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Chittoor V. Nagayya

Acting Born Mar 28, 1904 Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh 24 credits

Biography

Chittor V. Nagaiah (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma, Telugu: వుప్పలదడియం నాగయ్య శర్మ) was a multilingual Indian filmactor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer from Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The Paul Muni of India’. [1] Nagaiah has acted in about 200 Telugu films, and 160 films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He was one of the first south Indian actors, to be honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1965.

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Known for

Petals of Reincarnation

as Kulothunga Chola I
Film

Thiruvarutchelvar

1967

Full filmography

  • Kalam Vellum (1970)
  • Panakkaari (1953)
  • Jakkamma (1972)
  • Athisaya Thirudan (1958) as Saint
  • Lakshmi Nivasam (1968) as Gopal
  • Aadambaralu Anubandhalu (1974)
  • Manapanthal (1961) as Dharmalingam
  • Sadhu Mirandal (1966)
  • Private Master (1967) as Jagannath Rao
  • Naa Thammudu (1971)
  • Mooga Nomu (1969) as Somaiah
  • Sarvadhikari (1951) as Ugrasenar
  • Ambikapathy (1957) as Kulothunga Chola I
  • Iru Thuruvam (1971) as The teacher
  • Thiruvarutchelvar (1967)
  • Ezhai Padum Paadu (1950) as Kandhan Dayalan Ambalavanan
  • Vanangaamudi (1957)
  • Tenali Raman (1956) as Appaji
  • Edhir Paradhathu (1954) as Dhayabhathar
  • Veeranjaneya (1968) as Valmiki
  • Aalayamani (1962)
  • Niluvu Dopidi (1968) as Swamiji
  • Sri Krishnavataram (1967) as Dritharashtra
  • Aadarsa Kutumbam (1969) as Raghavendra Rao