Rao C.S.R. was born in 1924 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a director and actor, known for Lava Kusa (1963), Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu (1958) and Niluvu Dopidi (1968). He was married to Rajasulochana. He died on December 8, 2004 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.