Chittoor Nagaiah
Indian actor · India · On the map · Actors · Lived 1904 to 1973 · aged 69
Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma, popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya was one of the first multilingual filmmakers in India.
Chittoor Nagaiah is read about 94 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Mallamma KathaFilm, 19731971
Naa ThammuduFilm1969Aadarsa KutumbamFilm, Raghavendra Rao1968
Thillana MohanambalFilm, Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher1966
AastiparuluFilm, Diwanji1965
Pandava VanavasamuFilm1963
BandipotuFilm, Dharma Nayaka1961Bhaktha JayadevaFilm, Krishnadas1959
Banda RamuduFilm1958
Sampoorna RamayanamFilm, Dasarathan1956Pennin PerumaiFilm1951
SarvadhikariFilm, Ugrasenar1947
Yogi VemanaFilm, Vemana/ Vema Reddy1943
Bhakta PotanaFilm, Potana1904Born28 March 1904People around Chittoor
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N. T. Rama Rao Also in Lava Kusha and Tenali Ramakrishna
Padmini Also in Ezhai Padum Padu and Beedala Patlu
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Jayabheri
Anjali Devi Also in Lava Kusha, Ladki and Sarvadhikari
Sivaji Ganesan Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Marma Veeran
Savitri Also in Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960)
Jamuna Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Bommai Kalyanam
Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy Produced Yogi Vemana, Swarga Seema and Devata
A. V. Meiyappan Produced Ladki, Sangham and Penn
Kanta Rao Also in Lava Kusha and Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Also in Lava Kusha, Jayabheri and Lakshadhikari
S. V. Ranga Rao Also in Mana Desam and Bommai Kalyanam- P. Pullaiah Directed Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (1960)
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Also in Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam and Jayabheri
Kadiri Venkata Reddy Directed Bhakta Potana and Yogi Vemana
Kaikala Satyanarayana Also in Lava Kusha and Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham
M. Prabhakar Reddy Also in Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963)
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao Also in Tenali Ramakrishna and Bobbili Yuddham
Ramana Reddy Also in Lava Kusha and Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam- Samudrala Raghavacharya Wrote Lava Kusha and Grihalakshmi
Gemini Ganesan Also in Marma Veeran, Penn and Pava Mannippu
Allu Rama Lingaiah Also in Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham and Muddu Bidda
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy Also in Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971)
K. Ramnoth Directed Ezhai Padum Padu and Beedala Patlu
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About this person
Indian film journalist Baburao Patel described Nagayya as "The Paul Muni of India". Nagayya was considered the best character actor in South Indian cinema during 1940s and 1950s. In 1965, he became the first South Indian actor to receive the Padma Shri in Arts from the Government of India for his contributions to Indian cinema.
