Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor who works primarily in Telugu cinema.
His father died early leaving the family in a miserable condition.
Gopal rao took control of the family shifted to Madras.
He has become an editor under the eminent director Adurthi Subba Rao and 10 others.
K. Raghavendra Rao gave him the first chance to edit three songs in his film Adavi Ramudu in 1977.