Veteran character actor Narasimha Rao has essayed supporting roles in several Telugu movies in a career spanning around three decades. Among his notable film credits are Samudram (1999), the Chiranjeevi starrer Tagore (2003), Godavari (2006) and Homam (2008).

Significant projects in more recent times include Awe (2018), the action thriller 118 (2019), the comedy-drama That is Mahalakshmi (2019) and Pressure Cooker (2020).