Known for

Acting

Born

Jul 9, 1928

Died

Jan 26, 2010 (aged 81)

Place of birth

West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gummadi

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.

Titles

Jackie

Movie • 1985

Koduku Diddina Kapuram

Movie • 1989

Mayabazar

Movie • 1957

Daana Veera Soora Karna

Movie • 1977

Pasivadi Pranam

Movie • 1987

Missamma

Movie • 1955

Simhasanam

Movie • 1986

Kanyasulkam

Movie • 1955

Sampoorna Ramayanam

Movie • 1972

Bhishma

Movie • 1962

Pandava Vanavasamu

Movie • 1965

Seetha Rama Kalyanam

Movie • 1961

Brahmarshi Vishwamitra

Movie • 1991

Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

Movie • 1960

Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam

Movie • 1979

Marmayogi

Movie • 1964