ACTOR · FROM WEST GODAVARI, INDIA
Gummadi
1928–2010142 credits since 1953
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ABOUT 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.
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Born9 July 1928
Died26 January 2010
BirthplaceWest Godavari, India
Known forActing
On Cineora1 of 142 titles
Known for
The titles people know Gummadi from.
MovieFilmography
The 2020s
1 titlePratibimbalu
Not on CineoraThe 1990s
11 titles
as Ram Somga Bhupala
as Brughu Maharshi
as Bouddha Parivrajaka
as Vashista
The 1980s
36 titles
as Pattabhi Rama Rao
as Dharma Rao
as I.G.
as Chalapathi Rao
Makutamleni Maharaju
Not on Cineoraas Sivaram Prasad
as Minister of Avanti
The 1970s
40 titles
as Hathiram Bhavaji
as Master
as Diwaji Sivaramaiah
as Visweswaraiah
as Tansen
The 1960s
38 titles
as Jagannatham
Aadarsa Kutumbam
Not on Cineoraas Pattabhi
as C.I. Inspector Murthy
Manchi Kutumbam
Not on Cineora
as Inspector
Rahasyam
Not on Cineoraas Srikhanta Prabhu
as Sridhar Rao
as Zamindar Jannardhan Rao
The 1950s
16 titles · IMDb 9.0 on average
as Ugrasena
Raja Makutam
Not on Cineoraas Prachanda
as Dewan Bahadur
Saarangadhara
Not on Cineoraas Mahamantri Singanna
as Satrajit
Movieas Balarama
as Maharaju