Y.V. Rao was born on May 30, 1903 in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, British India [now India]. He was a director and actor, known for Satyabhama (1942), Malli Pelli (1939) and Tahsildar (1944). He was married to Kumari Rukmini and Rajam. He died in 1973 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.