T. Venkatrao is the real name of the Indian political cartoonist known as TeeVee. On February 2, 1944, he was born in Eluru, West Godavari district. Through a correspondence course provided by the Ray Burns School of Cartooning, he acquired his cartooning skills. He started working as a cartoonist for the Telugu daily Visalaandhra in 1961 after earning his undergraduate degree. He has done most of his work in Telugu.