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Chittoor V. Nagayya
Born
28 March 1904
Died
30 December 1973
Place
Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Acting

Chittoor V. Nagayya

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 actor

Ennai Pol Oruvan

Ennai Pol Oruvan

1978 · Sundaramoorthy's father

Vaazhkai Alaigal

1978
Aadambaralu Anubandhalu

Aadambaralu Anubandhalu

1974
Pattikattu Ponnaiya

Pattikattu Ponnaiya

1973

Needhi

1972
Monagadostunnadu Jagratha

Monagadostunnadu Jagratha

1972
Kula Gowravam

Kula Gowravam

1972
Papam Pasivadu

Papam Pasivadu

1972

Ganga

1972

Jakkamma

1972
Naa Thammudu

Naa Thammudu

1971
Iru Thuruvam

Iru Thuruvam

1971 · The teacher
Kannan Karunai

Kannan Karunai

1971
Prema Nagar

Prema Nagar

1971
Sorgam

Sorgam

1970 · Judge
Engirundho Vandhaal

Engirundho Vandhaal

1970
Akka Chellelu

Akka Chellelu

1970

Desamante Manushuloyi

1970
Kalam Vellum

Kalam Vellum

1970
Annaiyum Pithavum

Annaiyum Pithavum

1969
Deiva Magan

Deiva Magan

1969 · Baba

Mooga Nomu

1969 · Somaiah

Aadarsa Kutumbam

1969 · Raghavendra Rao
Kathanayakudu

Kathanayakudu

1969 · Chalapathi Rao
Nam Naadu

Nam Naadu

1969
Ramu

Ramu

1968 · Swamiji
Thillana Mohanambal

Thillana Mohanambal

1968 · Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
Lakshmi Nivasam

Lakshmi Nivasam

1968 · Gopal
Niluvu Dopidi

Niluvu Dopidi

1968 · Swamiji

Veeranjaneya

1968 · Valmiki

As director

Thyagaiah

1946 · Director