Person Details

Birthday: 1928-07-09 16:28:38

Death: 2010-01-26 16:28:38

Aliases: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao

Gender: Male

Place of birth: West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

Daana Veera Soora Karna
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Daana Veera Soora Karna

(1977) Parshurama
Kirathakudu
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Kirathakudu

(1986) Dharmateja
Kanyasulkam
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8

Kanyasulkam

(1955) Sowjanya Rao
Govindha Govindha
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5

Govindha Govindha

(1993) Brughu Maharshi
Manchi Manasulu
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Manchi Manasulu

(1962) Rangayya
Ardhangi
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Ardhangi

(1955) Zamindar
Yashoda Krishna
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Yashoda Krishna

(1975) Nand
Aatma Balam
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Aatma Balam

(1964) Dr. Seth

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1993 Brughu Maharshi
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1992 Bouddha Parivrajaka
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1991 Vashista
N/A
Venkataramaiah
1990 N/A
1989 Pattabhi Rama Rao
N/A
1988 I.G.
1986 Minister of Avanti
Dharmateja
1985 N/A
Jamadagni
1984 N/A
1983 N/A
N/A
Prasad's father
N/A
N/A
1981 N/A
N/A
1980 N/A
1978 N/A
Visweswaraiah
1977 Parshurama
N/A
1976 Dasharatha
Dasaradha Ramayya
1975 Nand
1974 N/A
1973 N/A
N/A
N/A
1972 N/A
Lakshmipati
1971 N/A
N/A
N/A
Sekharam
1970 I.G. Jagannatha Rao
N/A
1969 Pattabhi
C.I. Inspector Murthy
1967 N/A
N/A
1966 Zamindar Jannardhan Rao
Father
Radha's father
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N/A
1965 N/A
N/A
1964 Maharaju / Marmayogi
Dr. Seth
1963 N/A
Satyasena Maharaju
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1962 N/A
Rangayya
Principal
1960 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1959 Ugrasena
N/A
1958 Dewan Bahadur
1957 Satrajit
Balarama
1955 Sowjanya Rao
Zamindar
Interviewer
Year Character Movie/Tv

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