Gummadi

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Gummadi

Born July 9, 1928 · West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

Died January 26, 2010 · aged 81

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 A…

Known For

Manchi ManasuluManchi Manasulu · 1962
Manchi Manasulu
★ 8.01962
MovieDrama
Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.
MayabazarMayabazar · 1957
Mayabazar
★ 8.01957
MovieFantasyDrama
Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.
Pooja PhalamuPooja Phalamu · 1964
Pooja Phalamu
★ 9.01964
MovieDrama
Madhu, a wealthy and naive boy, meets Vasanthi and develops feelings for her. However, he gets depressed after knowing that Vasanthi only saw him as a brother.
AradhanaAradhana · 1962
Aradhana
★ 7.71962
MovieDramaRomance
Dr. Murali Krishna loves Anuradha, but he loses his scholarship after a misunderstanding with her. Krishna becomes engaged to Lakshmi before going to London. An uninterested Lakshmi asks Anuradha to write letters to Krishna on her behalf, intensifying Anuradha's feelings. Then Krishna has an accident and everything changes.
Brahmarshi VishwamitraBrahmarshi Vishwamitra · 1991
Brahmarshi Vishwamitra
★ 7.51991
MovieDramaHistory
The story is based on the life of Vishvamitra, who is one of the most venerated sages of ancient times in India. At last, Vishwamitra penance power reaches to heights of Himalayas where he utilizes it to the welfare of the universe by preaching great Gayatri Mantra and the movie ends Vishwamitra becoming one among the stars of the universe at Saptarishi Mandalam.
Maa BabuMaa Babu · 1960
Maa Babu
★ 10.01960
Movie
Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.
Sri Krishnarjuna YuddhamuSri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu · 1963
Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu
★ 7.01963
MovieFantasyDrama
After vanquishing the army of the Kauravas, the Pandava Brothers preside over Indraprastha, and Arjun takes a journey to worship Bhagwan Shri Shivji. It is during this journey that he will challenge Devrishi Narad that no one on Earth can instigate him to go against Bhagwan Shri Kishan. Arjun will soon have to mince his words when, on Subhadra's insistence, he will be compelled to take up arms and go to war against Kishanji in order to protect Chitrasen - who had inadvertently offended Sage Gabal - leading to Kishanji's decision to behead the former with his Sudarshan Chakra.
IllarikamIllarikam · 1959
Illarikam
★ 7.01959
MovieDrama
Venu, a poor man, falls in love and marries Radha, a zamindar's daughter. When Venu moves into the zamindar's house,there are multiple problems Venu has to battle.

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MosagaduMosagadu · 1980
Mosagadu
★ 5.51980
MovieDrama
Mosagadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi acted as a villain in this movie  for the first time in his career.Sobhan babu and sridevi, who are in love with each other plan to marry soon . Chiru is a local rowdysheeter in their area who has a relationship with sridevi’s twin sister(dual role).Sridevi tries to keep herself away from his twin sister’s life style and sobhan decides to give her new life by marrying her. But, chiru has his eyes on sridevi also,but gets bashed up by sobhan few times.He develops personal grudge against them.Oneday, when sobhan and sridevi are about to get married in a temple,chiru spots her alone waiting for sobhan and he rapes her. Unable to bear this humiliation, she commits suicide and before she dies, sobhan reaches there and he vows to take revenge.In the end, sobhan kills chiru and is sentenced to death, and we are shown that sobhan meets sridevi in heaven.
EenaduEenadu · 1982
Eenadu
1982
MovieCrime
Eenadu is Krishna's 200th movie with huge star cast. It's almost on the same lines of his 100th movie ALLURI SEETHA RAMARAJU. But in this movie, he fights against the politicians and industrialists who are looting the poor, the movie is about Ramaraju (Krishna) a social reformer who fights against the injustice by the political system and stands in support to the poor and down-trodden.Kantha Rao, Jaggayya, Rao Gopal Rao played the villains in the movie. Rao Gopal Rao is a small-time politician and brother-in-law of Krishna and husband of Krishna Kumari. His brother-in-law being a selfish and cruel man, Krishna stays away from them. Jaggayya is a businessman and and old friend of Krishna because of him Krishna lands in Jail without a fault of his. Kantha Rao is a criminal and after coming out of Jail, he enters into politics and becomes a minister.These three create havoc and play with the lives of the poor.