Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Directing

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Born 1931-09-21 · Udayagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (born 21 September 1931) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, composer, and actor. Regarded as one of the most versatile directors in India cinema, he is credited with revolutionizing South Indian cinema with experimental films, primarily in the comedy and drama genres. He has directed about sixty films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and English languages across multiple genres, and has garnered two National Film Awards, five Nandi Awards, three Karnataka State Film Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, Rao was honored with Life Achievement Award from the Film Federation of India.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Bhairava Dweepam poster
7.3

A boy is raised by a village chieftain after his mother loses him in the woods. As time passes and he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is under the spell of a witch and decides to save her

Bhairava Dweepam

1994

Bhairava Dweepam poster
7.3

A boy is raised by a village chieftain after his mother loses him in the woods. As time passes and he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is under the spell of a witch and decides to save her

Bhairava Dweepam

1994

Sing Geetham poster
8.0

In an isolated village, young Prathap seeks opportunity but enters a world of deception. Drawn into uncontrollable forces, he's caught between progress and preservation, testing his beliefs and purpose.

Sing Geetham

2026

Sing Geetham poster
8.0

In an isolated village, young Prathap seeks opportunity but enters a world of deception. Drawn into uncontrollable forces, he's caught between progress and preservation, testing his beliefs and purpose.

Sing Geetham

2026

Michael Madana Kama Rajan poster
7.2

A wicked man separates a set of quadruplets after their birth and one of them ends up with their biological father, while the other three find new homes. Things take a turn after they meet each other.

Michael Madana Kama Rajan

1990

No artwork available
NR

The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Puneeth Rajkumar played a double role in the movie and till 2020 remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

Eradu Nakshatragalu

1983

No artwork available
NR

The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Puneeth Rajkumar played a double role in the movie and till 2020 remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

Eradu Nakshatragalu

1983

Raja Paarvai poster
7.3

Ragu is a blind violinist who leads an independent life. When Nancy learns about him, she decides to cover his inspiring story. Soon, love blossoms between the two, egged on by her grandfather.

Raja Paarvai

1981

Naache Mayuri poster
NR

Mayuri comes from a family of dancers and has a passion for dance. She loses one of her legs in an accident, but yet she does not give up dancing and tries to find a new leg to continue her dancing.

Naache Mayuri

1986

Little John poster
5.8

When a visiting researcher tries desperately to escape, after mistakenly captured by police for an alleged theft in a temple, bizarre things start happening.

Little John

2001

Little John poster
5.8

When a visiting researcher tries desperately to escape, after mistakenly captured by police for an alleged theft in a temple, bizarre things start happening.

Little John

2001

Magalir Mattum poster
7.1

In a male-dominated world, three women from different walks of life unite against their predatory manager, challenging his atrocities and pushing back with a bold feminist agenda.

Magalir Mattum

1994

Kadhala Kadhala poster
6.9

Two friends, both with the name of Lingam, create a comedy of errors and consequent chaos with their girlfriends and their families.

Kadhala Kadhala

1998

Welcome obama poster
7.0

Yashoda agrees to be a surrogate mother to Lucy, an American lady. Unfortunately, during her pregnancy, Yashoda meets with an accident which jeopardises the child's life.

Welcome obama

2013

Welcome obama poster
7.0

Yashoda agrees to be a surrogate mother to Lucy, an American lady. Unfortunately, during her pregnancy, Yashoda meets with an accident which jeopardises the child's life.

Welcome obama

2013

Chinna Vathiyar poster
8.0

A scientist gets into trouble when he develops a formula that enables the soul to move out of a body and enter the person or animal present in close proximity.

Chinna Vathiyar

1995

Chinna Vathiyar poster
8.0

A scientist gets into trouble when he develops a formula that enables the soul to move out of a body and enter the person or animal present in close proximity.

Chinna Vathiyar

1995

No artwork available
7.0

Parvathi is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan. With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she is blessed with a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be contented with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home.

Dikkatra Parvathi

1974

No artwork available
7.0

Parvathi is a happy girl just married to a very loving husband, Karuppan. With kind parents-in-law and a doting husband, her life is blissful. Soon, she is blessed with a child. Karuppan wants to increase his earnings and decides to buy a cart, though Parvathi is unwilling, asserting it is happier to be contented with what they have. However Karuppan takes a loan from a money lender and buys a cart. Initially, everything looks rosy. But Karuppan happens to cross the toddy shops on his way home.

Dikkatra Parvathi

1974

Chiranjeevi Sudhakar poster
8.0

When Sandhya, a sane woman, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by a criminal with maleficent intentions towards her family, Sudhakar assumes another identity to rescue her.

Chiranjeevi Sudhakar

1988

Chiranjeevi Sudhakar poster
8.0

When Sandhya, a sane woman, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital by a criminal with maleficent intentions towards her family, Sudhakar assumes another identity to rescue her.

Chiranjeevi Sudhakar

1988

Mumbai Xpress poster
5.9

A young man's journey in Mumbai as a kidnapper.

Mumbai Xpress

2005

Mayuri poster
7.0

Mayuri, a talented classical Bharatanatyam dancer, meets with a car accident and loses her right leg. Though she goes through immense pain, she does not give up hope and continues to dance.

Mayuri

1985

Mayuri poster
7.0

Mayuri, a talented classical Bharatanatyam dancer, meets with a car accident and loses her right leg. Though she goes through immense pain, she does not give up hope and continues to dance.

Mayuri

1985