Nagesh
Known for Acting
Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.
Filmography
Amma Ponnu
1993
as Vathiyar
Magalir Mattum
1994
as Dead body
Thalapathi
1991
as Panthulu
Panchatanthiram
2002
as Parthasarathy
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
as Ponnan
Vasool Raja MBBS
2004
as Sriman Venkatraman
Avvai Shanmugi
1996
as Joseph
Apoorva Sagodharargal
1989
as Dharmaraj
Minnale
2001
as Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
Nammavar
1994
as Prabhakar Rao
Michael Madana Kama Rajan
1990
as Avinashi
Dasavatharam
2008
as Sheikh Mukhtaar
Kaakum Karangal
1965
as Somasundaram
Rhythm
2000
as Karthik's father
Neela Malargal
1979
as Parthasarthy
Kadhal Konden
2003
as Church Father Rozario
Server Sundaram
1964
as Sundaram
Subhakankshalu
1997
as Stephen
Athisaya Piravi
1990
Saravana
2006
as Saravana's grandfather