Chikka Rama Rao (1891-1945) of Kolar Dt was a good musician. As a youngster, he acted in several plays. He has to his credit composing varnams, kritis, ragamalikas, tillanas in Sanskrit, Telugu and Kannada. “Chamundike paripalisali” (Saranga) and “Kamita sadana” (Sri ragam) may be given examples of his compositions.