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
1971
- Naa Thammudu
- Prema Nagar
- Iru Thuruvam as The teacher
- Kannan Karunai
1970
1969
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Raghavendra Rao
- Mooga Nomu as Somaiah
- Kathanayakudu as Chalapathi Rao
- Deiva Magan as Baba
- Annaiyum Pithavum
1968
- Lakshmi Nivasam as Gopal
- Niluvu Dopidi as Swamiji
- Veeranjaneya as Valmiki
- Thillana Mohanambal as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
- Ramu as Swamiji
1967
- Thiruvarutchelvar
- Stree Janma as Parandhamaiah
- Marapurani Katha
- Rahasyam as Karunakara Maharaju
- Private Master as Jagannath Rao
- Bhaktha Prahlada as Shukracharya
- Sri Krishnavataram as Dritharashtra
- Bhama Vijayam as Saint
- Punyavathi as Judge Lakshmana Rao
- Iru Malargal
1966
- Parakkum Paavai as Vedhachalam
- Navaratri
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Vidyapati's father
- Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha as Paramanandayya
- Aastiparulu as Diwanji
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Ramu
- Selvam
1965
- Satya Harishchandra as Maharshi Vasishta
- Pandava Vanavasamu
- Shanthi
1964
- Amarashilpi Jakanachari
- Rishyasringar as Romapada
- Kai Kodutha Deivam
- Andavan Kattalai as Doctor
- Pachai Vilakku
- Vivaha Bandham as Principal Appa Rao
- Aggi Pidugu as Veeraiah
1963
- Idhu Sathiyam
- Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu as Akrura
- Lakshadhikari as Rangayya
- Karpagam as Subramanian
- Bandipotu as Dharma Nayaka
1962
- Aalayamani
- Padandi Munduku
- Dakshayagnam as Dhadhechi Maharshi
- Saradha
1961
- Nagarjuna
- Intiki Deepam Illale as Dharmalingam
- Bhaktha Jayadeva as Krishnadas
- Manapanthal as Dharmalingam
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Dasaratha
- Paalum Pazhamum
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Ulaganathan Pillai
- Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) as Valmiki Maharshi
- Paava Mannippu as Muslim doctor
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Temple priest
1960
- Thangarathinam
- Maa Babu
- Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam as Hathiram Bhavaji
1959
- Banda Ramudu
- Mahishasura Mardini as Shukracharya
- Nalla Theerpu
- Sahodari as Pazhani
1958
- Athisaya Thirudan as Saint
- Sampoorna Ramayanam as Dasarathan
- Illarame Nallaram
- Thirumanam
1957
- Bhaktha Markandeya
- Ambikapathy as Kulothunga Chola I
- Vanangaamudi
- Panduranga Mahatyam
- Yaar Paiyyan as Poori's Grandfather
1956
- Tenali Raman as Appaji
- Amara Deepam
- Tenali Ramakrishna as Timmarusu
- Pennin Perumai
- Asai
1954
- Edhir Paradhathu as Dhayabhathar
- Sangham as Ramanatham
- Penn
1953
1952
- Thai Ullam as Zamindar Seethapath
1951
- Sarvadhikari as Ugrasenar
1950
- Ezhai Padum Paadu as Kandhan Dayalan Ambalavanan
- Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi
1949
- Mana Desam as Ramnath
1948
- Chakra Dhari as Gorakumbar
1947
- Yogi Vemana as Vemana/ Vema Reddy
1946
- Thyagaiah as Tyagayya
1945
- Meera as Rana, King of Mewar
- Swargaseema
1943
- Bhakta Potana as Potana
1941
- Devatha
- Ashok Kumar as King Ashoka
- Rishyasringar ... (Original Music Composer)