Ogirala Ramachandra Rao

Ogirala Ramachandra Rao () (1905–1957) was an Indian film actor, music director and multi instrumentalist, predominant in Telugu cinema.
Early Life and career.
Ogirala was born on 10 September 1905 at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Ogirala Janardhana Sharma and Subbamma. He started his career as an actor in Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1939), where he played the role of Lord Shiva. His debut as Music director was "Malli Pelli" in the same year produced by Y. V. Rao. He was also playback singer for Y.V.Rao and sang with Kanchanamala in the film.
He was also the music director for his next film "Vishwamohini" (1940). He has played key role for the success of Bejawada Rajaratnam as playback singer. He has assisted Chittor V. Nagaiah for "Swargaseema" (1945) and "Yogi Vemana" (1947) for Vijaya Pictures.
Personal life.
His son Ogirala Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy and daughter Machiraju Kalpakavalli are settled in Hyderabad, India. They used to sing in All India Radio Hyderabad and also in DD National Channel for Hyderabad in 1980's.