Relangi Narasimha Rao (born 30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.

He won a Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for the film Sundari Subbarao (1984), which he directed too.

[4] Narasimha Rao directed the Telugu films Iddaru Pellala Muddula Police and Edurinti Mogudu Pakkinti Pellam, both from 1991.

He went on to direct five more Kannada movies - Hendthi Helidare Kelabeku, Geluvina Saradara, Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata, Raja and Enondre.

[5] He acted as the Asian Panorama Jury Member for the 15th International Children's Film Festival by CFSI in 2007.