Kasinadhuni Nageswararao, better known as Nageswara Rao Pantulu, (1 May 1867 – 11 April 1938) was an Indian journalist, nationalist, politician, businessman, and a staunch supporter of Khaddar movement.

While studying in Chennai, Nageswararao married the daughter of a wealth Telugu Brahmin merchant.

He showed little interest in politics in his early life but he began to identify with Gandhism as his upbringing had convinced him that Hinduism needed social and religious reform.

He recognized the need for a Telugu language journal to campaign effectively for the freedom struggle and founded a weekly, Andhra Patrika, in 1909 in Bombay.

Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao, a prolific scholar and writer, conceived Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam in 1912 as an encyclopedia intended to provide comprehensive knowledge across various subjects to the Telugu-speaking community.

Later, Kasinathuni Nageswara Rao revived the work and published revised and enlarged editions of the first three volumes.

[10] Nageswara Rao was president of the Andhra State Congress Committee for four terms between 1924 and 1934.

The Kasinadhuni family Residence was a beautiful and famous building[11] situated at 103, Luz Church Road, Madras.

The stately garden house was originally built by Justice PR Sundar Iyer.

[12] Nageswararao Kasinadhuni died on 11 April 1938, after which his son-in law and nephew S. Sambhu Prasad (Sivalenka SambhuPrasad) took over the reins of Andhra Patrika group of publications and Amrutanjan company.