Chittoor V. Nagayya

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.

Acting

1978

Ennai Pol Oruvan
Movie

Sundaramoorthy's father

1972

1972

Ganga
Movie

Unknown

1971

1969

1969

1968

Thillana Mohanambal
Movie

Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

1967

Rahasyam
Movie

Karunakara Maharaju

1967

1967

Private Master
Movie

Jagannath Rao

1967

Private Master
Movie

Jagannath Rao

1967

Stree Janma
Movie

Parandhamaiah

1965

Satya Harishchandra
Movie

Maharshi Vasishta

1964

Vivaha Bandham
Movie

Principal Appa Rao

1964

1963

1962

Dakshayagnam
Movie

Dhadhechi Maharshi

1961

1961

Kappalottiya Thamizhan
Movie

Ulaganathan Pillai

1961

Manapanthal
Movie

Dharmalingam

1959

1959

1957

Ambikapathy
Movie

Kulothunga Chola I

1956

Tenali Raman
Movie

Mahamantri Thimmarusu

1954

Penn
Movie

Unknown

1951

1950

Ezhai Padum Paadu
Movie

Kandhan Dayalan Ambalavanan

1948

1947

Yogi Vemana
Movie

Vemana/ Vema Reddy

1946

1945

Meera
Movie

Rana, King of Mewar

1940

Sound

1957

1950

Ezhai Padum Paadu
Movie

Music Supervisor

1947

Yogi Vemana
Movie

Original Music Composer

1947

Yogi Vemana
Movie

Playback Singer

1941

Rishyasringar
Movie

Original Music Composer

1940

Sumangali
Movie

Original Music Composer

Writing

1946

Directing

1946

Infos

Full Name
Chittoor V. Nagayya
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
3/28/1904
Date of Death
12/30/1973