Chittoor V. Nagayya
Born: 1904-03-28 in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Died: 1973-12-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1978
- Ennai Pol Oruvan as Sundaramoorthy's father
- Vaazhkai Alaigal
1973
1971
- Naa Thammudu
- Prema Nagar
- Kannan Karunai
- Iru Thuruvam as The teacher
1970
- Sorgam as Judge
- Engirundho Vandhaal
- Akka Chellelu
1969
- Kathanayakudu as Chalapathi Rao
- Mooga Nomu
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Raghavendra Rao
- Deiva Magan as Baba
- Annaiyum Pithavum
- Nam Naadu
1968
- Lakshmi Nivasam as Gopal
- Ramu as Swamiji
- Thillana Mohanambal as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
1967
- Iru Malargal
- Sri Krishnavataram as Dritharashtra
- Private Master as Jagannath Rao
- Thiruvarutchelvar
- Bhaktha Prahlada as Shukracharya
- Bhama Vijayam as Saint
- Punyavathi as Judge Lakshmana Rao
1966
- Selvam
- Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha as Paramanandayya
- Navaratri
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Aastiparulu as Diwanji
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Vidyapati's father
- Ramu
1964
- Andavan Kattalai as Doctor
- Pachai Vilakku
- Kai Kodutha Deivam
- Aggi Pidugu as Veeraiah
- Vivaha Bandham as Principal Appa Rao
1962
- Saradha
- Aalayamani
- Dakshayagnam as Dhadhechi Maharshi
1961
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Temple priest
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Dasaratha
- Paalum Pazhamum
- Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) as Valmiki Maharshi
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Ulaganathan Pillai
- Paava Mannippu as Muslim doctor
1960
- Maa Babu
- Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam as Hathiram Bhavaji
1959
- Banda Ramudu
- Mahishasura Mardini as Shukracharya
- Sahodari as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
- Nalla Theerpu
1958
- Sampoorna Ramayanam as Dasarathan
- Crafty Thief as Saint
- Illarame Nallaram
- Thirumanam
1957
- Ambikapathy
- Panduranga Mahatyam
- Vanangaamudi
- Yaar Paiyyan as Poori's Grandfather
1956
- Tenali Raman as Mahamantri Thimmarusu
- Tenali Ramakrishna as Timmarusu
- Amara Deepam
- Pennin Perumai
- Asai
1954
- Edhir Paradhathu as Dhayabhathar
- Sangham as Ramanatham
- Penn
1953
1952
- Thai Ullam as Zamindar Seethapath
1951
1949
- Mana Desam as Ramnath
1947
- Yogi Vemana as Vemana/ Vema Reddy
1946
1945
- Meera as Rana, King of Mewar
- Swargaseema
1943
- Bhakta Potana as Potana
1941
- Ashok Kumar as King Ashoka
- Devatha