Gummadi

Biography

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.

Most Known For

Adavalle Aligithe

Mosagallaku Mosagadu

as Kotwal Komarayya

Mosagadu

Mundadugu

as Dharma Rao

Eenadu

Nenu Manishine

Chaduvukunna Ammayilu

as Venkata Rangayya

Rajendrudu Gajendrudu

Prema Nagar

Maro Prapancham

as I.G. Jagannatha Rao

Aadarsa Kutumbam

as Pattabhi

Navaratri

as Radha's father

Jeevana Tarangalu

as Venugopal Rao

Manchi Manasulu

as Rangayya

Aaradhana

as Dasaradha Ramayya

Bandipotu

as Satyasena Maharaju

Daana Veera Soora Karna

as Parshurama

Brindavanam

Pelli Kanuka

Adrushtavanthulu

as C.I. Inspector Murthy