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| birth_date = 23 September 1902<br />
| birth_place = [[Bapatla]], India<br />
| death_date = 21 February 1971<br />
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| othername = Sthanam<br />
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| known_for = ''[[Satyabhama]]''<br />
| awards =[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1961)<br>[[Padma Shri]] (1956)<br />
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'''Sthanam Narasimha Rao''', popularly known as '''Sthanam''' (23 September 1902 – 21 February 1971), was an Indian actor known for his works in [[Telugu theatre]] and [[Telugu cinema]]. He was known for playing female characters and was a recipient of a [[Padma Sri]] Award.<br />
His depiction of the [[Sringara]] rasa as Satyabhama in ''Srikrishna tulabharam'' kept audiences spellbound. Equally enchanting performances in ''Roshanara'', Deva Devi in ''Vipranarayana'' and the eponymous ''Chintamani'' made his place in Telugu theater permanent. His most memorable acting, however, was as Madhuravani in [[Gurajada Appa Rao]]'s comedy ''[[Kanyasulkam]]''.<br />
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Sthanam had over 1,500 performances to his credit. His productions of classics on [[All India Radio]] include ''Kanyasulkam'' and ''Ganapati''. He acted in Telugu films such as (''[[Radhakrishna]]'' in 1939 and ''[[Satyabhama]]'' in 1941) and authored a book about his vast acting experience entitled, ''Natasthanam''. He wrote the song 'Meerajalagalada' in the movie 'Sri Krishna Tulabharam'.<br />
He was felicitated in [[Rangoon]] and gifted golden crown in 1938. His ''[[Shashthipurti]]'' was grandly celebrated in 1962 at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in 1902 at [[Bapatla]] of [[Bapatla district]] to Hanumantha Rao and Ademma. He entered the theatre in 1920 and, rigorously trained by Veeraraghava Swamy, played for the [[Rama Vilasa Sabha]] of nearby Tenali. For nearly four decades (1924–60).<br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in 1971.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* He was recipient of [[Padma Shri]] from Government of India in 1956. <br />
* He received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Acting in 1961.<br />
* He received Gajarohanam in Chennai<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.<br />
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0829951}}<br />
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}<br />
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