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	\|name = T. K. Rama Rao		\|name = T. K. Rama Rao
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	\|birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|10\|7}}		\|birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1929\|10\|7}}
	\|birth_place = [[Hosadurga]], [[India]]		\|birth_place = [[Hosadurga]], [[India]]
	\|death_date = {{Death date\|df=yes\|1988\|11\|10}}		\|death_date = {{Death date\|df=yes\|1988\|11\|10}} (aged 59)
	\|death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]		\|death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
	~~\|nationality = [[India]]n~~
	\|alma_mater = [[National College, Bangalore]]		\|alma_mater = [[National College, Bangalore]]
	\|known_for = Detective novels in Kannada and also popular as "Suspense Ramrao"		\|known_for = Detective novels in Kannada and also popular as "Suspense Ramrao"
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	'''T. K. Rama Rao''' (7 October 1929 – 10 November 1988) was an Indian novelist of [[~~Kannada language\|~~Kannada literature]]. He became popular in the early 1970s when his book ''[[Bangaaradha Manushya]]'' was made into a hit movie in the Kannada film industry. It inspired many youths to leave the city and return to their villages to look after their ancestral land.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} He won the [[Karnataka Sahitya Academy]]. award. Many of his works are detective novels, which sold millions of copies.		'''T. K. Rama Rao''' (7 October 1929 – 10 November 1988) was an Indian novelist of [[Kannada literature]]. He became popular in the early 1970s when his book ''[[Bangaaradha Manushya]]'' was made into a hit movie in the Kannada film industry. It inspired many youths to leave the city and return to their villages to look after their ancestral land.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} He won the [[Karnataka Sahitya Academy]]. award. Many of his works are detective novels, which sold millions of copies.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Rao was born in a [[Madhwa ~~Brahmins\|Madhwa family~~]] in [[Chitradurga district\|Hosadurga]], [[Karnataka]]. He was the second child of T. Krishnamurthy and Nagamma. His father was a railway stationmaster, who died of a heart attack when TK Ramarao was 18 years old.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} Rao left his education to take care of his mother and six brothers and sisters. He started his own tutorials in [[Channapatna]], Karnataka, and ran a pharmacy to take care of his family while continuing to write.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} Several of his novels were adapted to movies and television.		Rao was born in a [[Madhwa Brahmin]] family in [[Chitradurga district\|Hosadurga]], [[Karnataka]]. He was the second child of T. Krishnamurthy and Nagamma. His father was a railway stationmaster, who died of a heart attack when TK Ramarao was 18 years old.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} Rao left his education to take care of his mother and six brothers and sisters. He started his own tutorials in [[Channapatna]], Karnataka, and ran a pharmacy to take care of his family while continuing to write.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} Several of his novels were adapted to movies and television.

	He has several novels ~~to his credit~~, including ''Bangarada Manushya'', ''Maralu Sarapani'', ''Varna Chakra'', ''Payanada Kone'', ''Paschinmada Betta'', ''Kahale Bande'', ''Manninadoni'', Jagadevaraya, Kovi Kuncha, ''Trikonada Mane'', ''Golada Melondu Suttu'', and ''Kempu Mannu''. He started with social novels but most of his novels are detective novels. He was the first novelist in Karnataka to write thrillers. His social novels had shades of suspense/ thriller ~~& vice versa~~.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} He has won several awards from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy and Madras Sahitya Academy. Rao had a heart attack when he was returning from an award ceremony. He died at the age of 59 and was survived by his wife Shakuntala.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}}.		He has written several novels, including ''Bangarada Manushya'', ''Maralu Sarapani'', ''Varna Chakra'', ''Payanada Kone'', ''Paschinmada Betta'', ''Kahale Bande'', ''Manninadoni'', Jagadevaraya, Kovi Kuncha, ''Trikonada Mane'', ''Golada Melondu Suttu'', and ''Kempu Mannu''. He started with social novels but most of his novels are detective novels. He was the first novelist in Karnataka to write thrillers. His social novels had shades of suspense or thriller.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}} He has won several awards from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy and Madras Sahitya Academy. Rao had a heart attack when he was returning from an award ceremony. He died at the age of 59 and was survived by his wife Shakuntala.{{Citation needed\|date= October 2012}}.

	~~His 9~~ novels have been made into 9 Kannada movies. Out of ~~this~~, 8 movies have ~~even~~ retained the titles of novels as they were also the official adaptations namely [[Bangaarada Manushya]], [[Maralu Sarapani]] , [[Mannina Doni]] , [[Mooru Janma]] , [[Sedina Hakki]] , [[Seelu Nakshatra]], [[Himapatha]] and [[Varna Chakra]]. Another ~~Kannada movie [[~~Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa]] was ~~unofficially based on his story~~ [[~~Haavillada Hutta~~]].		Nine of his novels have been made into a total of ten Kannada movies. Out of these, eight movies have retained the titles of novels as they were also the official adaptations, namely ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'', ''Maralu Sarapani'', ''[[Mannina Doni]]'', ''[[Mooru Janma]]'', ''[[Sedina Hakki]]'', ''Seelu Nakshatra'', ''[[Himapatha]]'' and ''Varna Chakra''. Another story ''Haavillada Hutta'' was unofficially adapted as ''Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa'' and was also the source of inspiration for the 2024 movie ''[[Shakhahaari]]''.

	==Works==		==Works==
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	#Apsara		#Apsara


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	===Short ~~Stories~~===		===Short stories===
	{{div col\|colwidth=30em}}		{{div col\|colwidth=30em}}
	#Ubbaravilita/ಉಬ್ಬರವಿಳಿತ		#Ubbaravilita/ಉಬ್ಬರವಿಳಿತ
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	#Shilpadrushyagalu/ಶಿಲ್ಪದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು		#Shilpadrushyagalu/ಶಿಲ್ಪದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು
			#UruGolu/ಊರುಗೋಲು
	{{div col end}}		{{div col end}}

	===Travelogue===		===Travelogue===
	#Golada Melondu Suttu/ಗೇೂಳದ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಸುತ್ತು		#Golada Melondu Suttu/ಗೇೂಳದ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಸುತ್ತು

			==Novels adapted as films==
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Novels !! Films
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			\|''Bangarada Manushya'' \|\|''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/raj-festival-a-mirror-of-the-grooms-novel-films\|title = ರಾಜ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ}}</ref>
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			\|''Mannina Doni'' \|\|''[[Mannina Doni]]''
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			\|''Mooru Janma''\|\|''[[Mooru Janma]]''
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			\|''Sedina Hakki''\|\|''[[Sedina Hakki]]''
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			\|''Himapatha''\|\|''[[Himapatha]]''
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			\|''Seelu Nakshatra''\|\|''Seelu Nakshatra''
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			\|''Varnachakra''\|\|''Varnachakra''
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			\|''Maralu Sarapani''\|\| ''Maralu Sarapani''
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			\|''Haavillada Hutta''\|\|''Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa'' and ''[[Shakhahaari]]'' (both uncredited)
			\|}

	==References==		==References==

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	#Raani Jenu/ರಾಣಿ ಜೇನು		#Raani Jenu/ರಾಣಿ ಜೇನು
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	#Paschima Mukhi/ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಮುಖಿ		#Paschima Mukhi/ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಮುಖಿ
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2007}}
{{Infobox person
|name = T. K. Rama Rao
|image = TKR.jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|10|7}}
|birth_place = [[Hosadurga]], [[India]]
|death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|1988|11|10}}
|death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
|nationality = [[India]]n
|alma_mater = [[National College, Bangalore]]
|known_for = Detective novels in Kannada and also popular as "Suspense Ramrao"
|footnotes =
|awards =
}}

'''T. K. Rama Rao''' (7 October 1929 – 10 November 1988) was an Indian novelist of [[Kannada language|Kannada literature]]. He became popular in the early 1970s when his book ''[[Bangaaradha Manushya]]'' was made into a hit movie in the Kannada film industry. It inspired many youths to leave the city and return to their villages to look after their ancestral land.{{Citation needed|date= October 2012}} He won the [[Karnataka Sahitya Academy]]. award. Many of his works are detective novels, which sold millions of copies.

==Biography==
Rao was born in a [[Madhwa Brahmins|Madhwa family]] in [[Chitradurga district|Hosadurga]], [[Karnataka]]. He was the second child of T. Krishnamurthy and Nagamma. His father was a railway stationmaster, who died of a heart attack when TK Ramarao was 18 years old.{{Citation needed|date= October 2012}} Rao left his education to take care of his mother and six brothers and sisters. He started his own tutorials in [[Channapatna]], Karnataka, and ran a pharmacy to take care of his family while continuing to write.{{Citation needed|date= October 2012}} Several of his novels were adapted to movies and television.

He has several novels to his credit, including ''Bangarada Manushya'', ''Maralu Sarapani'', ''Varna Chakra'', ''Payanada Kone'', ''Paschinmada Betta'', ''Kahale Bande'', ''Manninadoni'', Jagadevaraya, Kovi Kuncha, ''Trikonada Mane'', ''Golada Melondu Suttu'', and ''Kempu Mannu''. He started with social novels but most of his novels are detective novels. He was the first novelist in Karnataka to write thrillers. His social novels had shades of suspense/ thriller & vice versa.{{Citation needed|date= October 2012}} He has won several awards from the Karnataka Sahitya Academy and Madras Sahitya Academy. Rao had a heart attack when he was returning from an award ceremony. He died at the age of 59 and was survived by his wife Shakuntala.{{Citation needed|date= October 2012}}.

His 9 novels have been made into 9 Kannada movies. Out of this, 8 movies have even retained the titles of novels as they were also the official adaptations namely [[Bangaarada Manushya]], [[Maralu Sarapani]] , [[Mannina Doni]] , [[Mooru Janma]] , [[Sedina Hakki]] , [[Seelu Nakshatra]], [[Himapatha]] and [[Varna Chakra]]. Another Kannada movie [[Appa Nanjappa Maga Gunjappa]] was unofficially based on his story [[Haavillada Hutta]].

==Works==
===Novels===

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
#Doora Gagana/ದೂರ ಗಗನ
#Pachche Torana/ಪಚ್ಚೆ ತೇೂರಣ
#Jagadevaraya/ಜಗದೇವರಾಯ
#Bangarada Manushya/ಬಂಗಾರದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ
#Maralu Sarapani/ಮರಳು ಸರಪಣಿ
#Paschimada Betta/ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದ ಬೆಟ್ಟ
#Mooru Janma/ಮೂರು ಜನ್ಮ
#Chukkeya Parivala/ಚುಕ್ಕೆಯ ಪಾರಿವಾಳ
#Kempu Mannu/ಕೆಂಪು ಮಣ್ಣು
#Payanada Kone/ಪಯಣದ ಕೊನೆ
#Ashadha Ratrigalu/ಆಷಾಢ ರಾತ್ರಿಗಳು
#Varna Chakra/ವರ್ಣ ಚಕ್ರ
#Mannina Doni/ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ದೇೂಣಿ
#Kahale Bande/ಕಹಳೆ ಬಂಡೆ
#Sarpa Dande/ಸರ್ಪ ದಂಡೆ
#Sedina hakki/ಸೇಡಿನ ಹಕ್ಕಿ
#Padmaraga/ಪದ್ಮರಾಗ
#Kanive Seridavalu/ಕಣಿವೆ ಸೇರಿದವಳು
#Kanasugara/ಕನಸುಗಾರ
#Nakshatra Meenu/ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಮೀನು
#Himapata/ಹಿಮಪಾತ
#Seelu nakshtra/ಸೀಳು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ
#Aarida landra/ಆರಿದ ಲಾಂದ್ರ
#Taale Hoo/ತಾಳೆ ಹೂ
#Bedaru Bombe/ಬೆದರು ಬೊಂಬೆ
#Alemari/ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ
#Aakashadeepa/ಆಕಾಶದೀಪ
#Nadiya tiruvu/ನದಿಯ ತಿರುವು
#Kovi Kuncha/ಕೇೂವಿ ಕುಂಚ
#Mooraneya Kilikai/ಮೂರನೆಯ ಕೀಲಿ ಕೈ
#Trikonada Mane/ತ್ರಿಕೇೂನದ ಮನೆ
#Dibbada Bangale/ದಿಬ್ಬದ ಬಂಗಲೆ
#Raani Jenu/ರಾಣಿ ಜೇನು
#Gulam Hennu/ಗುಲಾಮ ಹೆಣ್ಣು
#Vajrada Kombu/ವಜ್ರದ ಕೊಂಬು
#Neralu/ನೆರಳು
#Langaru/ಲಂಗರು
#Kappu Nayi/ಕಪ್ಪು ನಾಯಿ
#Toru Beralu/ತೇೂರು ಬೆರಳು
#Donku Mara/ಡೊಂಕು ಮರ
#Doorada Kare/ದೂರದ ಕರೆ
#Shakuna Pakshi/ಶಕುನ ಪಕ್ಷಿ
#Rahasya Patra/ರಹಸ್ಯ ಪತ್ರ
#Chitravati/ಚಿತ್ರಾವತಿ
#Bannada Hulu/ಬಣ್ಣದ ಹುಳು
#Madhura Milana/ಮಧುರ ಮಿಲನ
#Aasareya Bombe/ಆಸರೆಯ ಬೊಂಬೆ
#Seemarekhe/ಸೀಮಾರೇಖೆ
#Nigoodharu/ನಿಗೂಢರು
#Jodi Chaye/ಜೇೂಡಿ ಛಾಯೆ
#Havillada Hutta/ಹಾವಿಲ್ಲದ ಹುತ್ತ
#Paschima Mukhi/ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಮುಖಿ

{{div col end}}

===Short Stories===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
#Ubbaravilita/ಉಬ್ಬರವಿಳಿತ
#Hedi/ಹೇಡಿ
#Nalku Rekhegalu/ನಾಲ್ಕು ರೇಖೆಗಳು
#Ettarada Maneyavanu/ಎತ್ತರದ ಮನೆಯವನು
#Madhuchandra/ಮಧುಚಂದ್ರ
#Benkigoodu/ಬೆಂಕಿಗೂಡು
#Kallu Hasige/ಕಲ್ಲು ಹಾಸಿಗೆ
#Koneya Sakshi/ಕೊನೆಯ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ
#Kolliya Hana/ಕೊಲ್ಲಿಯ ಹಣ
#Aparathriya Aatmiya/ಅಪರಾತ್ರಿಯ ಆತ್ಮೀಯ
#Shilpadrushyagalu/ಶಿಲ್ಪದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು
{{div col end}}

===Travelogue===
#Golada Melondu Suttu/ಗೇೂಳದ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಸುತ್ತು

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Kannada-language writers]]
[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:1988 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Kolar]]