Chittoor V. Nagayya
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-03-28
Day of Death
1973-12-30 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
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
(1978)
Ennai Pol Oruvan
as Sundaramoorthy's father
(1978)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
Iru Thuruvam
as The teacher
(1970)
(1970)
Sorgam
as Judge
(1970)
(1969)
Kathanayakudu
as Chalapathi Rao
(1969)
Aadarsa Kutumbam
as Raghavendra Rao
(1969)
Deiva Magan
as Baba
(1969)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Ramu
as Swamiji
(1968)
Thillana Mohanambal
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
(1967)
Bhama Vijayam
as Saint
(1967)
Sri Krishnavataram
as Dritharashtra
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Bhaktha Prahlada
as Shukracharya
(1967)
(1967)
Punyavathi
as Judge Lakshmana Rao
(1966)
Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha
as Paramanandayya
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Saraswathi Sabatham
as Vidyapati's father
(1966)
Aastiparulu
as Diwanji
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
Aggi Pidugu
as Veeraiah
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
Andavan Kattalai
as Doctor
(1964)
Marriage Relation
as Principal Appa Rao
(1963)
Karpagam
as Subramanian
(1963)
Bandipotu
as Dharma Nayaka
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
Dakshayagnam
as Dhadhechi Maharshi
(1961)
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
as Valmiki Maharshi
(1961)
Bhagya Lakshmi
as Temple priest
(1961)
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
as Ulaganathan Pillai
(1961)
(1961)
Paava Mannippu
as Muslim doctor
(1961)
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
as Dasaratha
(1960)
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
as Hathiram Bhavaji
(1960)
(1959)
(1959)
Mahishasura Mardini
as Shukracharya
(1959)
Sahodari
as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
(1959)
(1958)
Sampoorna Ramayanam
as Dasarathan
(1958)
Crafty Thief
as Saint
(1958)
(1958)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
Yaar Paiyyan
as Poori's Grandfather
(1956)
(1956)
Tenali Raman
as Mahamantri Thimmarusu
(1956)
(1956)
Tenali Ramakrishna
as Timmarusu
(1956)
(1955)
(1954)
Sangham
as Ramanatham
(1954)
Edhir Paradhathu
as Dhayabhathar
(1954)
(1953)
(1952)
Thai Ullam
as Zamindar Seethapath
(1951)
(1950)
(1950)
(1949)
Mana Desam
as Ramnath
(1947)
Yogi Vemana
as Vemana/ Vema Reddy
(1946)
(1945)
Meera
as Rana, King of Mewar
(1945)
(1943)
Bhakta Potana
as Potana
(1941)
Ashok Kumar
as King Ashoka
(1941)
(1939)
Crew
(1957)
Panduranga Mahatyam
Playback Singer
(1946)
Thyagaiah
Director, Music