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C. H. Narayana Rao

C. H. Narayana Rao
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Nationality Inde
Death 14 february 1984

C. H. Narayana Rao (Telugu: సి.హెచ్. నారాయణరావు) (d: 14 February 1984) is famous South Indian actor.

He has been working in Indian Railways in 1939. He was found by Dronamraju Kameswara Rao and introduced him in Jeevana Jyoti in 1940 as hero. He has acted in about 50 films as hero, supporting actor and villain. His films include Mana Desam, Mugguru Marathilu, Lakshmamma, Veelunama, Rahasyam etc. The entry of Narayana Rao made Chittor V. Nagaiah shift to more character roles. He prevailed as the prime hero even after Akkineni Nageswara Rao and N. T. Rama Rao entered into Telugu film Industry. He has acted opposite C. Krishna Veni in Jeevana Jyothi, Kamala Kotnis in Chenchu Lakshmi, Bezawada Rajaratnam in Mugguru Maratilu, S. Varalakshmi in Jeevitham.

He has acted in Miss Prema B.A. written by Malladi Krishna Sharma directed by Thimmaraju Siva Rao and gave many performances.

He has produced Manjari in 1953 directed by Y. V. Rao. He has lost heavily and had to face lot of problems subsequently.
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Filmography of C. H. Narayana Rao (7 films)

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Rathnagiri Rahasya
Rathnagiri Rahasya (1957)
, 2h52
Directed by B. R. Panthulu
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Udaykumar, Jamuna, T. N. Balakrishna, Sowcar Janaki, C. H. Narayana Rao, T. R. Ramachandran

Udaykumar plays the role of a prince who is separated from his parents by his father's foe at a very young age. He grew up as a ferocious and vicious cavemen. Then he meets Jamuna, who by her word of love and affection turns him for good. Both set out to find the secret of Rathnagiri to find and save Udaykumar's parents.
Jeevitham
Jeevitham (1950)
, 2h50
Directed by Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar
Genres Romance
Actors Vyjayanthimala, S. Varalakshmi, C. H. Narayana Rao, T. R. Ramachandran, Padmini Ramachandran
Roles Murthi

Mohini is the daughter of Sivashankaralingeswara Prasad, who marries Durgamma following Mohini's mother's death. Durgamma's brother Murthy wants to marry Mohini. Meanwhile, Mohini falls in love with Ashok, who is none other than her neighbour Pati, but she is not aware of that. When Murthy asks Prasad for Mohini's hand in marriage, he is refused by Mohini. An angry Murthy goes to the village and spends some time with Lakshmi and leaves her. When Lakshmi becomes pregnant, she comes to the city in search of Murthy. Before she can find Murthy, she gives birth to a boy in the hospital. She meets Murthy and requests him to accept her and the child. But Murthy refuses so she leaves the child in Pati's car, and goes to the sea to commit suicide. In the meantime, Murthy plans to cancel Mohini's marriage to Pati by using the child. Due to his claim that the child is Pati's and Lakshmi's, the marriage is cancelled. The rest of the story is about how Pati faces problems from Murthy, and how he reunites with Mohini.
Mana Desam
Mana Desam (1949)
, 2h52
Directed by L. V. Prasad
Genres Drama
Actors Chittor V. Nagaiah, C. H. Narayana Rao, Krishnaveni, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, Vangara Venkata Subbaiah
Rating60% 3.012223.012223.012223.012223.01222
Madhu and Shoba are lovers. Madhu supports the Congress party but Shoba is opposed to congress views. They both are arrested in political violence during the freedom struggle. Madhu is tortured by the police and loses memory. The movie ends with his recovering from amnesia and reunion of the couple.
Swargaseema
Swargaseema (1945)
, 1h54
Genres Drama
Actors Chittor V. Nagaiah, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, Mudigonda Lingamurthy, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao, C. H. Narayana Rao
Rating66% 3.348173.348173.348173.348173.34817
Murthy (Nagaiah) is a publisher happily married to Kalyani (Jayamma) and the proud father of their children. He watches a street play in his village, and notices the beautiful Subbalaxmi (Bhanumathi) in that troupe. He advises Subbalaxmi's father to take her to Madras where she would have the potential to become a big theatre artiste. He even refers them to a theatre company. They travel to Madras. Subbalaxmi is offered the lead role and changes her name to Sujatha. Murthy falls for Sujatha's charms and neglects his family. Kalyani fends for her children by taking up small tailoring works and leading a hard life. At the end, Murthy realizes his mistake and returns to his family.