Chittoor V. Nagayya
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Thillana Mohanambal
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher 1968
Pachai Vilakku
1964
Motor Sundaram Pillai
1966
Thiruvarutchelvar
1967
Deiva Magan
as Baba 1969
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
as Dasaratha 1961
Panduranga Mahatyam
1957
Paalum Pazhamum
1961
Pandava Vanavasamu
1965
Saraswathi Sabatham
as Vidyapati's father 1966
Kappalottiya Thamizhan
as Ulaganathan Pillai 1961
Sorgam
as Judge 1970
Iru Malargal
1967
Shanthi
1965
Pennin Perumai
1956
Ramu
as Swamiji 1968
Pattikattu Ponnaiya
1973