Kallakuri Narayana Rao (28 April 1871 – 27 June 1927) was social reformer, play writer, cinematographer and Indian nationalist.
[3] Some of his plays were Varavikrayam,[4][5] Chintamani,[6][7] Madhuseva, Chitrabhyudayam and Padmavyuham(1919).
[10] His play "Padmavyuham" (Army configuration of the Lotus) used historical and mythological frameworks as allegories for contemporary conditions under British domination.
[11] His novel "Varavikrayam" is about the dowry system prevalent in British India.
He penned these myth-dramas based on the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata, Siva Puranam and other epics.