Madala Rangarao (25 May 1948 – 27 May 2018) was an Indian actor and producer primarily active in Telugu cinema.
He is popularly known as Red Star by people and associated with Communist Party of India and Prajanatya Mandali.
Ranga Rao started his career with satirical Telugu film Chairman Chalamayya (1974).
His much acclaimed film was Erra Mallelu (1981) which also introduced his son Madala Ravi as a Child Artist, Mahaprasthanam (1982), Praja Shakthi (1983), Veera Bhadrudu (1984),[2] Swarajyam, Maro Kurukshetram and Erra Suryudu.
Ranga Rao died in the early morning on Sunday 27 May 2018 in STAR Hospital Hyderabad, Telangana.