Portrait of Chittoor V. Nagayya

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

Filmography

1978
Ennai Pol Oruvan

as Sundaramoorthy's father

1971
Iru Thuruvam

as The teacher

1970
Sorgam

as Judge

1969
1969
Kathanayakudu

as Chalapathi Rao

1968
Thillana Mohanambal

as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

1968
1968
Ramu

as Swamiji

1967
Punyavathi

as Judge Lakshmana Rao

1967
Sri Krishnavataram

as Dritharashtra

1967
1967
Bhaktha Prahlada

as Shukracharya

1966
Aastiparulu

as Diwanji

1966
Saraswathi Sabatham

as Vidyapati's father

1966
1966
1964
1964
Vivaha Bandham

as Principal Appa Rao

1964
Aggi Pidugu

as Veeraiah

1963
Karpagam

as Subramanian

1963
Bandipotu

as Dharma Nayaka

1962
Dakshayagnam

as Dhadhechi Maharshi

1961
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)

as Valmiki Maharshi

1961
1960
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

as Hathiram Bhavaji

1959
Sahodari

as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena

1959
Mahishasura Mardini

as Shukracharya

1958
Sampoorna Ramayanam

as Dasarathan

1957
Yaar Paiyyan

as Poori's Grandfather

1956
Tenali Raman

as Mahamantri Thimmarusu

1956
Tenali Ramakrishna

as Timmarusu

1954
Edhir Paradhathu

as Dhayabhathar

1954
Sangham

as Ramanatham

1954
1952
Thai Ullam

as Zamindar Seethapath

1949
Mana Desam

as Ramnath

1947
Yogi Vemana

as Vemana/ Vema Reddy

1943
Bhakta Potana

as Potana

1941
Ashok Kumar

as King Ashoka