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
- Subhakankshalu as Stephen
- Raasi
- Thadayam
- Pagaivan
- Poochudava
- Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi
1996
- Poove Unakkaga as Stephen
- Meendum Savithri as Ramamurthy
- Avvai Shanmugi as Joseph
1995
- Ayudha Poojai as Police Officer
1994
- Magalir Mattum as Dead body
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Nammavar as Prabhakar Rao
- Gandeevam as Idea Appa Rao
- Madam
- Brahmachari Mogudu as Retired Army Colonel
1993
- Amma Ponnu as Vathiyar
- O' Faby
- Gadibidi Ganda
- Kattabomman as Kattabomman's grandfather
1992
- Allari Mogudu
- Brindavanam as Perumallu
1991
- Cheran Pandiyan as Maniyam
- Thalapathi as Panthulu
- Kalari as Manikyam
- Putham Pudhu Payanam
1990
- Athisaya Piravi
- Engal Swamy Ayyappan as Salim Bhai
- Mounam Sammadham as Paramasivam
- Raja Kaiya Vacha as Vijaya's Father
- Michael Madana Kama Rajan as Avinashi
1989
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Dharmaraj
- Indrudu Chandrudu as Minister
1986
1985
- Paadum Vaanampadi as Muthu (Guest Role)
- Padikkadavan as Rahim
- Illale Devatha as Manager
1983
- Oorantha Sankranthi as Tippanna
- Aayiram Nilavae Vaa
1982
1981
- Kondaveeti Simham as Sitapati
- Kadal Meengal
- Kalthoon
- Mohana Punnagai
- Thillu Mullu as Nagesh
- Valarthumrugangal
- Amarakaaviyam
- Saadhikkoru Needhi
1979
- Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren as Victor
- Gnana Kuzhandhai as Namachivayam
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as Mannargudi Minor
- Annai Oru Alayam
- Mangala Vaathiyam
- Vetagadu as Ponnu swamy
- Neela Malargal as Parthasarthy
- Nalladhoru Kudumbam
1978
1977
- Moratodu
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal as R. K. Viswanatha Sarma
- Navarathinam as Ratnam
- Murugan Adimai
- Ilaya Thalaimurai
- Meenava Nanban as Ratnam
- Aattukara Alamelu
- Naam Pirandha Mann
- Aparadhi as Goldsmith Rankan
- Deepam
1976
- Unakkaga Naan as Dhanarajan / Lenindasan
- Uzhaikkum Karangal
- Sathyam
- Chitra Pournami
1975
- Apoorva Raagangal as Dr. Soori
- Naalai Namadhe as Rango
- Pattampoochi
- Dr. Siva as Babu
- Thiruvarul as Ponnan, Kumara Devan's dearest friend
- Anbe Aaruyire
1974
- Maanikka Thottil
- Urimai Kural as Sadhasivam
- Paruva kaalam as Swamy Kamalanandham
- Devi Shri Kaumariamman
- Vani Rani
- Akkarai Pachchai
- Vellikizhamai Viratham as Ramu
- Gumasthavin Magal
1973
- Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
- Gauravam as Rajinikanth's Assistant
- Kattilla Thottilla
- Engal Thanga Raja
- Maru Piravi
- Komatha En Kulamatha
1972
- Avasara Kalyanam as Raghu
- Kannamma as Thangappal Rangappan
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Agathiyar
- Nawab Narkali as Subbu
- Vasantha Maligai as the servant
- Kanna Nalama
- Velli Vizha
- Nalla Neram
- Ganga
- Appa Tata
- Papam Pasivadu
- Pillaiyo Pillai
- Deivam
- Raman Thediya Seethai as Krishnan
1971
- Meendum Vazhven as O Chidambaram
- Nangu Suvargal
- Babu
- Punnagai
- Savale Samali as Chinna Pannai Singaram
- Kettikaran
- Sabadham as Shanmugam
- Iru Thuruvam as Ayyasamy/Mama
- Uttharavindri Ulle Vaa as Raju
- Annai Velankanni as Kannaiah
- Sumathi En Sundari as Mannangatti Sundaram
- Thenum Paalum as Balu
- Thenkinnam
- Nootrukku Nooru as Ramesh
- Veguli Penn
- Moondru Dheivangal
1970
- Kalam Vellum as Paavadai
- Sangamam as Jambu
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Patham Pasali
- Navagraham as Baalu
- Maanavan
- Vietnam Veedu
- Engirundho Vandhaal
- Sorgam as Gajendran / Gajini
- Penn Daivam
- Ethiroli
- Veettuku Veedu
- Anadhai Anandhan
1969
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as Seetharaman
- Anbalippu as Shanmugam
- Thirudan as Ranga
- Shanti Nilayam
- Anjal Petti 520 as Stiphen Chandru
- Iru Kodugal as Babu
- Sivandha Mann as Dickie
- Thunaivan
- Kulavilakku
- Akka Thangai
- Poova Thalaiya as Nagesh
- Nam Nadu
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Nam Naadu
- Deiva Magan as Boopathy
1968
- Thamarai Nenjam as Narayanan
- Kadhal Vaaganam as Chellappin
- Ragasiya Police 115
- Soappu Seeppu Kannadi as Madhusudhanan
- Thillana Mohanambal as "Savadal" Vaithi
- Bommalaattam as Durai
- Galatta Kalyanam as Chandran, Madhan's friend
- Kudiyirundha Koyil
- Panama Pasama
- Ethir Neechal as Madhu
- Enga Oor Raja
1967
- Uyir Mel Aasai
- Bama Vijayam as Krishna
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Seenu
- Kaavalkaaran
- Ooty Varai Uravu as Dr. Thirupathy
- Thiruvarutchelvar as Ponnan
- Jewel Thief as Goon
- Farz
- Iru Malargal
- Athey Kangal
- Anubavi Raja Anubavi as Thangamuthu and Manikkam
- Vivasaayi
- Arasa Kattalai
- Naan as Sundaram
- Aalayam
- Thaaiku Thalaimagan
1966
- Major Chandrakanth as Mohan
- Chandhrodhayam as Alwar
- Madras to Pondicherry as Bus Conductor
- Sadhu Mirandal
- Kodimalar as Annamalai
- Nadodi
- Thenmazhai as Venu
- Chinnachiru Ulagam
- Mahakavi Kalidas as Oviyar
- Saraswathi Sabatham as Prison warden
- Ramu
- Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan
- Thaaye Unakkaga as Neelu
- Motor Sundaram Pillai
- Anbe Vaa
- Thaali Bhagyam
- Thanippiravi as Chowry
1965
- Neerkumizhi as Sethu
- Nee! as Raju
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Azhaga
- Naanal as Pattabi Raman
- Neela Vanam
- Kaakum Karangal as Somasundaram
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Govindhan
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Sundaram (Sekar Friend)
- Pazhani as Sandhanam (Chokkalingam Accountant)
- Panchavarna Kili
- Vazhkai Padagu
- Thiruvilayadal as Tharumi
- Poojaikku Vantha Malar as Insurance Agent
- Shanthi
- Panam Padaithavan
- Anbu Karangal
- Lighthouse
1964
- Kadhalikka Neramillai as Chellappa
- Padagotti
- Vettaikaaran
- Server Sundaram as Sundaram
- Puthiya Paravai as Sanjeev
- Pachai Vilakku
- Kalai Kovil
- Thozhilali as Kithan
- Navarathiri as Priest
- Dheiva Thaai as Vidwan Sargunam
- Poompuhar as Ganasabai
- Ayiram Roopai
1963
- Aasai Alaigal as Peethambaram
- Annai Illam
- Periya Idathu Pen
- Nenjam Marappathillai as Veeraiyaa
- Ratha Thilagam as Madurai
- Kungumam
1962
- Annai
- Maadappura
- Nenjil Oor Aalayam as Peter
- Policekaran Magal as Prabhu's House Servant
- Sumaithaangi
1961
- Thayilla Pillai as Mohan
- Panithirai