Gummadi
Actor
Biography
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao widely known as Gummadi, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical reception for his works in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982.
Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Filmography
Missamma
as Interviewer 1955
Daana Veera Soora Karna
as Parshurama 1977
Bobbili Raja
as Sundarayya 1990
Govindha Govindha
as Brughu Maharshi 1993
Alluri Seetarama Raju
as Gamgantam Dhora 1974
Mosagallaku Mosagadu
as Kotwal Komarayya 1971
Rajendrudu Gajendrudu
1993
Mugguru Kodukulu
as Dharma Rao 1988
Majnu
1987
Koduku Diddina Kapuram
as Pattabhi Rama Rao 1989
Seetha Rama Kalyanam
as Vishwamitra Maharshi 1961
Pandava Vanavasamu
as Dharmaraju 1965
Simhasanam
as Minister of Avanti 1986
Pelli Pustakam
1991
Daiva Balam
as Ugrasena 1959
Marmayogi
as Maharaju / Marmayogi 1964