Kona Prabhakara Rao was born on 10th July 1916 at Bapatla. He had most of his schooling in his native place. He graduated from the Loyala College, Madras and completed his law degree from the I. L.S. Law College, Pune. Shri Rao started practice as an Advocate in Bapatla in the composite Madras State in 1 940.
He was in lead role in the film 'Mangala Suthram' (1946), in negative role in 'Dhrohi' (1948), and director of film 'Rupavathi' (1951).
He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967 and later in 1972 and 1978. He was Speaker of the Assembly during 1980-81. He was appointed as Lt. Governor of Pondicherry on 2nd September 1983 and he continued in that post till June 1984. On 17th June 1984 he assumed the office of the Governor of Sikkim. A keen sportsman Shri Rao was Tennis champion of the Bombay University in 1938. He organised the Shivaji Vyayam Mandali at Bapatla and some other places. He was a wrestler and badminton champion during his college days at Pune. He was the governor of Maharashtra from to 1986
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