Gummadi

Acting

Gummadi

Born 1928-07-09 · West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

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.

Acting credits

Maa Babu poster
10.0

Dr Anand, a respectable doctor, gives away his son to Ratna Devi, a widow. Soon, he marries a nurse and troubles between them ensue.

Maa Babu

1960

No artwork available
8.0

Bhupati Raja is a ruler of the kingdom. He is strictly against love marriages and backward castes. He kils his younger son as he falls in love with a girl.

Prema Mandiram

1981

Manchi Manasulu poster
NR

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.

Manchi Manasulu

1962

Vintha Katha poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vintha Katha

1973

Private Master poster
8.0

Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.

Private Master

1967

Seetha Kalyanam poster
9.0

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

Seetha Kalyanam

1976

Navaratri poster
9.0

Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.

Navaratri

1966

No artwork available
7.0

In order to take revenge, a village chieftain, Munasabu, murders the poor Tirupati and blames his friend Kondaiah, a labourer, for the crime.

Edi Nijam?

1956

Prema Pichollu poster
NR

Prema Pichollu is a drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi plays Ravi who is an unemployed post-graduate and in love with Prema (Radhika). Prema is a dancer in a local bar and attracts her boss Allu Ramalingayya and his friends Simham (Rao gopal Rao) and Gummadi.

Prema Pichollu

1983

Manase Mandiram poster
NR

Manase Mandiram (English: The Heart is a Temple) is a 1966 Telugu language romantic drama film, produced by Yarra Appa Rao on Sri Krishna Sai Films banner and directed by C. V. Sridhar. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film was a remake of Tamil film Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962), Sridhar remade the film in Hindi as Dil Ek Mandir (1963). It was also remade in Malayalam as Hridayam Oru Kshethram (1976), and in Kannada as Kumkuma Rakshe (1977).

Manase Mandiram

1966

No artwork available
NR

Rishyasringa, a gifted boy, is blessed to cause prosperity wherever he goes. However, his protective father Vibhandaka keeps him hidden so he isn't corrupted by the outside world. When the kingdom of Anga is cursed to fall prey to drought and famine, their king Romapada hatches a plan to bring Rishyasringa to their land

Rishyasringar

1964

Rustum poster
10.0

Rustum is a 1984 Telugu film directed by Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Urvashi, Raogopal Rao and Nutan Prasad in lead roles.

Rustum

1984

Yashoda Krishna poster
NR

Chronicles the birth and childhood of Krishna, who is prophesied to be the death of his tyrannical uncle Kans. Also tells the story of Krishna's subsequent rebirth as Srinivas during which he is reunited with his foster mother Yashoda.

Yashoda Krishna

1975

Akka Chellelu poster
1.0

Janaki toils to make her sister Vijaya an advocate. When Janaki marries Justice Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya is shocked to find that her new brother-in-law is a murderer.

Akka Chellelu

1970

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Manchi Kutumbam

1968

Rajendrudu Gajendrudu poster
7.2

Rajendra wins a lottery and the prize is an elephant. Despite being poor, he chooses to keep the animal. What follows is a unique bond of love between a man and an animal.

Rajendrudu Gajendrudu

1993

Kurukshetram poster
9.0

The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.

Kurukshetram

1977

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Driver Babu

1986

No artwork available
7.0

In a fit of rage, King Narendra orders his men to chop off his son Sarangadhara's limbs in a forest. However, Meghananda comes to the rescue of an injured prince and asks him to pray to Lord Shiva.

Saarangadhara

1957

Illarikam poster
7.0

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.

Illarikam

1959

Mayabazar poster
8.0

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.

Mayabazar

1957

Mosagallaku Mosagadu poster
7.7

Amarvedu dynasty was attacked by Britishers at the time of Bobbili war in South India. Before the Britishers are about to attack the dynasty, a couple of friends Daanaala Dharmayya (Gummadi) and Pagadaala Subbayya hides the treasure in a cave of five doors, very far away.

Mosagallaku Mosagadu

1971

Zamindar poster
8.0

A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.

Zamindar

1966

Pooja Phalamu poster
9.0

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.

Pooja Phalamu

1964