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.
Movies starring Gummadi (114)
Ram Somga Bhupala
Bouddha Parivrajaka
Vashista
Jamadagni
Prasad's Father
Koteswarudu
Raghupathi
Hathiram Bhavaji
Master
Visweswaraiah
Bhishma
Dasharatha
Dasaradha Ramayya
Simhadri
Venugopal Rao
Srihari Rao
Dasharatha
Lakshmipati
I.g. Jagannatha Rao
Dharmayya
Jagannatham
Pattabhi
Sridhar Rao
Maharaju / Marmayogi
Satyasena Maharaju
Rao Bahadoor Prakasam
Venkata Rangayya
Bhushayya
Karna
Vishwamitra Maharshi
Bhrigu Maharshi
Ugrasena
Prachanda
Dewan Bahadur
Mahamantri Singanna
Satrajit
Maharaju
Ranadeer
Zamindar
Interviewer
Bhupala Rao
