Dikki Madhava Rao
Dikki Madhava Rao was an Indian actor and singer known for his work as a character actor in Kannada cinema. Rao gained popularity with his role as the antagonist Kanyakumari Dikshit "Dikki" in the 1936 film Samsara Nauka. Subsequently, the name stuck to him as prefix. As a stage actor, he worked with the Mohammed Peer's Chandrakala Nataka Company alongside other popular actors during the time such as H. L. N. Simha, and B. R. Panthulu. He made his debut as a playback singer with the 1955 Tamil and Kannada bilingual film Modala Thedi; he sang "Ondarinda Ippathara".Partial filmography
