Tollywood's senior character artist kota srinivasa rao was conferred with Padma Sri Award by the Government of India. Kota played roles such as character actor, villain and supporting characters. He won Nandi best character artist award three times, best villain twice and best supporting actor award for one time. He made his film debut as an actor with 'Pranam Khareedu'. Incidentally, the movie was also the debut film of Megastar Chiranjeevi. kota srinivasa rao rendered his services as an MLA between the years 1999-2004. Cinejosh congratulates kota srinivasa rao for being the recipient of Padma Sri Award.