Gummadi
Age: 81 | From: West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
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
(1977) Parshurama
Kirathakudu
(1986) Dharmateja
Kanyasulkam
(1955) Sowjanya Rao
Govindha Govindha
(1993) Brughu Maharshi
Manchi Manasulu
(1962) Rangayya
Ardhangi
(1955) Zamindar
Yashoda Krishna
(1975) Nand
Aatma Balam
(1964) Dr. SethActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brughu Maharshi | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | Bouddha Parivrajaka | |
| N/A | ||
| 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 | |
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| Prasad's father | ||
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| 1981 | N/A | |
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| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Visweswaraiah | ||
| 1977 | Parshurama | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Dasharatha | |
| Dasaradha Ramayya | ||
| 1975 | Nand | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1973 | N/A | |
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| 1972 | Lakshmipati | |
| N/A | ||
| 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 | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1965 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Maharaju / Marmayogi | |
| Dr. Seth | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Satyasena Maharaju | ||
| N/A | ||
| 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 |
