Gummadi
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao widely known as Gummadi, was an Indian film actor and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical reception for his works in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982. Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Known for
ActingBirthday
July 9, 1928Deathday
January 26, 2010Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
90Place of birth
West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaAlso known as
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Cast credits
Daana Veera Soora Karna
Parshurama
Alluri Seetha Ramaraju
Navaratri
Radha's father
Mosagallaku Mosagadu
Zamindar
Illarikam
Samrat Ashoka
Bouddha Parivrajaka
Manchi Manasulu
Rangayya
Srimanthudu
Sekharam
Missamma
Interviewer
Tata Manavadu
Koduku Diddina Kapuram
Pattabhi Rama Rao
Vinayaka Chavithi
Satrajit
Simhasanam
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