Kommuri Venugopala Rao
Born1935[1]
Vijayawada[1]
Died30 October 2004(2004-10-30) (aged 68–69)[1]
Vijayawada[1]
Occupation(s)Writer, Novelist, Doctor

Kommuri Venugopala Rao was an Indian novelist from Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] He wrote more than 30 novels. His two novels Penkutillu and House Surgeon are well known to the Telugu readers.[4] He was influenced by Bengali writer Sarath Chandra.

Personal life

He was born in Vijayawada in the year 1935.[1]

Writings

He wrote his first novel, Penkutillu, at the age of 15 which was published in 1957.[4] This novel is based on middle class life. House Surgeon is about a steadfast medico. Both of these books received several reprints.

List of Novels

  • Penkutillu
  • House Surgeon
  • Ee Desamlo Oka Bhagam
  • Atma Jyoti
  • Gorintaku
  • Prema Nakshatram

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Special, Correspondent (2 November 2004). "Tearful adieu to Kommuri". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Rajan, P.K.; S, Prabhakar Rao (1989). The Growth of the novel in India, 1950-1980 (1. publ. in India. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 93–102. ISBN 8170172594. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Mohan, lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot (1 ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 3896. ISBN 9788126012213.
  4. 1 2 Veeraji. "Doing the write thing". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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