Chittoor V. Nagayya
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.
Known For
Acting
1959
asPazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
1963
asSubramanian
1970
asJudge
1966
as
1946
as
1967
asJudge Lakshmana Rao
1969
as
1971
as1978
as
1978
asSundaramoorthy's father
1972
as
1971
asThe teacher
1967
as1966
as1966
as
1965
as
1967
as
1964
as
1962
as1957
as1957
as
1956
asMahamantri Thimmarusu
1956
as1955
as1958
as1956
as1959
as1958
as
1968
asSwamiji
1952
asZamindar Seethapath
1954
as
1967
asShukracharya
1969
asBaba
1973
as1953
as1951
as
1941
asKing Ashoka
1950
as
1964
asPrincipal Appa Rao
1967
asSaint
1972
as1969
as
1956
asTimmarusu
1941
as
1945
as
1960
as
1962
asDhadhechi Maharshi
1960
asHathiram Bhavaji
1961
asDasaratha
1971
as
1972
as
1964
asVeeraiah
1966
asParamanandayya
1954
asRamanatham
1967
asDritharashtra
1949
asRamnath
1957
as
1943
asPotana
1961
asValmiki Maharshi
1969
asRaghavendra Rao
1945
asRana, King of Mewar
1964
asDoctor
1957
asPoori's Grandfather
1958
asDasarathan
1954
asDhayabhathar
1956
as1961
as
1963
asDharma Nayaka
1958
asSaint
1950
as
1965
as
1947
asVemana/ Vema Reddy
1939
as
1966
asVidyapati's father
1961
asUlaganathan Pillai
1961
asTemple priest
1962
as
1966
as
1964
as
1970
as1967
as
1959
as
1966
asDiwanji
1961
asMuslim doctor
1968
asSundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
1972
as
1959
asShukracharya
1969
asChalapathi Rao
1970
asProduction
Crew
Directing
1946
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