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
- Vaazhkai Alaigal
- Ennai Pol Oruvan as Sundaramoorthy's father
1973
1971
- Naa Thammudu
- Iru Thuruvam as The teacher
- Prema Nagar
- Kannan Karunai
1970
1969
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Raghavendra Rao
- Mooga Nomu as Somaiah
- Kathanayakudu as Chalapathi Rao
- Annaiyum Pithavum
- Deiva Magan as Baba
- Nam Naadu
1968
- Lakshmi Nivasam as Gopal
- Veeranjaneya as Valmiki
- Niluvu Dopidi as Swamiji
- Thillana Mohanambal as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
- Ramu as Swamiji
1967
- Private Master as Jagannath Rao
- Thiruvarutchelvar
- Rahasyam as Karunakara Maharaju
- Marapurani Katha
- Stree Janma as Parandhamaiah
- Sri Krishnavataram as Dritharashtra
- Bhaktha Prahlada as Shukracharya
- Punyavathi as Judge Lakshmana Rao
- Iru Malargal
- Bhama Vijayam as Saint
1966
- Navaratri
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Vidyapati's father
- Parakkum Paavai as Vedhachalam
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Ramu
- Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha as Paramanandayya
- Aastiparulu as Diwanji
- Selvam
1965
- Satya Harishchandra as Maharshi Vasishta
- Pandava Vanavasamu
- Shanthi
1964
- Kai Kodutha Deivam
- Pachai Vilakku
- Andavan Kattalai as Doctor
- Vivaha Bandham as Principal Appa Rao
- Aggi Pidugu as Veeraiah
- Rishyasringar as Romapada
1963
- Lakshadhikari as Rangayya
- Karpagam as Subramanian
- Bandipotu as Dharma Nayaka
1962
- Aalayamani
- Padandi Munduku
- Saradha
- Dakshayagnam as Dhadhechi Maharshi
1961
- Manapanthal as Dharmalingam
- Wife is the light of the house as Dharmalingam
- Bhaktha Jayadeva as Krishnadas
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Dasaratha
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Ulaganathan Pillai
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Temple priest
- Paava Mannippu as Muslim doctor
- Paalum Pazhamum
- Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) as Valmiki Maharshi
- Nagarjuna
1960
- Maa Babu
- Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam as Hathiram Bhavaji
1959
- Banda Ramudu
- Sahodari as Pazhani
- Nalla Theerpu
- Mahishasura Mardini as Shukracharya
1958
- Athisaya Thirudan as Saint
- Sampoorna Ramayanam as Dasarathan
- Thirumanam
- Illarame Nallaram
1957
- Vanangaamudi
- Ambikapathy as Kulothunga Chola I
- Panduranga Mahatyam
- Yaar Paiyyan as Poori's Grandfather
1956
- Tenali Raman as Appaji
- Tenali Ramakrishna as Timmarusu
- Pennin Perumai
- Amara Deepam
- Asai
1954
- Edhir Paradhathu as Dhayabhathar
- Penn
- Sangham as Ramanatham
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
- Ashok Kumar as King Ashoka
- Devatha
- Rishyasringar ... (Original Music Composer)