Nagesh
Born: 1933-09-27 in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2009-01-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.
Filmography
2008
- Dasavatharam as Sheikh Mukhtaar
2007
2006
- Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei as Raja Mokkaiyappar
- Saravana as Saravana's grandfather
2004
- Bose as Bose's Grandfather
- Vasool Raja MBBS as Sriman Venkatraman
2003
- Kadhal Konden as Church Father Rozario
2002
- Panchatanthiram as Parthasarathy
- Bala as Annachi
2001
- Minnale as Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
- Poovellam Un Vasam
- Maa Pelliki Randi
2000
- Rhythm as Karthik's father
1998
- Kadhala Kadhala as Chokkalingam
- Tholi Prema as Balu's elder uncle
- Desiya Geetham
1997
1996
- Poove Unakkaga as Stephen
- Meendum Savithri as Ramamurthy
- Avvai Shanmugi as Joseph
1995
- Pullakuttikaran
- Ayudha Poojai as Police Officer
1994
- Magalir Mattum as Dead body
- Nammavar as Prabhakar Rao
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Gandeevam as Idea Appa Rao
- Brahmachari Mogudu as Retired Army Colonel
- Madam
1993
- Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan as Lawyer
- Gadibidi Ganda
- O' Faby
- Amma Ponnu as Vathiyar
- Kattabomman as Kattabomman's grandfather
- Enga Thambi as Muthu
1992
- Rickshaw Mama as Minister Duraisamy
- Brindavanam as Perumallu
- Allari Mogudu
- Thambi Pondatti as Venugopal
1991
- Thalapathi as Panthulu
- Cheran Pandiyan as Maniyam
- Gopura Vasalile
- Kalari as Manikyam
- Putham Pudhu Payanam
1990
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan as Avinashi
- Mounam Sammadham as Paramasivam
- Athisaya Piravi
- Raja Kaiya Vacha as Vijaya's Father
- Engal Swamy Ayyappan as Salim Bhai
1989
- Raaja Raajathan as Thyagi Sathyamoorthy
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Dharmaraj
- Indrudu Chandrudu as Minister
1986
- Maaveeran
- Karu Diddina Kapuram as Pulla Rao
1985
- Paadum Vaanampadi as Muthu (Guest Role)
- Padikkadavan as Rahim
- Illale Devatha as Manager
1984
1983
- Oorantha Sankranthi as Tippanna
- Aayiram Nilavae Vaa
1982
1981
- Kondaveeti Simham as Sitapati
- Kadal Meengal
- Kalthoon
- Thillu Mullu as Nagesh
- Valarthumrugangal
- Amarakaaviyam
- Mohana Punnagai
- Saadhikkoru Needhi
1979
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as Mannargudi Minor
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Namachivayam
- Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren as Victor
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Neela Malargal as Parthasarthy
- Vetagadu as Ponnu swamy
- Mangala Vaathiyam
- Nalladhoru Kudumbam
1978
1977
- Moratodu
- Naam Pirandha Mann
- Deepam
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal as R. K. Viswanatha Sarma
- Aattukara Alamelu as Varadhachary
- Navarathinam as Ratnam
- Ilaya Thalaimurai
- Aparadhi as Goldsmith Rankan
- Meenava Nanban as Ratnam
- Murugan Adimai
1976
- Sathyam
- Unakkaga Naan as Dhanarajan / Lenindasan
- Uzhaikkum Karangal
- Chitra Pournami
1975
- My Beloved, My Life as Ramesh
- Mannavan Vanthaanadi as Thalapathy / C.I.D. Sivanandam
- Soggadu as Sanyasi Rao
- Apoorva Raagangal as Dr. Soori
- Naalai Namadhe as Rango
- Pattampoochi
- Dr. Siva as Babu
- Thiruvarul as Ponnan, Kumara Devan's dearest friend
1974
- Akkarai Pachchai
- Thirudi
- Vani Rani
- Urimai Kural as Sadhasivam
- Maanikka Thottil
- Paruva Kaalam as Swamy Kamalanandham
- Devi Shri Kaumariamman
- Gumasthavin Magal
- Vellikizhamai Viratham as Ramu
1973
- Baghdad Perazhagi as Kamar
- Kattilla Thottilla
- Gauravam as Rajinikanth's Assistant
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Engal Thanga Raja
- Komatha En Kulamatha
- Maru Piravi
1972
- Agathiyar
- Kannamma as Thangappal Rangappan
- Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil as Constable 1
- Naan Yen Pirandhen as Sabhabadhi
- Avasara Kalyanam as Raghu
- Papam Pasivadu
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Nawab Narkali as Subbu
- Ganga
- Velli Vizha
- Vasantha Maligai as the servant
- Kanna Nalama
- Nalla Neram
- Deivam
- Raman Thediya Seethai as Krishnan
- Pillaiyo Pillai
- Ganga
- Appa Tata
1971
- Meendum Vazhven as O Chidambaram
- Savale Samali as Chinna Pannai Singaram
- Kettikaran
- Babu
- Iru Thuruvam as Ayyasamy/Mama
- Sabadham as Shanmugam
- Annai Velankanni as Kannaiah
- Punnagai
- Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa as Raju
- Nangu Suvargal
- Kulama Gunama as Kalimann
- Moondru Dheivangal
- Veguli Penn as Mohan
- Nootrukku Nooru as Ramesh
- Sumathi En Sundari as Mannangatti Sundaram
- Thenum Paalum as Balu
- Thenkinnam
1970
- Sorgam as Gajendran / Gajini
- Yaen?
- Kalam Vellum as Paavadai
- Sangamam as Jambu
- Vietnam Veedu
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Maanavan
- Navagraham as Baalu
- Ethiroli
- Penn Daivam
- Engirundho Vandhaal
- Patham Pasali
- Veettuku Veedu
- Anadhai Anandhan
1969
- Nam Naadu
- Pennai Vazha Vidungal as Natarajan
- Anbalippu as Shanmugam
- Shanti Nilayam
- Akka Thangai
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as Seetharaman
- Iru Kodugal as Babu
- Sivandha Mann as Dickie
- Deiva Magan as Boopathy
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Thunaivan
- Poova Thalaiya as Nagesh
- Anjal Petti 520 as Stiphen Chandru
- Thirudan as Ranga
- Kulavilakku
1968
- Muthu Chippi as Sathiyam
- Enga Oor Raja as Chakravarthi
- Andru Kanda Mugam as Subbusami
- Anbu Vazhi
- Ragasiya Police 115 as Balakrishnan
- Soappu Seeppu Kannadi as Madhusudhanan
- Kudiyirundha Koyil
- Thillana Mohanambal as "Savadal" Vaithi
- Ethir Neechal as Madhu
- Thamarai Nenjam as Narayanan
- Galatta Kalyanam as Chandran, Madhan's friend
- Panama Pasama
- Bommalaattam as Durai
- Kadhal Vaaganam as Chellappin
1967
- Athey Kangal
- Pesum Deivam as Murali
- Penne Nee Vaazhga
- Thiruvarutchelvar as Ponnan
- Paaladai as Vaigundam
- Sabash Thambi as JB
- Bama Vijayam as Krishna
- Farz
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Seenu
- Anubavi Raja Anubavi as Thangamuthu and Manikkam
- Ooty Varai Uravu as Dr. Thirupathy
- Kaavalkaaran as 'Gobi' Gobinath
- Naan as Sundaram
- Uyir Mel Aasai
- Vivasaayi
- Aalayam
- Iru Malargal
- Arasa Kattalai
- Ninaivil Nindraval as Balu
- Thaaiku Thalaimagan
1966
- Kodimalar as Annamalai
- Kumari Penn as R. Sattanathan
- Naam Moovar
- Major Chandrakanth as Mohan
- Thenmazhai as Venu
- Chandhrodhayam as Alwar
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Madras to Pondicherry as Bus Conductor
- Anbe Vaa
- Chinnachiru Ulagam
- Nadodi
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Prison warden
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Thanippiravi as Chowry
- Mahakavi Kalidas as Oviyar
- Thaaye Unakkaga as Neelu
- Ramu
- Thaali Bhagyam
- Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan
- Annavin Aasai
1965
- Thaayum Magalum
- Anbu Karangal as Thirupathy
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Azhaga
- Thiruvilayadal as Tharumi
- Kaakum Karangal as Somasundaram
- Neela Vanam
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Govindhan
- Naanal as Pattabi Raman
- Nee! as Raju
- Panchavarna Kili
- Neerkumizhi as Sethu
- Panam Padaithavan
- Pazhani as Sandhanam (Chokkalingam Accountant)
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Sundaram (Sekar Friend)
- Poojaikku Vantha Malar as Insurance Agent
- Lighthouse
- Vazhkai Padagu
- Shanthi
1964
- Deiva Thirumagal
- Kalai Kovil
- Aayiram Roobai
- Panakkara Kudumbam as Raman / Parasuraman / Balaraman
- Server Sundaram as Sundaram
- Vettaikaaran
- Kadhalikka Neramillai as Chellappa
- Puthiya Paravai as Sanjeev
- Pachai Vilakku
- Thozhilali as Kithan
- Navarathiri as Priest
- Poompuhar as Ganasabai
- Padagotti
- Dheiva Thaai as Vidwan Sargunam
1963
- Idhu Sathiyam
- Ezhai Pangalan
- Periya Idathu Pen as Pitamdhi / Arulappan
- Aasai Alaigal as Peethambaram
- Annai Illam
- Ratha Thilagam as Madurai
- Nenjam Marappathillai as Veeraiyaa
- Kungumam
1962
- Indira En Selvam as Rayappan
- Annai
- Maadappura
- Sumaithaangi
- Nenjil Oor Aalayam as Peter
- Policekaran Magal as Prabhu's House Servant
1961
- Panithirai
- Thayilla Pillai as Mohan