Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao (1914–1996) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and cinematographer known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films.
[1][2][3] In 1977 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for Ganda Hendthi.
[4] In 1995, Rao received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema.
[1][3][5] He is the father of noted Telugu director K. Raghavendra Rao and is the uncle of another noted director K. Bapayya.