Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as Kanchu Kantam Jaggayya (Telugu) for his booming voice.
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Pasivadi Pranam
Chantabbai
Aakhari Poratam
Alluri Seetarama Raju
Joker
Assembly Rowdy
Veta
Navaratri
Kirathakudu
Guru Sishyulu
Yugapurushudu
Rani Kasula Rangamma
Jeevitha Radham
Doctor Chakravarthy
Aradhana
Yedanthasthula Meda
Alludugaru
Aradhana
Adavi Donga
Adrushtavanthulu
Santosham
Kanchu Kaagada
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
Karunamayudu
Golden Baby
Ardhangi
Dharma Kshetram
Naa Thammudu
Disco King
Samajaniki Sawal
Seethakoka Chilaka
Donga Ramudu
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Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as Kanchu Kantam Jaggayya (Telugu) for his booming voice. In a film career spanning forty years as a matinee idol, he starred in eighty films, as a lead actor, and lead antagonist in a variety of genres. In 1967, he was elected as a member of the fourth Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Ongole, becoming the first Indian film actor to be elected as a member of the Parliament.
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