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Chittoor V. Nagayya

Actor, Composer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 28, 1904Died December 30, 1973 (69 years)
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.

Known For

  • Lava Kusa
  • Tenali Ramakrishna
  • Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha
  • Devatha
  • Srimanthudu
  • Seetha Rama Kalyanam
  • Mana Desam
  • Satya Harishchandra
  • Saraswathi Sabatham
  • Dakshayagnam
  • Mooga Nomu

Filmography

1973
Mamatha · as Cast
1972
1972
Shakti Leelai · as Cast
1972
Sampoorna Ramayanam · as Vashisth Muni
1972
Goodu Putani · as Cast
1972
Anta Mana Manchike · as Pattabhiramaiah
1972
Iddaru Ammayilu · as Laxman Rao
1971
1971
Srimanthudu · as Cast
1971
Iru Thuruvam · as The Teacher
1971
Jeevitha Chakram · as Father Of Raja (ntr)
1970
1970
Sorgam · as Judge
1970
Kaalam Vellum · as (guest Appearance)
1969
1969
Deiva Magan · as Baba
1969
1969
Aadarsa Kutumbam · as Raghavendra Rao
1969
1969
Bhale Basava · as Cast
1968
Thillana Mohanambal · as Sundaram's Nadaswaram Teacher
1968
Ramu · as Swamiji
1968
Brahmachari · as Cast
1968
Nindu Samsaram · as Cast
1968
Bandhavyalu · as Acharyulu
1967
1967
Sri Krishnavataram · as Dritharashtra
1967
1967
Bhama Vijayam · as Saint
1967
Bhakta Prahlada · as Shukracharya
1967
Poola Rangadu · as Veeraiah
1967
Rahasyam · as Cast
1966
Saraswathi Sabatham · as Vidyapati's Father
1966
1966
1966
Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha · as Paramanandayya
1966
Balanagamma · as Cast
1966
1966
1965
Satya Harishchandra · as Maharshi Vasishta
1965
1965
Preminchi Choodu · as Cast
1965
1964
1964
1963
Karpagam · as Subramanian
1963
Naanum Oru Penn · as Cast
1963
1963
Lava Kusa · as Valmiki Maharshi
1963
1963
Lava Kusa · as Valmiki
1962
1962
Dakshayagnam · as Dhadhechi Maharshi
1962
Gaali Medalu · as Ranganatham The Father Of Krishna (ntr)
1961
Bhagya Lakshmi · as Temple Priest
1961
1961
Sati Sulochana · as Valmiki Maharshi
1961
Paava Mannippu · as Muslim Doctor
1961
Nichaya Thamboolam · as Ramanna, A Teacher Who Is The Father Of Seetha (jamuna)
1961
Kappalottiya Thamizhan · as Ulaganathan Pillai
1961
Seetha Rama Kalyanam · as Dasaratha
1960
Sri Venkateswara Mahathyam · as Hathiram Bhavaji
1959
Sahodari · as Pazhani, Father Of Chandiran And Meena
1959
Mahishasura Mardini · as Shukracharya
1959
Jayabheri · as Viswambhara Sastri
1958
Bommalapelli · as Varadarajan
1957
1956
1956
Tenali Ramakrishna · as Timmarusu
1953
1951
Sarvadhikari · as Ugrasenar
1950
1949
Mana Desam · as Ramnath
1946
Thyagayya · as Tyagayya
1943
Bhakta Potana · as Potana
1941
1939

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