Kailasam Raghavendra Rao

Kailasam Raghavendra Rao
Born1958 (age 67–68)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationEntrepreneur
AwardsPadma Shri

Kailasam Raghavendra Rao, is an Indian entrepreneur from Chennai and the founder of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (currently Orchid Pharma Limited), a former top 500 Indian company on D and B listing, in terms of market capitalisation. The Government of India honoured Rao in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.