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'''Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao''' (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an Indian stage actor, Telugu-Sanskrit pandit and author.

He studied at [[Pithapuram]]. He was attracted to the stage acting and played Graciana role in the [[Merchant of Venice]] at the age of 10 years. He got the attention of Head master [[Kuchi Narasimham]].

He joined the drama company 'Kakinada Amateurs' in 1913 and played the role of Gaya in ''[[Gayopakhyanam]]''. In the drama competitions of the same drama he received the first prize from [[Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu]]. He used to play Dharmaraja in ''Pandava Vijayam''. His favorite role was Bahuka in ''Chitranalineeyam'' of Dharmavaram. During the plays of Rasaputra vijayam, Pratarudriyam, [[Sarangadhara]] dramas in 1918 at Victoria Public Hall, they were appreciated by doyen of Indian drama [[Bellary Raghava]].

==Family==
He married Venkataratnamma, who launched and edited ''Anasuya'', the first women’s magazine in Telugu, featuring women writers and Ajanta style illustrations. Their daughter was named after the magazine. He has two daughters: [[Vinjamuri Seetha Devi]] and [[Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi]]. [[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry]] was his nephew.

==Awards==
He received [[Padma Shri]] Award from [[Government of India]] in 1967.

==References==
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu, Telugu University, 2005.
* Encyclopaedia Indica, Volume 2, Jagdish Saran Sharma, S. Chand, 1981

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