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Nagesh
Born
27 September 1933
Died
31 January 2009
Place
Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Acting

Nagesh

Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.

As actor

Dasavatharam

Dasavatharam

2008 · Sheikh Mukhtaar
Pori

Pori

2007
Saravana

Saravana

2006 · Saravana's grandfather
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei

Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei

2006 · Raja Mokkaiyappar
Vasool Raja MBBS

Vasool Raja MBBS

2004 · Sriman Venkatraman
Bose

Bose

2004 · Bose's Grandfather
Kadhal Konden

Kadhal Konden

2003 · Church Father Rozario
Panchatanthiram

Panchatanthiram

2002 · Parthasarathy
Bala

Bala

2002 · Annachi
Minnale

Minnale

2001 · Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
Poovellam Un Vasam

Poovellam Un Vasam

2001
Maa Pelliki Randi

Maa Pelliki Randi

2001
Rhythm

Rhythm

2000 · Karthik's father
Kadhala Kadhala

Kadhala Kadhala

1998 · Chokkalingam
Tholi Prema

Tholi Prema

1998 · Balu's elder uncle
Desiya Geetham

Desiya Geetham

1998
Pagaivan

Pagaivan

1997
Raasi

Raasi

1997

Thadayam

1997

Poochudava

1997
Subhakankshalu

Subhakankshalu

1997 · Stephen
Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi

Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi

1997
Poove Unakkaga

Poove Unakkaga

1996 · Stephen
Meendum Savithri

Meendum Savithri

1996 · Ramamurthy
Avvai Shanmugi

Avvai Shanmugi

1996 · Joseph
Ayudha Poojai

Ayudha Poojai

1995 · Police Officer

Sukham Sukhakaram

1994
Nammavar

Nammavar

1994 · Prabhakar Rao
Magalir Mattum

Magalir Mattum

1994 · Dead body
Brahmachari Mogudu

Brahmachari Mogudu

1994 · Retired Army Colonel

As director

Moratodu

Moratodu

1977 · Director