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.
Acting
(1978)
Ennai Pol Oruvan
as Sundaramoorthy's father
(1978)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
Iru Thuruvam
as The teacher
(1970)
Sorgam
as Judge
(1970)
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
Deiva Magan
as Baba
(1969)
(1969)
Aadarsa Kutumbam
as Raghavendra Rao
(1969)
Kathanayakudu
as Chalapathi Rao
(1968)
Thillana Mohanambal
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
(1968)
Ramu
as Swamiji
(1967)
Bhaktha Prahlada
as Shukracharya
(1967)
Sri Krishnavataram
as Dritharashtra
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
(1967)
Punyavathi
as Judge Lakshmana Rao
(1967)
Bhama Vijayam
as Saint
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
(1966)
Saraswathi Sabatham
as Vidyapati's father
(1966)
Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha
as Paramanandayya
(1966)
(1966)
Aastiparulu
as Diwanji
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
(1964)
(1964)
Andavan Kattalai
as Doctor
(1964)
Aggi Pidugu
as Veeraiah
(1964)
Marriage Relation
as Principal Appa Rao
(1963)
Karpagam
as Subramanian
(1963)
Bandipotu
as Dharma Nayaka
(1962)
Dakshayagnam
as Dhadhechi Maharshi
(1962)
(1962)
(1961)
Paava Mannippu
as Muslim doctor
(1961)
(1961)
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
as Dasaratha
(1961)
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
as Ulaganathan Pillai
(1961)
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
as Valmiki Maharshi
(1961)
Bhagya Lakshmi
as Temple priest
(1960)
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam
as Hathiram Bhavaji
(1960)
(1959)
Sahodari
as Pazhani, father of Chandiran and Meena
(1959)
Mahishasura Mardini
as Shukracharya
(1959)
(1959)
(1958)
Sampoorna Ramayanam
as Dasarathan
(1958)
(1958)
(1958)
Crafty Thief
as Saint
(1957)
(1957)
(1957)
Yaar Paiyyan
as Poori's Grandfather
(1957)
(1956)
Tenali Raman
as Mahamantri Thimmarusu
(1956)
(1956)
Tenali Ramakrishna
as Timmarusu
(1956)
(1956)
(1955)
(1954)
(1954)
Sangham
as Ramanatham
(1954)
Edhir Paradhathu
as Dhayabhathar
(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
Music, Director