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’. 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.
Filmography
all 119
Movies 119
Actor

Needhi (1972)
Movie
Actor

Kanmalar (1972)
Movie
Vashisth Muni

Sampoorna Ramayanam (1972)
Movie
Pattabhiramaiah

Antha Mana Manchike (1972)
Movie
Laxman Rao

Iddaru Ammayilu (1972)
Movie
Father of Raja (NTR)

Jeevitha Chakram (1971)
Movie
Judge

Sorgam (1970)
Movie
Chalapathi Rao

Kathanayakudu (1969)
Movie
Kandhaya, a schoolmaster

Nam Naadu (1969)
Movie
Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

Thillana Mohanambal (1968)
Movie
Actor

Ramu (1968)
Movie
Judge Lakshmana Rao

Punyavathi (1967)
Movie
Raja Rajendra Bhupathi

Kanchukota (1967)
Movie
Shukracharya

Bhaktha Prahlada (1967)
Movie
Actor

Selvam (1966)
Movie
Vidhyapathy's Father

Saraswathi Sabatham (1966)
Movie
Paramanandaiah

Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1966)
Movie
Principal Appa Rao

Marriage Relation (1964)
Movie
Father of Latha (K. R. Vijaya)

Kai Kodutha Deivam (1964)
Movie
Subramanian

Karpagam (1963)
Movie
Dharma Nayaka

Bandipotu (1963)
Movie
Valmiki Maharshi

Lava Kusa (1963)
Movie
Dadheechi Maharshi

Dakshayagnam (1962)
Movie
Actor

Saradha (1962)
Movie
Ranganatham the father of Krishna (NTR)

Gaali Medalu (1962)
Movie
Temple priest

Bhagya Lakshmi (1961)
Movie
Valmiki Maharshi

Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) (1961)
Movie
Ramanna, a teacher who is the father of Seetha (Jamuna)

Nitchaya Thamboolam (1961)
Movie
Ulaganathan Pillai

Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)
Movie
Dasarathudu

Seetha Rama Kalyanam (1961)
Movie
Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena

Sahodari (1959)
Movie
Shukracharya

Mahishasura Mardini (1959)
Movie
Dasharathan

Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958)
Movie
Raja Kulothunga Chola I, the father of Amaravathi

Ambikapathy (1957)
Movie
Mahamantri Thimmarusu

Tenali Raman (1956)
Movie
Actor

Asai (1956)
Movie
Zamindar, father of Ragunathan (Gemini G.) and of Nagendran (Sivaji G.)

Pennin Perumai (1956)
Movie
Timmarusu

Tenali Ramakrishna (1956)
Movie
Actor

Anarkali (1955)
Movie
Dayaparar

Edhir Paradhathu (1954)
Movie
Ramanatham

Sangham (1954)
Movie
Actor

Penn (1954)
Movie
Kamini's father

Ladki (1953)
Movie
Ugrasenar

Sarvadhikari (1951)
Movie
Vemana/ Vema Reddy

Yogi Vemana (1947)
Movie
Tyagayya

Thyagaiah (1946)
Movie
King Rana

Meera (1945)
Movie
Murthy

Swargaseema (1945)
Movie
Pothana

Bhakta Potana (1943)
Movie
King Ashoka

Ashok Kumar (1941)
Movie
Panthulu

Sumangali (1940)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1904-03-28
Deathday1973-12-30 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceChittoor district, India
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
AwardsPadma Shri in arts
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