Thotakura Venkata Raju, popularly known as T. V. Raju, was an Indian music composer who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. Known for his versatility and significant contributions to both mythological and social drama films, Raju established himself as one of the leading music directors of his time. He worked as an assistant composer to P. Adinarayana Rao in the film Palletoori Pilla. He acted in a minor role in the same film. His debut film as independent music director was Tingu Ranga, directed by B. A. Subba Rao. His music in the films Panduranga Mahatyam, Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam and Sri Krishnavataram is memorable. Raju also proved his mettle as versatile music composer in social drama genre movies similar to the 1961 film Taxi Ramudu. Satyam assisted him for many films. His association with "NAT Combines" production house, N. T. Rama Rao films yielded many hits. He even composed music for a song for Mohammed Rafi for the 1969 film Bhale Thammudu. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._V._Raju) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)