Y.V. Rao was born on May 30, 1903 in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, British India [now India] as Yaragudipati Varada Rao. He was a director and actor, known for Malli Pelli (1939), Tahsildar (1944) and Vishwamohini (1940). He was married to Rukmini and Rajam. He died in 1973 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.