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

Sahodari
Sahodari
Karpagam
Karpagam
Navaratri
Navaratri
Punyavathi
Punyavathi
Annaiyum Pithavum
Annaiyum Pithavum
Ennai Pol Oruvan
Ennai Pol Oruvan

Filmography

1978 Vaazhkai Alaigal
as
1978 Ennai Pol Oruvan
as Sundaramoorthy's father
1973 Pattikattu Ponnaiya
as
1972 Needhi
as
1972 Papam Pasivadu
as
1972 Kula Gowravam
as
1972 Ganga
as
1972 MonagadOstunnadu Jagratha
as
1971 Naa Thammudu
as
1971 Kannan Karunai
as
1971 Iru Thuruvam
as The teacher
1970 Engirundho Vandhaal
as
1970 Sorgam
as Judge
1970 Akka Chellelu
as
1969 Deiva Magan
as Baba
1969 Mooga Nomu
as
1969 Aadarsa Kutumbam
as Raghavendra Rao
1969 Kathanayakudu
as Chalapathi Rao
1969 Nam Naadu
as
1969 Annaiyum Pithavum
as