Om Prakash Rao is an Indian

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, film producer and actor who primarily works in

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industry. He has, till date, directed about 47 films in

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language.

Career

Om Prakash Rao's successful films such as

Lockup Death ''Lockup Death'' is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and written by Om Prakash Rao starring Devaraj, Nirosha and Saikumar. The film was produced by Ramu for his Ramu Enterprises production banner. It was the first Kannada f ...

(1996),

Simhada Mari ''Simhada Mari'' () is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Ramu. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Simran and Krishnam Raju. The film's score and soundtrack was scored by Hamsalekha and th ...

(1997),

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(1999), Huchha and

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(2004) have been huge blockbusters in Kannada cinema.

Controversies

Omprakash Rao was beaten up in Srirangapattina. The filmmaker, who was revealed as a director who took advantages of all actresses sexually, was said to have been physically abused for all his wrongdoings. The director couldn't even complete the shooting of his ongoing film. The film was said to have been stalled by angry people. Om Prakash Rao was said to have asked for sexual favours by actresses by offering them some top projects Omprakash Rao and Guru Deshpande, and producers Diwakar Babu and Rajashekar, were caught on camera luring young girls with the promise of roles in films

Personal life

His former wife

Rekha Das Rekha Das is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Rekha Das as an actress include '' Shwethaagni'' (1991), '' Shanti Kranti'' (1991), and '' Hoovu Hannu'' (1993). Personal life She was married to Kanna ...

and daughter

Shravya Rao Shravya Rao is an Indian actress who works in Kannada and Telugu-language films. Personal life and career She is the daughter of director Om Prakash Rao and actress Rekha Das. She decided against appearing in one her father's directorial and ...

are actresses.

Filmography

As director

As actor

References

External sources

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