death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
hyderabad , india 26 january 2010 ravikampadu pradesh , india , kollur mandal , guntur district , andhra 09 july 1928 1950 -- 2010 gummadi venkateswara rao
 gummadi venkateswara rao character actor
gummadi venkateswara rao

gummadi venkateswara rao -lrb- 9 july 1928 -- 26 january 2010 -rrb- , 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 was starred in around five hundred feature films .
he received critical reception for his works in `` thodu dongalu '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- and `` mahamantri timmarusu '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- , 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 .
he is widely known for his roles in films such as `` maya bazar '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- , `` maa inti mahalakshmi '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- , `` kula daivam '' -lrb- 1960 -rrb- , `` kula gothralu '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- , `` jyothi '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` nelavanka '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- , `` maro malupu '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , `` ekalavya '' -lrb- 1982 -rrb- , `` ee charitra ye siraatho ? ''
-lrb- 1982 -rrb- , `` gaaju bommalu '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , and `` pelli pustakam '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- .
in 2008 he was starred in `` jagadguru sree kasi nayana charitra '' which remained his last film .
