Person Details
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Aliases: நாகேஷ் , Cheyur Krishna Rao Nageshwaran , Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
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Movie Involvements: 77
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.
Most Famous Work
Dasavatharam
(2008) Sheikh MukhtaarThalapathi
(1991) PanthuluRhythm
(2000) Karthik's fatherApoorva Raagangal
(1975) Dr. SooriKadhal Konden
(2003) Church Father RozarioCheran Pandiyan
(1991) ManiyamSaravana
(2006) Saravana's grandfatherBala
(2002) AnnachiActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2008 | Sheikh Mukhtaar | |
2007 | N/A | |
2006 | Raja Mokkaiyappar | |
Saravana's grandfather | ||
2004 | Bose's Grandfather | |
Sriman Venkatraman | ||
2003 | Church Father Rozario | |
2002 | Annachi | |
Parthasarathy | ||
2001 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Subramanyam 'Subbuni' | ||
2000 | Karthik's father | |
1998 | N/A | |
Balu's elder uncle | ||
Chokkalingam | ||
1997 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
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Stephen | ||
1996 | Joseph | |
Stephen | ||
Ramamurthy | ||
1995 | N/A | |
1994 | Prabhakar Rao | |
Idea Appa Rao | ||
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Dead body | ||
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1993 | Kattabomman's grandfather | |
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Vathiyar | ||
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1992 | N/A | |
Perumallu | ||
1991 | N/A | |
Panthulu | ||
Manikyam | ||
Maniyam | ||
1990 | Vijaya's Father | |
N/A | ||
Paramasivam | ||
Avinashi | ||
1989 | Minister | |
Dharmaraj | ||
1987 | N/A | |
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1986 | N/A | |
1985 | Rahim | |
Manager | ||
Muthu (Guest Role) | ||
1984 | N/A | |
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1983 | N/A | |
1982 | N/A | |
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Anthony | ||
1981 | Sitapati | |
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Nagesh | ||
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1980 | N/A | |
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1979 | N/A | |
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Parthasarthy | ||
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Namachivayam, Astrologer | ||
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Mannargudi Minor | ||
Victor | ||
1978 | N/A | |
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Priest | ||
1977 | N/A | |
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Goldsmith Rankan | ||
Ratnam | ||
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Ratnam | ||
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1976 | N/A | |
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1975 | N/A | |
Dr. Soori | ||
Rango | ||
Ponnan, Kumara Devan's dearest friend | ||
R. K. Viswanatha Sarma | ||
N/A | ||
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1974 | N/A | |
Sadhasivam | ||
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Ramu | ||
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Swamy Kamalanandham | ||
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1973 | Rajinikanth's Assistant | |
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1972 | N/A | |
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the servant | ||
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Subbu | ||
Krishnan | ||
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1971 | N/A | |
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Kannaiah | ||
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Chinna Pannai Singaram | ||
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Shanmugam | ||
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Ramesh | ||
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Ayyasamy/Mama | ||
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Raju | ||
1970 | N/A | |
Gajendran / Gajini | ||
Baalu | ||
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1969 | Bar owner, an ally of Bharath | |
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Babu | ||
Boopathy | ||
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Stiphen Chandru | ||
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Nagesh | ||
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Seetharaman | ||
1968 | Chellappin | |
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"Savadal" Vaithi | ||
Narayanan | ||
Madhu | ||
Chandran, Madhan's friend | ||
Madhusudhanan | ||
N/A | ||
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Durai | ||
1967 | N/A | |
Dr. Thirupathy | ||
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Goon | ||
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Ponnan | ||
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Seenu | ||
Krishna | ||
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Thangamuthu and Manikkam | ||
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1966 | Bus Conductor | |
Mohan | ||
Venu | ||
Chowry | ||
Prison warden | ||
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Annamalai | ||
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1965 | Pattabi Raman | |
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Sundaram (Sekar Friend) | ||
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Tharumi | ||
Azhaga | ||
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Sethu | ||
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Insurance Agent | ||
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Govindhan | ||
Sandhanam (Chokkalingam Accountant) | ||
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Somasundaram | ||
1964 | Sundaram | |
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Priest | ||
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Kithan | ||
Ganasabai | ||
Sanjeev | ||
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Vidwan Sargunam | ||
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Chellappa | ||
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1963 | N/A | |
Madurai | ||
Veeraiyaa | ||
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1962 | N/A | |
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Prabhu's House Servant | ||
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Peter | ||
1961 | N/A | |
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Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
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1977 | Director | |
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Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1977 | Writer | |
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