared in Tamil-language films. A recipient of the state government's
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...
award, Rao got the nickname ''
Oru Viral
''Oru Viral'' () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language mystery film written and directed by C. M. V. Raman. The film stars Krishna Rao and Thengai Srinivasan in their acting debut, along with K. Kannan, Prem Anand, Pandarinath, Malaysia Radhika, V. R. ...
'' (one finger) for his first Tamil film in 1965.
He acted in nearly 600 Tamil and Telugu films in a career spanning four decades.
Partial filmography
Television
* Vannakolangal (Episode: S S Mama)
(1986)
Death
Krishna Rao died in a private hospital on Friday, August 16, 2002, a month after suffering a blood clot in his brain.
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Tamil comedians
Date of birth missing
2002 deaths
1929 births
Place of birth missing
20th-century comedians
Male actors in Tamil cinema