Peketi Sivaram
| Peketi Sivaram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1918 Pekeru, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 30 December 2006 (aged 88) Chennai, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Director |
| Spouse(s) | Prabhavathi, Jayanthi |
| Relatives | Prashanth (grandson) |
Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 - 30 December 2006) is South Indian actor and director.
He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
He acted in many Telugu, Tamil, Kannada films, receiving recognition for the Bhagavan character in Devadasu (1953).
He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including Chuttarikalu (1968), Bhale Abbayilu (1969), Kula Gouravam (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar.
He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002.
He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006.
He has five sons from two marriages, the second one to the actress Jayanthi (Krishna Mohan - Peketi Ranga Rao - Venku & Gopal Peketi from his first wife and Krishna Kumar from Jayanthi) and four daughters ( Laxmi - Shanti ( wife of Thiagarajan) Rani Kumar Tindal (CA) and Poornima from his first wife. His son Peketi Rangarao is an art director. His son-in-law Thiagarajan is an actor, director. His grandson Prashanth, son of Thiagarajan is a Tamil actor still working in Tamil movies.
1974 Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Dy. Collector
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