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
- Iru Thuruvam as The teacher
- Prema Nagar
- Kannan Karunai
1970
1969
- Mooga Nomu as Somaiah
- Aadarsa Kutumbam as Raghavendra Rao
- Kathanayakudu as Chalapathi Rao
- Nam Naadu
- 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
- Private Master as Jagannath Rao
- Marapurani Katha
- Stree Janma as Parandhamaiah
- Thiruvarutchelvar
- Rahasyam as Karunakara Maharaju
- Bhaktha Prahlada as Shukracharya
- Sri Krishnavataram as Dritharashtra
- Iru Malargal
- Punyavathi as Judge Lakshmana Rao
- Bhama Vijayam as Saint
1966
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Aastiparulu as Diwanji
- Navaratri
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Vidyapati's father
- Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha as Paramanandayya
- Ramu
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- 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
1963
- Lakshadhikari as Rangayya
- Karpagam as Subramanian
- Bandipotu as Dharma Nayaka
1962
- Padandi Munduku
- Aalayamani
- Saradha
- Dakshayagnam as Dhadhechi Maharshi
1961
- Manapanthal as Dharmalingam
- Bhaktha Jayadeva as Krishnadas
- Paalum Pazhamum
- Seetha Rama Kalyanam as Dasaratha
- Bhagya Lakshmi as Temple priest
- Paava Mannippu as Muslim doctor
- Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) as Valmiki Maharshi
- Kappalottiya Thamizhan as Ulaganathan Pillai
1960
- Maa Babu
- Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam as Hathiram Bhavaji
1959
- Banda Ramudu
- Sahodari as Pazhani
- Mahishasura Mardini as Shukracharya
- Nalla Theerpu
1958
- Athisaya Thirudan as Saint
- Sampoorna Ramayanam as Dasarathan
- Illarame Nallaram
- Thirumanam
1957
- 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
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
- Rishyasringar ... (Original Music Composer)
- Devatha