Kommuri Venugopala Rao Explained

Kommuri Venugopala Rao
Birth Place:	Vijayawada
Birth Date:	1935
Death Place:	Vijayawada
Occupation:	Writer, Novelist, Doctor

Kommuri Venugopala Rao was an Indian novelist from Andhra Pradesh.^{[1] [2]} He wrote more than 30 novels. His two novels Penkutillu and House Surgeon are well known to the Telugu readers.^[3] He was influenced by Bengali writer Sarath Chandra.

Personal life

He was born in Vijayawada in the year 1935.^[4]

Writings

He wrote his first novel, Penkutillu, at the age of 15 which was published in 1957.^[3] 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Rajan. P.K.. S. Prabhakar Rao. The Growth of the novel in India, 1950-1980. 1989. Abhinav Publications. New Delhi. 8170172594. 93–102. 1. publ. in India.. 19 December 2016.
2. Book: Mohan. lal. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. 1992. Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi. 9788126012213. 3896. 1.
3. News: Veeraji. Doing the write thing. The Hindu. 29 September 2006 . 19 December 2016.
4. Web site: Special. Correspondent. Tearful adieu to Kommuri. The Hindu. 2004-11-02. 19 December 2016.