TDP President Chandrababu Naidu’s close aide and MLA Gollapalli Surya Rao is trying his luck in acting.
Rao, elected as an MLA from Razole Assembly constituency in East Godavari district, is playing the role of prominent freedom fighter Lala Lajapt Rai in a TV serial made on the life of Bharata Ratna Dr. BR Ambedkar. The shooting is currently under progress in different parts of Andhra Pradesh.
The AP State Government has extended financial help for the production of this 100-episode serial in Telugu language. The serial will be telecast on one private and government-owned Doordarshan channel soon.
Gollapalli has recently been denied minister berth in Naidu’s cabinet due to local political factions. Sulking Rao has been maintaining distance from the party activities ever since.