Gummadi Venkateswara Rao

Gummadi Venkateswara Rao

Indian actor (1928-2010)

Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, known mononymously by his surname Gummadi, was an Indian actor and producer, who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema. Known as one of the finest supporting/character actors in Telugu cinema, Gummadi acted in around 500 feature films. He received critical recognition for his work in Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Mahamantri Timmarusu (1962), for which he received the Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1956–1972) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1956 Amara Geetham (dubbed from Telugu Chiranjeevulu) Vedantam Raghavaiah
1959 Vinayaga Chathurthi Dubbed from Telugu Samudrala Raghavacharya
1964 Pooja Phalam B. N. Reddi B&W
1964 Ramadasu Chittor V. Nagaiah Color
1965 Aatma Gowravam K. Vishwanath B&W
1965 C.I.D. Tapi Chanakya B&W
1965 Keelu Bommalu C. S. R. Rao
1965 Manushulu Mamathalu Kotayya Pratyagatma
1966 Antastulu V. Madhusudan Rao 182 min B&W
1966 Navarathri Tatineni Rama Rao B&W
1966 Shri Krishna Pandaviyam Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
1972 Bala Mitrula Katha B&W