Gummadi

Born: 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.


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Daana Veera Soora Karna

as Parshurama
Released: 1977-11-02

A retelling of Mahabharata through the perspectives of KARNA and DURYODHANA. The film uses...

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Pandava Vanavasamu

as Dharmaraju
Released: 1965-01-14

After the Pandavas are forcefully exiled by their enemies, they must get together and fight back...

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Mayabazar

as Balarama
Released: 1957-03-27

Balarama promises Subhadra to get his daughter married to her son. However, when he loses his...

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Jayasimha

as Ranadeer
Released: 1955-08-25

Inspired from the Telugu novel Veera Pooja, the film tells the story of Jayasimha (played by...

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Missamma

as Interviewer
Released: 1955-01-12

Rao and Mary, unemployed college graduates from Madras, act as if they are a married couple to...

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Bobbili Raja

as uncredited
Released: 1990-09-14

Raja, who has always lived in the jungle with his mother and grandpa and Rani, daughter of the...

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Kanyasulkam

as Sowjanya Rao
Released: 1955-08-26

Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu,...

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Akbar Saleem Anarkali

as Tansen
Released: 1978-03-15

The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.

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Pelli Kanuka

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-22

Bhaskar (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and Vasanti (B. Saroja Devi) are college mates who clash when...

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Tiger

as Master
Released: 1979-09-05

Tiger is a remake of 1977 Hindi film Khoon Pasina.

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Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu

as Ram Somga Bhupala
Released: 1993-10-21

Born to Bhimamba and Marayya, Srinatha earns the title Kavi Sarvabhowma. He dedicates many of...

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Brahmarshi Vishwamitra

as Vashista
Released: 1991-04-19

The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient...

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Rajendrudu Gajendrudu

as uncredited
Released: 1993-02-04

Rajendra wins a lottery and the prize is an elephant. Despite being poor, he chooses to keep the...

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Govindha Govindha

as Brughu Maharshi
Released: 1993-05-10

A Tantric believes that by donating a virgin woman's head to gods crown, would bring down the...

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Ardhangi

as Zamindar
Released: 1955-01-26

Zamindar Bhujangarao (Gummadi) has two sons. The elder son Raghunath Rao (Akkineni Nageswara...

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Navaratri

as Radha's father
Released: 1966-04-22

Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home....

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Gaja Donga

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-30

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Srimanthudu

as Sekharam
Released: 1971-07-16

The guardians of a boy, who is the legal heir to a property, trick him into becoming an...

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Eenadu

as uncredited
Released: 1982-12-17

Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th...

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Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam

as Bhrigu Maharshi
Released: 1960-01-09

Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam (Telugu: శ్రీ వెంకటేశ్వర మహత్యం) is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu...

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Manchi Manasulu

as Rangayya
Released: 1962-04-11

Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its...

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Kirathakudu

as Dharmateja
Released: 1986-01-09

Kiratakudu is a action oriented movie in which, Chiranjeevi played a rather unusual role, who...

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Alluri Seetha Ramaraju

as uncredited
Released: 1974-05-01

Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter.

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Sangarshana

as uncredited
Released: 1983-12-28

Sangharshana movie deals with the struggle between a rich father and his well educated foreign...

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Rakta Sindhuram

as uncredited
Released: 1985-08-24

A criminal makes Gopi, an honest police officer, save a bonded labourer from the clutches of a...

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Aatma Gowravam

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-01

A zamindar who does not have any heir wishes to adopt Srinivas. However, his wife is against it...

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Daiva Balam

as Ugrasena
Released: 1959-09-17

Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her...

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Marmayogi

as Maharaju / Marmayogi
Released: 1964-02-22

Marmayogi (transl. The Mysterious Sage) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film,...

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Brindavanam

as uncredited
Released: 1992-01-01

Panakalu (Satyanarayana) betrays Ravi's (Rajendra Prasad) grandparents and fraudulently occupies...

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Punarjanma

as uncredited
Released: 1963-08-29

Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches...

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Manase Mandiram

as Father
Released: 1966-07-22

Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film,...

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Koduku Diddina Kapuram

as Pattabhi Rama Rao
Released: 1989-09-29

Chakravarthy and Sasirekha gets married. But false allegations on Chakravarthy regarding a...

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Bhishma

as Karna
Released: 1962-04-19

Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Bhishma from the...

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Aatma Balam

as Dr. Seth
Released: 1964-01-09

Rama Rao (Y.B.Raju) is an affluent gentleman and he has a wife named Jagadeeshwari (Kannamba)....

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Mahamantri Thimmarusu

as Thimmarusu
Released: 1962-07-26

Timmarusu the prime minister in Krishnadevaraya's court, is envied by Hamvira, who hopes to...

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Rustum

as uncredited
Released: 1984-12-20

Rustum is a 1984 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Urvashi,...

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Pandanti Kapuram

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

Pandanti Kapuram is a 1972 Telugu, family drama film.

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Aradhana

as Principal
Released: 1962-02-16

Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with...

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Seetha Kalyanam

as Dasharatha
Released: 1976-10-08

An epic musical drama depicting the preface to Seetha and Rama's wedding.

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Maavaari Manchithanam

as uncredited
Released: 1979-03-09

Maavari Manchitanam (transl. My Husband's Goodness) is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language drama film,...

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Seetha Rama Kalyanam

as Vishwamitra Maharshi
Released: 1961-01-06

The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.

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Samrat Ashoka

as Bouddha Parivrajaka
Released: 1992-05-28

The life story of emperor Ashoka.

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Simhasanam

as Minister of Avanti
Released: 1986-03-04

Maharaja Sharminder Bhupathi of Avanti and his wife, the Rajmata, would like to see peace in the...

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Mosagallaku Mosagadu

as uncredited
Released: 1971-08-27

Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before...

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Intiguttu

as Dewan Bahadur
Released: 1958-11-07

Seshachalam and his wife Nancharamma secretly swap their infant son with their rich...

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Palnati Yudham

as uncredited
Released: 1966-02-18

When the minister of Palnadu opens the temple doors for all the castes in the kingdom, disputes...

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Simha Swapnam

as uncredited
Released: 1989-02-03

Balaram is a truck driver working in a transport company. His brother comes to know that the...

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Tata Manavadu

as uncredited
Released: 1973-03-23

A young man teaches a lesson to his parents for abandoning his grand parents.

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Pichi Pullaiah

as Bhupala Rao
Released: 1953-07-17

Pullaiah is sent by his father to work in the city for a landlord. Pullaiah faces a lot of...

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Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam

as Hathiram Bhavaji
Released: 1979-09-28

1979 Telugu Film

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Mosagadu

as uncredited
Released: 1980-05-22

Mosagadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi acted as a villain in this movie  for...

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Maro Prapancham

as I.G. Jagannatha Rao
Released: 1970-04-10

Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when...

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Rampur Ka Raja

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

A 1993 Indian adventure film.

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Kurukshetram

as Bhishma
Released: 1977-01-14

The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.

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Pelli Pustakam

as uncredited
Released: 1991-04-01

Newly married couple K. Krishnamurthy and Satyabhama to solve their financial problems they seek...

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Illarikam

as uncredited
Released: 1959-05-01

Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into...

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Talli Tandrulu

as Venkataramaiah
Released: 1991-02-11

Venkataramaiah (Gummadi) is a respectable person in the society, who runs a timber business. He...

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Maa Babu

as uncredited
Released: 1960-12-22

Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a...

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Zamindar

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-07

A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of...

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Ave Kallu

as uncredited
Released: 1967-12-14

Rich and pretty, Susila returns from college to find that her family is being bumped off one by...

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Yashoda Krishna

as Nand
Released: 1975-01-20

Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his...

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Jayam Manade

as Maharaju
Released: 1956-05-04

Once upon a time in a kingdom, a young man named Prathap decides to teach a lesson to the army...

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Meena

as uncredited
Released: 1973-12-28

Meena is an Indian Drama and a family entertainment film through which Actress Vijaya Nirmala...

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Kotha Jeevithalu

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-24

Jyoti, a school teacher, falls in love with Gopal, an honest man. What happens when Raju, a...

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Aastiparulu

as Zamindar Jannardhan Rao
Released: 1966-11-18

Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi,...

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Adrushtavanthulu

as C.I. Inspector Murthy
Released: 1969-01-03

Raghu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a notorious criminal released from jail after completing his...

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Vinayaka Chavithi

as Satrajit
Released: 1957-08-22

The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival day...

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Paruvu-Prathishtta

as Rao Bahadoor Prakasam
Released: 1963-05-09

The plot in unknown.

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Bhale Ramudu

as Inspector
Released: 1956-04-06

Ramu changes his identity to help Roopa as she gets disabled because of him.

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Nelavanka

as uncredited
Released: 1983-01-25

Srirama Raju (Gummadi) is the zamindar of the village. Raheem (J.V. Somayajulu), his classmate...

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Bandipotu

as Satyasena Maharaju
Released: 1963-08-15

Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his...

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Prema Nagar

as uncredited
Released: 1971-09-24

A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle...

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Soggadu

as Simhadri
Released: 1975-12-19

Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin...

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Sampoorna Ramayanam

as Dasharatha
Released: 1972-03-16

This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.

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