An Indian actor, Kota Srinivasa Rao is predominantly noted for his work in the Telugu entertainment industry. He made his silver screen debut with Pranam Khareedu (1978). He has starred in around 650 feature films. He is well known for his diverse roles in movies like Repati Pourulu (1986),Govindha Govindha (1993), Malliswari (2004),Pournami (2006), Leader (2010),Rakta Charitra (2010) and Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Jadoogadu(2015), Subramanyam For Sale (2015), Naatu Kodi (2015), Sowcarpettai (2016) and Siva Ganga (2016). His 2017 releases include films such as Jadoogadu, Gunturodu, Aaradugula Bullet and Jawaan. He is also associated with the 2018 Tamil action-comedy-drama Kathadi directed by Kalyaan, starring Dhansika and Daniel Annie Pope in lead roles. His 2019 release includes ABCD: American Born Confused Desi, Suvarna Sundari, Rajdooth and Oorantha Anukuntunnaru.