Rajanala Nageswara Rao (1928–1959) was an Indian actor known for his works in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...
, and was one of the lead actors of his time.
He is best known for his works in award-winning hits such as ''
Devadasu'' (1953), ''
Kanna Talli
''Kanna Talli'' () is a 1953 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and G. Varalakshmi, with music composed by Pendyala. The film marks the debut of the popular Telugu si ...
'' (1953), ''Paropakaram'' (1953), ''
Raju Peda
''Raju Peda'' () is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language film directed and produced by B. A. Subba Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Lakshmirajyam, S. V. Ranga Rao and Master Sudhakar, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is based on Mark Tw ...
'' (1954), ''
Aggi Ramudu
''Aggi Ramudu'' () is a 1954 Telugu-language action film, produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna and music composed by S M Subbayya Naidu. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as ' ...
'' (1954), ''Ilavelupu'' (1954), ''
Donga Ramudu'' (1955), ''
Maya Bazaar
''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Productions. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, with a fe ...
'' (1957), and ''
Pelli Naati Pramanalu
''Pellinaati Pramanalu'' () is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil ...
'' (1958).
Early life
He was born in 1928. He has studied in the
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...
. He joined with the Paramount theater as a manager. He worked under the direction of
P. Pullaiah in the film ''Sankranthi''.
Dialogues
He is particularly good at delivering the dialogues with punch. Some of the memorable dialogues are:
* ''ade debba, ade cheyyi'' - ''
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
''Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' () is a 1959 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed and co-written by L. V. Prasad. The film was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani of Vijaya Productions; the latter co-wrote its script with Prasad ...
''
* ''babulu gadi debba ante golkonda abba'' - ''
Donga Ramudu''
* ''bhale mama bhale, ade mana takshana kartavyam'' - ''
Mayabazar
''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic film, epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani (filmmaker), Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Vauhini Studios, Vijaya Productions. The film w ...
''
* ''
emden!'' - ''
Pellinaati Pramanalu
''Pellinaati Pramanalu'' () is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil a ...
''
Filmography
Death
He died of
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...
at the age of 31 on 5 August 1959.
''Sabhash Ramudu'' was his last major release. He finished the work on other unreleased films ''Bhaktha Sabari'' and ''Jagannatakam'' before his untimely death.
References
External links
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Telugu male actors
1928 births
1959 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
Date of death missing