Chittoor V. Nagayya
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.
Born: March 28, 1904
Place of Birth: Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Known For
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.
Lakshmi Nivasam
Lakshmi Nivasam is a 1968 Indian Telugu drama film released on Jul 19, 1968. The film is directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.
Ramu
A man faces many trials and tribulations while taking care of his son who has a hearing impairment. He goes through many hardships to emerge victorious for his son.
Bhama Vijayam
Bhama Vijayam is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by Somasekhar and Radha Krishna, and directed by C.Pulliah. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Devika, with music composed by T. V. Raju. The film is based on Gollabhama (1947) which itself is based on the stories of Kaasi Majililu written in Telugu by Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu.
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Telugu: శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర మహత్యం) is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu mythological film produced and directed by P. Pullaiah and starring N. T. Rama Rao. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).
Sampoorna Ramayanam
The story of the complete Ramayana, from the birth of Lord Rama to his Pattabhisheka after completing his exile.
Mahishasura Mardini
Mahishasura Mardini is a 1959 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. S. Ranga. The film stars Rajkumar, V. Nagayya, Udaykumar and Narasimharaju. It was dubbed in seven other languages and is retrospectively identified as amongst the first major Pan-India films.
Thillana Mohanambal
A classical bharatanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.
Deiva Magan
A lawyer leads a happy life until his wife delivers twins and one of them has a scarred face just like him. Dejected, he deserts the child and lies to his wife that their baby was stillborn.
Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha
Eight unsuspecting people stumble across a bathing woman -- but she's no mere mortal, she is a mighty goddess. The goddess is angry when she learns she's been spied upon and, in a rage, uses her powers to curse the peepers and take away their wisdom. But the only way the poor fools can restore their smarts now is to visit the wizened sage Paramanandaiah -- a man they may no longer know how to find.
Filmography
as Sundaramoorthy's father
as The teacher
as Judge
as Baba
as Chalapathi Rao
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
as Gopal
as Swamiji
as Swamiji
as Judge Lakshmana Rao
as Dritharashtra
as Jagannath Rao
as Saint
as Shukracharya
as Diwanji
as Vidyapati's father
as Paramanandayya
as Doctor
as Principal Appa Rao
as Veeraiah
as Subramanian
as Dharma Nayaka
as Dhadhechi Maharshi
as Valmiki Maharshi
as Dasaratha
as Hathiram Bhavaji
as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
as Shukracharya
as Dasarathan
as Poori's Grandfather
as Mahamantri Thimmarusu
as Timmarusu
as Dhayabhathar
as Ramanatham
as Zamindar Seethapath
as Ramnath
as Vemana/ Vema Reddy
as Potana
as King Ashoka