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Gummadi
Actor

Gummadi

9 Jul 1928Born
26 Jan 2010Died
81Age at death
140Credits

Biography

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.

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In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 140 credits.

  1. 2022PratibimbaluFilm
  2. 1995Aayanaki IddaruFilm
  3. 1993Srinatha Kavi SaarvabhoumuduFilm: Ram Somga Bhupala
  4. 1993Govindha GovindhaFilm: Brughu Maharshi
  5. 1993Rajendrudu GajendruduFilm
  6. 1993Rampur Ka RajaFilm
  7. 1992Samrat AshokaFilm: Bouddha Parivrajaka
  8. 1992BrindavanamFilm
  9. 1991Brahmarshi VishwamitraFilm: Vashista
  10. 1991Pelli PustakamFilm
  11. 1991Talli TandruluFilm: Venkataramaiah
  12. 1990Bobbili RajaFilm: Sundarayya
  13. 1989Koduku Diddina KapuramFilm: Pattabhi Rama Rao
  14. 1989Simha SwapnamFilm
  15. 1988Mugguru KodukuluFilm: Dharma Rao
  16. 1988Rajakiya ChadurangamFilm: I.G.
  17. 1987Pasivadi PranamFilm: Chalapathi Rao
  18. 1987Makutamleni MaharajuFilm: Sivaram Prasad
  19. 1987MajnuFilm
  20. 1986SimhasanamFilm: Minister of Avanti
  21. 1986Driver BabuFilm
  22. 1986KirathakuduFilm: Dharmateja
  23. 1985Rakta SindhuramFilm
  24. 1985JackieFilm
  25. 1985Sri Datta DarsanamFilm: Jamadagni
  26. 1984RustumFilm
  27. 1984Kanchu KaagadaFilm
  28. 1983SangarshanaFilm
  29. 1983Adavalle AligitheFilm
  30. 1983Bahudoorapu BatasariFilm: Prasad's father
  31. 1983MundhaduguFilm: Dharma Rao
  32. 1983NelavankaFilm
  33. 1983Prema PicholluFilm
  34. 1983Pelli ChoopuluFilm
  35. 1982EenaduFilm
  36. 1982GruhapravesamFilm: Lakshmi's father
  37. 1982Bangaru BhoomiFilm: Dharma Rao
  38. 1981Prema MandiramFilm: Bhupati Raja
  39. 1981Bhoga BhagyaluFilm
  40. 1981Gaja DongaFilm
  41. 1981Kotha JeevithaluFilm
  42. 1981Sandhya RagamFilm: Koteswarudu
  43. 1981JathagaduFilm
  44. 1981Jeevitha RadhamFilm
  45. 1980MosagaduFilm
  46. 1980Gharana DongaFilm: Raghupathi
  47. 1980ChandipriyaFilm
  48. 1979Mande GundeluFilm
  49. 1979Sri Tirupati Venkateswara KalyanamFilm: Hathiram Bhavaji
  50. 1979TigerFilm: Master
  51. 1979Hema HemeeluFilm: Diwaji Sivaramaiah
  52. 1979Maavaari ManchithanamFilm
  53. 1978Chal Mohana RangaFilm
  54. 1978Vichitra JeevithamFilm: Visweswaraiah
  55. 1978Akbar Saleem AnarkaliFilm: Tansen
  56. 1978IndradhanussuFilm
  57. 1978Chilipi KrishnuduFilm: Principal
  58. 1978Sati SavitriFilm: Aswapathi Maharaju
  59. 1977Daana Veera Soora KarnaFilm: Parshurama
  60. 1977KurukshetramFilm: Bhishma
  61. 1976Seetha KalyanamFilm: Dasharatha
  62. 1976AaradhanaFilm: Dasaradha Ramayya
  63. 1975SoggaduFilm: Simhadri
  64. 1975Yashoda KrishnaFilm: Nand
  65. 1974Alluri Seetarama RajuFilm: Gamgantam Dhora
  66. 1973MeenaFilm
  67. 1973Vintha KathaFilm
  68. 1973Bala Mitrula KathaFilm: Kotiah
  69. 1973Jeevana TarangaluFilm: Venugopal Rao
  70. 1973Tata ManavaduFilm
  71. 1973Bangaru BabuFilm
  72. 1973Mallamma KathaFilm
  73. 1972Koduku KodaluFilm: Srihari Rao
  74. 1972Sampoorna RamayanamFilm: Dasharatha
  75. 1972Beedala PatluFilm: Inspector Javert
  76. 1972Kalam MarindiFilm: Lakshmipati
  77. 1972Pandanti KapuramFilm: Srinivasa Rao "Vasu"
  78. 1971Nenu ManishineFilm
  79. 1971Prema NagarFilm
  80. 1971Mosagallaku MosagaduFilm: Kotwal Komarayya

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