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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