Jaggayya (Telugu actor)
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PB Dr. Kongara Jaggayya |
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| Born |
31 December 1926 Tenali, Guntur district, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 5 March 2004 (aged 77) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Kalavachaspati Kanchu Kantam Super star |
| Alma mater | Andhra Christian College |
| Occupation | Actor, dubbing artist, littérateur, journalist, poet, politician |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan 1992 |
Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1926 – 5 August 2004) was an Indian film actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Regarded as one of the finest method actors of Indian cinema, he was known as Kanchu Kantam Jaggaiah (Telugu) for his booming voice. In a film career spanning forty years as a matinee idol, he was starred in eighty films, as a lead actor, and lead antagonist in a variety of genres.
During his early career he portrayed breakthrough characters in works such as Donga Ramudu (1955), which was archived by the Film and Television Institute of India, He was starred in award winning works such as Bangaru Papa (1954), Ardhangi (1955), Edi Nijam (1956), Thodi Kodallu (1957), Dr. Chakravarthi (1964), Antastulu (1965), the Cannes Film Festival featured Meghasandesam (1982), and Seethakoka Chiluka (1981); all of which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Films in Telugu. In 1962, he co-produced and starred in the political drama film Padandi Munduku based on Salt March, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of India, the Tashkent Film Festival, and to special mention at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
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