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    Indian actor (–)

    Chittoor Nagayya

    Born

    Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma


    ()28 March

    Repalle, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)

    Died30 December () (aged&#;69)
    Occupation(s)Actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer
    Years&#;active
    AwardsPadma Shri ()

    Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March – 30 December ), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre.

    Nagayya was one of the first multilingual filmmakers in India.[1] Indian film journalist Baburao Patel described Nagayya as "The Paul Muni of India".[2][3] Nagayya was considered the best character actor in South Indian cinema during s and s.[2] In , he became the first South Indian actor to receive the Padma Shri in Arts from the Government of India for his contributions to Indian cinema.[2][4][5]

    Brought up in Chittoor, Nagayya was closely connected to Rama Vilasa Sabha, a Telugu theatre association in the city.

    He made his film debut in Gruhalakshmi (). He worked in several films of Vauhini Pictures such as Vande Mataram (), Sumangali (), Devata (), Swarga Seema (), and Beedhalapatlu ().[6] Nagayya was also the protagonist in Viswa Mohini (), the first film on the Indian motion picture world.[7]

    Nagayya made significant contributions to Telugu cinema, and starred in about two hundred Telugu films.[8] He was a method actor, and his forte was usually playing intense characters, often immersing himself in the study of the real character's traits and mannerisms.[8] His other prominent film roles include the 14th-century poet Pothana in Bhakta Potana (), 17th-century saint Tyagaraja in Thyagayya (), 12th-century saint Gora Kumbhar in Chakradhari (), and Sivaram in the social problem film Naa Illu ().

    In , Nagayya essayed the 17th-century saint Bhadrachala Ramadasu in the film Ramadasu which he had also co-written, directed and produced. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[9] Nagayya also starred in about one hundred and sixty films in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.[5] In his honour, the Chittoor Nagayya Kalakshetram of Arts was established in Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh.[10]

    Early life

    Nagayya was born on 28 March in a Telugu family in a tiny hamlet near Repalle, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

    His parents were Ramalinga Sarma and Venkata Lakshmamba. His maternal grandmother adopted him and took him to her native village, Gonugur, near Kuppam and later to Chittoor. He took up studies with a scholarship provided by the Tirupati Devasthanam and took his degree in Chittoor.[11]

    After working as a clerk in a government office, Nagayya became a journalist with Andhra Patrika.

    Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru influenced him and he participated in the freedom struggle (Dandi Satyagraha) in , later going on to work for some gramophone companies including Hutchins as well as attending the Gowhati Congress conclave with S. Srinivasa Iyyengar.[12] He was married to Jaya Lakshmi, but she died giving birth to a daughter a year after.

    Biography of john f. kennedy: Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March – 30 December ), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre.

    He then married Girija, and she too died due to miscarriage in the eighth month. His first daughter died of an undiagnosed illness. He then participated in long stays at Ramana Maharshi Ashram. He had family in Tirupati who are his brother's (Vuppaladadiyam Subrahmanya Sarma) son, Vuppaladadiyam S. Haragopal and daughters (Late Amruthavalli and Late Kusuma), Lakshmi Narasimha and their children, Vuppaladadiyam Shyam Sundar and Vuppaladadiyam Pavan Kumar.[13]

    Accolades

    Civilian Awards
    National honors
    National Film Awards
    State Awards
    • Best Actor Award by the Andhra Film Journalists Association
    • Felicitated by a life size statue in Panagal Park, Chennai at his demise.

    Selected filmography

    Actor

    Composer and play back singer
    Year Title Song
    GruhalakshmiLendu Bharata Veerulara
    GumastaOyi Parugekkadikoyi
    PrapanchamAnta Kooleelam Manamanta Kooleelam, Premasudha Sarasilo Hamsalamai
    SanghamJati Bhedam Samasipoda
    Maa GopiSanubhoothiye Leda Jagatini, Amma Krishnamma Apacharamemitamma
    Bhakta MarkandeyaOm Namasivaya, Jaya Jaya Sankara Sambasadasiva
    Naga PanchamiSambho Mahadeva
    Muddu BiddaItulela Chesavaya O Devadeva
    Tenali RamakrishnaGandupilli Menu Marichi
    Tenali Ramakrishna"Putrile PambirukkumKottaiyile Oru Kaalatthile"
    Nala DamayantiGhorambaina Daavagni Keelakerayai
    Panduranga MahatyamJaya Jaya Gokula Bala, Sannuti Seyave Manasa
    SwarnamanjariMadhuramaina Guru Deevena
    Maa VadinaSuthudilu Peeda Mandiramu (poem)
    Poola RangaduChillara Rallaku Mokkutu Unte Chedipoduvura
    Playback singer
    • Ramadasu ()
    • Tenali Raman
    • Gumasta (/II) (playback singer and composer)
    • Naa Illu () (playback singer and composer)
    • Yogi Vemana () (playback singer and composer)
    • Thyagayya () (playback singer and composer)
    • Swargaseema () (playback singer and composer)
    • Bhakta Potana () (playback singer and composer)
    • Devatha () (playback singer and composer)
    • Sumangali () (playback singer and composer)
    • Viswa Mohini () (playback singer)
    • Vande Mataram () (playback singer and composer)
    • Gruhalakshmi () (playback singer)
    Director (partial filmography)
    Producer (partial filmography)
    Writer (partial filmography)

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