Ashok Rao hails from Andhra Pradesh. He resides in Masab Tank, Hyderabad. His
mother tongue is Telugu. Ashok Rao is a Telugu TV and film actor. He is a senior television artist who has around 25 years of acting experience. He has acted in stage dramas and then entered into television through DD. He has acted in many serials on DD and got popularity with his acting skills.  The serials in which Ashok Rao has acted are-
Tenali Ramakrishna
,
Bhatti Vikramarka
,
Anando Brahma
etc. These serials are telecasted on DD. He has acted as the King Vikramarka in Bhatti Vikkramarka serial. He has acted as the King Sri Krishna Devaraya in the Tenali Ramakrshna serial. His acting in the role of King Vikramarka was appreciated. He got much popularity with this serial.Â
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Many people get confused with Ashok Rao and his co-artist
Ashok Kumar
as they have started their careers at the same time and have acted together in many serials. Recently he has acted in some serials. He has acted in the serial
Maro Charitra
telecasted on Gemini TV. This serial is directed by Ravi Kishore Gurajada and produced by G3 Studio. He has acted in the serial Chandramukhi. This serial is directed by Y.S and Kola Nageshwar Rao and produced by
Prasad Devineni
. Ashok Rao has directed a TV serial called Bommarillu. This serial was telecasted on Gemini TV. This serial is written and produced by G.Prabhakar Rao. He has acted in supporting roles in many films. One of his films is Ladies Special directed by Jandhyala and produced by Koneru Ravindranath.