Chittoor V. Nagayya
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Sri Krishnavataram
1967
as Dritharashtra
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
Monagadostunnadu Jagratha
1972
Naa Thammudu
1971
Thillana Mohanambal
1968
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
Pandava Vanavasamu
1965
Kai Kodutha Deivam
1964
Saraswathi Sabatham
1966
as Vidyapati's father
Ramu
1968
as Swamiji
Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha
1966
as Paramanandayya
Akka Chellelu
1970
Aggi Pidugu
1964
as Veeraiah
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
1961
as Valmiki Maharshi
Motor Sundaram Pillai
1966
Bhaktha Prahlada
1967
as Shukracharya
Aastiparulu
1966
as Diwanji
Sampoorna Ramayanam
1958
as Dasarathan
Karpagam
1963
as Subramanian
Saradha
1962
Papam Pasivadu
1972