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
- Iru Thuruvam as The teacher
- Prema Nagar
- Naa Thammudu
- Kannan Karunai
1970
1969
- Deiva Magan as Baba
- Nam Naadu
- Annaiyum Pithavum
- Mooga Nomu
- Kathanayakudu as Chalapathi Rao
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Raghavendra Rao
1968
- Thillana Mohanambal as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
- Ramu as Swamiji
- Lakshmi Nivasam as Gopal
- Niluvu Dopidi as Swamiji
- Veeranjaneya as Valmiki
1967
- Thiruvarutchelvar
- Punyavathi as Judge Lakshmana Rao
- Bhaktha Prahlada as Shukracharya
- Sri Krishnavataram as Dritharashtra
- Private Master as Jagannath Rao
- Bhama Vijayam as Saint
- Marapurani Katha
- Iru Malargal
- Stree Janma as Parandhamaiah
1966
- Ramu
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Vidyapati's father
- Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha as Paramanandayya
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Selvam
- Aastiparulu as Diwanji
- Navaratri
1965
- Pandava Vanavasamu
- Shanthi
- Satya Harishchandra as Maharshi Vasishta
1964
- Aggi Pidugu as Veeraiah
- Kai Kodutha Deivam
- Vivaha Bandham as Principal Appa Rao
- Pachai Vilakku
- Andavan Kattalai as Doctor
1962
- Saradha
- Dakshayagnam as Dhadhechi Maharshi
- Aalayamani
- Padandi Munduku
1961
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Dasaratha
- Paalum Pazhamum
- Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) as Valmiki Maharshi
- Paava Mannippu as Muslim doctor
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Temple priest
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Ulaganathan Pillai
- Bhaktha Jayadeva as Krishnadas
1960
- Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam as Hathiram Bhavaji
- Maa Babu
1959
- Sahodari as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
- Banda Ramudu
- Mahishasura Mardini as Shukracharya
- Nalla Theerpu
1958
- Sampoorna Ramayanam as Dasarathan
- Thirumanam
- Illarame Nallaram
- Athisaya Thirudan as Saint
1957
- Yaar Paiyyan as Poori's Grandfather
- Panduranga Mahatyam
- Ambikapathy as Kulothunga Chola I
- Vanangaamudi
1956
- Tenali Raman as Mahamantri Thimmarusu
- Amara Deepam
- Tenali Ramakrishna as Timmarusu
- Pennin Perumai
- Asai
1954
- Sangham as Ramanatham
- Edhir Paradhathu as Dhayabhathar
- 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
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)