P.V. Rao
P.V. Rao is a director in Tamil and Malayalam cinema, credited on Nirmala (1948).
P.V. Rao, also known as V.V. Rao was an Indian film director and actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He directed the first movie which based on a historical literature written by C. V. Raman Pillai and the movie was Marthanda Varma. Marthanda Varma is also the second silent black and white movie in Malayalam and its script was also written by P.V. Rao.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Nirmala | Director | Malayalam |
| 1933 | Marthanda Varma | Director | Malayalam |
| 1933 | Prahlada | Director | Tamil |
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