'Kala Venkata Rao was an Indian independence activist and politician.
He served as the Minister for Revenue in the governments of the Madras Presidency and Andhra Pradesh.
He also served as the Minister of Finance in the latter.
A member of the Indian National Congress, Rao served as vice-president and general secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).
Recognizing his role in the independence movement, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy called him the "Dronacharya" of the