Gummadi
Acting
🎂 1928-07-09
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.
Cast credits(103)
Balarama
1957
Parshurama
1977
Ranadeer
1955
Interviewer
1955
1983
1973
Dharmaraju
1965
1983
Minister of Avanti
1986
Bouddha Parivrajaka
1992
Sekharam
1971
Zamindar Jannardhan Rao
1966
Maharaju / Marmayogi
1964
Dewan Bahadur
1958
Prasad's father
1983
1974
1990
Lakshmipati
1972
Dharmayya
1970
1989
Sowjanya Rao
1955
1960
Thimmarusu
1962
Vashista
1991
Vishwamitra Maharshi
1961
1991
Dasharatha
1976
Nand
1975
1967
1977
Radha's father
1966
Brughu Maharshi
1993
1980
Simhadri
1975
Bhrigu Maharshi
1960
1995
Father
1966
Ram Somga Bhupala
1993
1981
1985
1993
1993
Hathiram Bhavaji
1979
1973
Master
1979
Maharaju
1956
1979
Tansen
1978
Dharmateja
1986
Principal
1962
1973
1978
1963
Lakshmi's father
1982
1992
1981
C.I. Inspector Murthy
1969
1982
Karna
1962
1960
1984
1981
Bhishma
1977
1983
1967
1966
Inspector
1956
1959
Ugrasena
1959
Bhupala Rao
1953
Rangayya
1962
1972
Venkataramaiah
1991
1980
Dasaradha Ramayya
1976
Dasharatha
1972
Dr. Seth
1964
1971
Pattabhi Rama Rao
1989
Rao Bahadoor Prakasam
1963
Jagannatham
1969
1970
Satyasena Maharaju
1963
Jamadagni
1985
I.G.
1988
Pattabhi
1969
Satrajit
1957
1983
1973
1970
1963
1981
1971
1965
Visweswaraiah
1978
I.G. Jagannatha Rao
1970
1973
Zamindar
1955
1966
1971
Kotiah
1973
1960