His notable Tamil films include Amara Deepam (1956), Uthama Puthiran (1958), Nalla Theerpu (1959), and Padagotti (1964).
Tatineni Prakash Rao was born in Kapileswarapuram of Krishna district in present-day Andhra Pradesh.
[1] Later, Prakash Rao moved to Madras to join the film industry like many others who did not the like the turn of events in the Communist movement.
[1] He started his career as an assistant to L. V. Prasad[1] for films like Palnati Yuddham (1947), Mana Desam (1949), Shavukaru (1950), Samsaram (1950).
[2] Prakash Rao's grandson Tatineni Satya is also a film director who debuted with Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010).