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Gummadi Venkateswara Rao is a Actor Indian born on 9 july 1928 at Guntur district (Inde)
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (9 July 1928 – 26 January 2010), 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 was 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. He is widely known for his roles in films such as Maya Bazar (1957), Maa Inti Mahalakshmi (1959), Kula Daivam (1960), Kula Gothralu (1962), Jyothi (1977), Nelavanka (1981), Maro Malupu (1982), Ekalavya (1982), Ee Charitra Ye Siraatho? (1982), Gaaju Bommalu (1983), and Pelli Pustakam (1991). In 2008 he was starred in Jagadguru Sree Kasi Nayana Charitra which remained his last film.
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Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Nationality Inde
Birth 9 july 1928 at Guntur district (Inde)
Death 26 january 2010 (at 81 years) at Hyderabad (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
Birth 9 july 1928 at Guntur district (Inde)
Death 26 january 2010 (at 81 years) at Hyderabad (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards
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. He is widely known for his roles in films such as Maya Bazar (1957), Maa Inti Mahalakshmi (1959), Kula Daivam (1960), Kula Gothralu (1962), Jyothi (1977), Nelavanka (1981), Maro Malupu (1982), Ekalavya (1982), Ee Charitra Ye Siraatho? (1982), Gaaju Bommalu (1983), and Pelli Pustakam (1991). In 2008 he was starred in Jagadguru Sree Kasi Nayana Charitra which remained his last film.
Biography
Gummadi was married and had five daughters and two sons. He died of multiple organ failure at Care hospital, Hyderabad on 26 January 2010. His last public appearance was at the screening of Maya Bazar which had since been colorized. Here he expressed his happiness and said that "Watching this great movie in colour probably could have been the only reason for me to have stayed alive for so long."Usually with
Filmography of Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (138 films)
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Dharma Chakram (1996)
Directed by Suresh Krishna, Suresh Krissna
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Daggubati Venkatesh, Ramya Krishnan, Prema, Girish Karnad, Brahmanandam, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Rating69%
Rakesh (Venkatesh) an angry young man who is an honest lawyer, disciple of justice and treated as great personality by poor people. He lives with his mother Sarada (Srividhya), she is not only a mother but also a good friend to him. Rakesh has strong animosity with his father Mahendra (Girish Karnad) a MLA that's why he is separated from him. Sandhya (Ramya Krishnan) a journalist tries for Rakesh interview, but he does not cooperate so she follows him like white on rice and falls in love with him. Sandhya tells her love to Rakesh's mother Sarada then she reveals Rakesh's past.
Ayanaku Iddaru (1995)
, 2h36Directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Actors Ramya Krishnan, Jagapati Babu, Brahmanandam, Sivaranjani, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Roles Krishna Mohan's father
Rating60%
Krishna Mohan (Murali Mohan) is a widower and he has a daughter Ramya. He wants to marry Kavita for Ramya because she needs mother. Their servants talk with each other that no one loves step-children and believing them, she starts hating Kavita. But Kavita is good at heart. Later she gives birth to a baby girl Ooha. Ramya hates Ooha also. Ramya wants to own what Ooha likes.
Sankalpam (1995)
, 2h18Directed by A. M. Rathnam
Actors Jagapati Babu, Gautami, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha Kapoor, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Roles Prakasam / Chinna
The entire story is based around the construction of the Annapurna Biscuit Factory by the young & energetic guy Krishna Murthy (Jagapathi Babu) inspired by his willpower and determination.
Gaayam (1993)
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Genres Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jagapati Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar, Kota Srinivasa Rao, M. Balayya, Tanikella Bharani
Rating74%
Durga (Jagapathi Babu) is in love with Anitha (Revathi); he is all set to marry her and settle down in life. But things change when his brother Mohanakrishna (Charan Raj) is killed by Gurunarayana (Kota Srinivas Rao), the local MLA, and Durga wants to settle the score with the mafia. Anitha does not approve of his way. She marries a cop. Durga & the cop become enemies of
Govindha Govindha (1993)
, 2h15Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Silk Smitha, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Roles Brughu Maharshi
Rating66%
The plot deals with a group of robbers, from the Bangkok criminal nexus, on mission for the Robbery of Tirupati Venkateswara Swamy's Gold crown.
Muta Mestri (1993)
Directed by A. Kodanda Rami Reddy
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Meena, Roja, Sharat Saxena, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Allu Rama Lingiah
Rating70%
Bose (Chiranjeevi) is a very patriotic man who fights for the rights of the local market workers against Aatma (Sharat Saxena), the nearby underworld don. Seeing his dedication for helping the working poor, the Chief Minister (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao) asks him to enter politics. As a politician, he takes charge of a special branch of commandos and destroys Aatma's illegal operations. In retaliation Aatma has Bose's sister falsely implicated in a prostitution case, after which she commits suicide on the court steps. Bose resigns from his position and takes revenge on Aatma. Finally, he returns to his old life at the market.
Rajendrudu Gajendrudu (1993)
, 2h32Directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Palli Babu Mohan, Mallikarjuna Rao
Rating71%
Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu (1993)
, 2h30Directed by Bapu
Genres Biography, Historical, Musical
Actors Jayasudha Kapoor, Aamani Hazrath, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rajendra Prasad, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Mikkilineni
Roles Ram Somga Bhupala
Rating67%
Srinatha was born to Bhimamba and Marayya in 1365. Srinatha is respected as Kavi Sarvabhouma (King of poets) in and is being patronised by many kings including the Kondavidu Reddys, Velamas of Rachakonda and Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire. Even though He is married, Srinatha is in awe of woman's beauty and dedicates his poems in praise of the beauty.
Varasudu (1993)
, 2h38Directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Actors Krishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna, M. Balayya, Nagma, Brahmanandam, Devaraj
Roles Principal
Rating68%
Vinay (Nagarjuna) studies in college where Keerthi (Nagma) enters as a new student. Vamsi (Srikanth) is also a student in the same college. His character has negative shades. The first half of the movie revolves mostly around the love story of the hero and heroine. Dharma Teja (Krishna) happens to rescue the hero from the villains (Srikanth's father and his friend), but hero hates Dharma Teja. Interval arrives disclosing the fact that Dharma Teja is the father of Vinay.
Teerpu (1993)
, 1h59Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jagapati Babu, Aamani Hazrath, Rohini Hattangadi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sarath Babu
Roles Gopal Krishna Master
Justice Ram Mohan Rao (ANR) is a retired honest judge who lives with a joint family. His wife Parvathi (Rohini Hattangadi) hates her husband since he made the police find his second son Venu (Brahmaji) who was a wanted Naxalite. Actually, Ram Mohan Rao thought he could make Venu, surrender to police but accidentally Venu dies in Police encounter. Parvathi blames Ram Mohan Rao as the murderer and stops speaking to him from that day. They have two more sons and one daughter. ACP Madhu (Sarath Babu) their elder son, who acts nice before Ram Mohan Rao, but really is a money-minded and corrupted officer in general, and Ravi (Jagapathi Babu) their third son, whom Ram Mohan Rao thinks is a slacker that wastes time with his friends (Ali, Sudhakar, and others). This is all true however, he always fights for justice. Ravi messes with Rani (Aamani), a cranky laborer until they eventually both fall in love with each other.
Brindavanam (1992)
, 2h33Directed by Srinivasa Rao Singeetham
Genres Comedy
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishnan, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Anjali Devi, 'Subhalekha' Sudhakar, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Roles Jagannadam
Rating70%
Pelli Pustakam (1991)
, 2h24Directed by Bapu
Actors Rajendra Prasad, Ananth Babu, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, 'Subhalekha' Sudhakar, Saakshi Ranga Rao, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Roles Company Boss
Rating79%
Newly married couple K. Krishnamurthy (Rajendra Prasad) works as an art director in Mumbai and his wife Satyabhama (Divyavani) as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss (Gummadi) would give job only to one member in a family. This has slight resemblance to the 1955 classic movie Missamma where couples pretend to be married but here it's the other way around.
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra (1991)
, 2h28Genres Drama, Historical, Musical
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Meenakshi Seshadri, Deepika Chikhalia, Amjad Khan, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Aruna Irani
Roles Vashista
Rating73%
The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient times in India.
Talli Tandrulu (1991)
, 2h20Directed by Rama Rao Tatineni
Genres Drama
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kongara Jaggaiah, Saakshi Ranga Rao, Ali
Roles Venkataramaiah
Rating64%
Venkataramaiah (Gummadi) respectable person in the society, who runs a timber business. He has a happy joint family with his wife Padmavathi (Jayanthi) and 3 sons & 2 daughters. Anand (Nandamuri Balakrishna) the younger son of Venkataramaiah is a very happy-go-lucky boy. He does not take up any responsibility neither does he earn anything. But he simply wastes his father's money. Accidentally he meets Kavita (Vijayashanti) who works as a dance teacher in a school. They both are very opposite to each other. They always fight with each other. But on a certain occasion Anand falls in love with Kavita but she thinks that he is just trying to fool her. Sivaram (Satyanarayana) opponent businessman to Venkataramaiah, who once worked as a worker under Venkataramaiah, always had quarrels with Venkataramaiah and Anand. After sometime Kavitha understands Anand's love, but his family members did not agree for their marriage, so Anand leaves the house and marries Kavitha. Meanwhile Sivaram throws Venkataramaiah into heavy debts, so entire property comes to the occasion. Remaining children leaves Venkataramaiah alone which leads to his heart attack and his wife's death. Finally, Anand comes to their rescue and who he keeps up his parents prestige and honor, forms the rest of the story.
Bobbili Raja (1990)
, 2h27Directed by B Gopal
Genres Romance
Actors Daggubati Venkatesh, Divya Bharti, Palli Babu Mohan, Brahmanandam, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana
Roles Sundaraiyah
Rating68%
The film begins with election campaigning in Bobbili Village. Sundaraiyah (Gummadi) and Rajeswari Devi (Vanisree) are strong opponents in elections. Rajeswari Devi and her elder brother Ahobala Rao (Kota Srinivasa Rao) plays a lot of tactics to win the elections. But their younger brother Suryam (Vidya Sagar) supports Sundaraiyah and also loves his daughter Rajyalakshmi (Sumitra) and she becomes pregnant. Everybody dishonors her and Ahobala Rao wants to take an advantage of the situation in the election campaign. When Suryam decides to reveal the truth to everyone, Ahobala Rao tries to stop him, in that quarrel Suryam dies accidentally. Ahobala Rao plays a game and keeps the blame on Sundaraiyah & Rajyalakshmi, both of them are arrested, but somehow they escape from jail and reaches a forest.