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
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Magalir Mattum as Dead body
- Nammavar as Prabhakar Rao
- Brahmachari Mogudu as Retired Army Colonel
- Gandeevam as Idea Appa Rao
- Madam
1993
- Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan as Lawyer
- O' Faby
- Kattabomman as Kattabomman's grandfather
- Enga Thambi as Muthu
- Amma Ponnu as Vathiyar
- Gadibidi Ganda
1992
- Rickshaw Mama as Minister Duraisamy
- Allari Mogudu
- Thambi Pondatti as Venugopal
- Brindavanam as Perumallu
1991
- Cheran Pandiyan as Maniyam
- Thalapathi as Panthulu
- Kalari as Manikyam
- Putham Pudhu Payanam
1990
- Raja Kaiya Vacha as Vijaya's Father
- Mounam Sammadham as Paramasivam
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan as Avinashi
- Athisaya Piravi
- Engal Swamy Ayyappan as Salim Bhai
1989
- Raaja Raajathan as Thyagi Sathyamoorthy
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Dharmaraj
- Indrudu Chandrudu as Minister
1986
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
- Kadal Meengal
- Kondaveeti Simham as Sitapati
- Kalthoon
- Thillu Mullu as Nagesh
- Mohana Punnagai
- Valarthumrugangal
- Amarakaaviyam
- Saadhikkoru Needhi
1979
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as Mannargudi Minor
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Namachivayam
- Vetagadu as Ponnu swamy
- Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren as Victor
- Mangala Vaathiyam
- Neela Malargal as Parthasarthy
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Nalladhoru Kudumbam
1978
1977
- Moratodu
- Navarathinam as Ratnam
- Aattukara Alamelu as Varadhachary
- Meenava Nanban as Ratnam
- Ilaya Thalaimurai
- Aparadhi as Goldsmith Rankan
- Naam Pirandha Mann
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal as R. K. Viswanatha Sarma
- Deepam
- Murugan Adimai
1976
- Unakkaga Naan as Dhanarajan / Lenindasan
- Sathyam
- Uzhaikkum Karangal
- Chitra Pournami
1975
- Naalai Namadhe as Rango
- Apoorva Raagangal as Dr. Soori
- Dr. Siva as Babu
- Pattampoochi
- Anbe Aaruyire
- Thiruvarul as Ponnan, Kumara Devan's dearest friend
1974
- Thirudi
- Urimai Kural as Sadhasivam
- Paruva Kaalam as Swamy Kamalanandham
- Maanikka Thottil
- Gumasthavin Magal
- Vani Rani
- Vellikizhamai Viratham as Ramu
- Akkarai Pachchai
- Devi Shri Kaumariamman
1973
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Gauravam as Rajinikanth's Assistant
- Maru Piravi
- Engal Thanga Raja
- Kattilla Thottilla
- Komatha En Kulamatha
1972
- Avasara Kalyanam as Raghu
- Kannamma as Thangappal Rangappan
- Pillaiyo Pillai
- Naan Yen Pirandhen as Sabhabadhi
- Vasantha Maligai as the servant
- Velli Vizha
- Nawab Narkali as Subbu
- Agathiyar
- Nalla Neram
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Kanna Nalama
- Deivam
- Ganga
- Papam Pasivadu
- Raman Thediya Seethai as Krishnan
- Appa Tata
1971
- Babu
- Savale Samali as Chinna Pannai Singaram
- Nangu Suvargal
- Iru Thuruvam as Ayyasamy/Mama
- Meendum Vazhven as O Chidambaram
- Sabadham as Shanmugam
- Punnagai
- Thenum Paalum as Balu
- Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa as Raju
- Annai Velankanni as Kannaiah
- Kettikaran
- Veguli Penn
- Moondru Dheivangal
- Nootrukku Nooru as Ramesh
- Sumathi En Sundari as Mannangatti Sundaram
- Thenkinnam
1970
- Engirundho Vandhaal
- Maanavan
- Kalam Vellum as Paavadai
- Vietnam Veedu
- Navagraham as Baalu
- Patham Pasali
- Sangamam as Jambu
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Penn Daivam
- Veettuku Veedu
- Sorgam as Gajendran / Gajini
- Anadhai Anandhan
- Ethiroli
1969
- Anbalippu as Shanmugam
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as Seetharaman
- Anjal Petti 520 as Stiphen Chandru
- Shanti Nilayam
- Poova Thalaiya as Nagesh
- Thirudan as Ranga
- Sivandha Mann as Dickie
- Kulavilakku
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Thunaivan
- Deiva Magan as Boopathy
- Nam Naadu
- Iru Kodugal as Babu
- Nam Nadu
- Akka Thangai
1968
- Thamarai Nenjam as Narayanan
- Ragasiya Police 115
- Enga Oor Raja as Chakravarthi
- Ethir Neechal as Madhu
- Thillana Mohanambal as "Savadal" Vaithi
- Galatta Kalyanam as Chandran, Madhan's friend
- Soappu Seeppu Kannadi as Madhusudhanan
- Kadhal Vaaganam as Chellappin
- Bommalaattam as Durai
- Kudiyirundha Koyil
- Panama Pasama
1967
- Kaavalkaaran
- Ooty Varai Uravu as Dr. Thirupathy
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Seenu
- Thiruvarutchelvar as Ponnan
- Bama Vijayam as Krishna
- Jewel Thief as Goon
- Farz
- Anubavi Raja Anubavi as Thangamuthu and Manikkam
- Athey Kangal
- Naan as Sundaram
- Uyir Mel Aasai
- Arasa Kattalai
- Vivasaayi
- Iru Malargal
- Thaaiku Thalaimagan
- Aalayam
1966
- Madras to Pondicherry as Bus Conductor
- Nadodi
- Thenmazhai as Venu
- Major Chandrakanth as Mohan
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Kodimalar as Annamalai
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Prison warden
- Chandhrodhayam as Alwar
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Anbe Vaa
- Mahakavi Kalidas as Oviyar
- Chinnachiru Ulagam
- Thaaye Unakkaga as Neelu
- Ramu
- Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan
- Thaali Bhagyam
- Thanippiravi as Chowry
1965
- Neela Vanam
- Naanal as Pattabi Raman
- Neerkumizhi as Sethu
- Anbu Karangal as Thirupathy
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Azhaga
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Sundaram (Sekar Friend)
- Kaakum Karangal as Somasundaram
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Govindhan
- Panchavarna Kili
- Pazhani as Sandhanam (Chokkalingam Accountant)
- Panam Padaithavan
- Poojaikku Vantha Malar as Insurance Agent
- Thiruvilayadal as Tharumi
- Nee! as Raju
- Lighthouse
- Shanthi
- Vazhkai Padagu
1964
- Vettaikaaran
- Kadhalikka Neramillai as Chellappa
- Aayiram Roobai
- Server Sundaram as Sundaram
- Pachai Vilakku
- Thozhilali as Kithan
- Puthiya Paravai as Sanjeev
- Navarathiri as Priest
- Kalai Kovil
- Padagotti
- Poompuhar as Ganasabai
- Dheiva Thaai as Vidwan Sargunam
1963
- Aasai Alaigal as Peethambaram
- Annai Illam
- Periya Idathu Pen
- Nenjam Marappathillai as Veeraiyaa
- Ratha Thilagam as Madurai
- Kungumam
1962
- Annai
- Maadappura
- Policekaran Magal as Prabhu's House Servant
- Nenjil Oor Aalayam as Peter
- Sumaithaangi
1961
- Thayilla Pillai as Mohan
- Panithirai