Mada Venkateswara Rao (4 June 1935 - 24 October 2015) was an Indian actor from

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. He acted in more than 600 films. He played notable roles in the films ''

Mutyala Muggu ''Mutyala Muggu'' () is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language drama film adaptation of Uttara Ramayana from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu. The film stars Sangeeta, Sreedhar, Kanta Rao, Rao Gopal Rao, Mukkamala, Allu Ramalingaiah and Nu ...

'', '' Lambadolla Ramdasu'', and '' Mayadari Malligadu''. He was known for his comedy roles. He worked as an engineer in the state civil department before becoming an actor. He entered theater as a stage artist and also worked as a cine journalist. Later, he made his debut in films with Sudigundalu. He became popular with the eunuch role he played in the 1977 film '' Chillara Kottu Chittemma'', directed by

Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 ...

. He played similar roles in subsequent films. He died on 24 October 2015, while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in

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Filmography

* '' Andala Ramudu'' (1973) *'' Chillara Kottu Chittemma'' * '' Lambadolla Ramdasu'' * ''

Chattaniki Kallu Levu ''Chattaniki Kallu Levu'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Madhavi, Lakshmi, Hema Sundar and Kannada Prabhakar in important roles. It is a remake of the 1981 Tamil film '' Sa ...

'' * '' Mayadari Malligadu'' * '' Gunavantudu'' *''Galipatalu'' (1974) *''Tulabharam'' (1974) as Giri *''

Manushullo Devudu ''Manushullo Devudu'' () is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah under the Sri Bhaskara Chitra banner and directed by B. V. Prasad. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri and music composed by T. V. Raju as his l ...

'' (1974) *''

'' (1975) *'' Aradhana'' (1976) *''Muthyala Pallaki'' (1976) as Pati * '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977) *''

Lawyer Viswanath ''Lawyer Viswanath'' is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Y. V. Rao and directed by S. D. Lal. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with music composed by Satyam. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Vishwanath'' (197 ...

'' (1978) * ''

Driver Ramudu ''Driver Ramudu'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action-drama film, produced by Nandamuri Harikrishna under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jayasudha, with mu ...

'' (1979) *'' Sri Madvirata Parvam'' (1979) *''Kodalu Vastunaru Jagratha'' (1980) as Dance Teacher *''Gadasari Atta Sogasari Kodalu'' (1981) *''

Oorukichchina Maata ''Oorukichina Maata'' () is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by M. Balayya starring Chiranjeevi, Sudhakar, Madhavi, and Kavitha. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Oorum Uravum'' (1982) starring Sivaji Ganesan. The film ...

'' (1981) as Daivadheenam *''Prema Nakshatram'' (1982) *''Korukunna Mogudu'' (1982) *''

Bandhalu Anubandhalu ''Bandhalu Anubandhalu'' is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film starring Sobhan Babu and Lakshmi with Chiranjeevi in a key special appearance. This is Chiranjeevi's 50th film. This is the remake of Kannada movie ''Avala Hejje''. Cast *Chiranj ...

'' (1982) *''

Bezawada Bebbuli ''Bezawada Bebbuli'' is a 1983 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language film, directed by Vijaya Nirmala and produced by Atluri Tulasidas. The film stars Krishna (Telugu actor), Krishna, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Raadhika, Sivaji Ganesan and Sowkar ...

'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *'' Adavi Donga'' (1985) *''Aggiraju'' (1985) *'' Car Diddina Kapuram'' (1986) as Seth Kishanlal *''

Ugra Narasimham ''Ugra Narasimham'' is a 1986 Telugu-language action drama film written, directed and produced by Dasari Narayana Rao under Tharaka Prabhu Films banner. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada and Mohan Babu. The music was composed by Chell ...

'' (1986) *''

Krishna Garadi ''Krishna Garadi'' is a 1986 Indian Telugu film starring Ghattamaneni Krishna, Krishna in two different roles alongside Jaya Prada, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Rao Gopala Rao in the key roles. Scripted and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu, the film had ...

'' (1986) *''

Kondaveeti Raja ''Kondaveeti Raja'' is a 1986 Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Radha and Rao Gopal Rao. This film was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film released on 31 January 1986. Plot The film begins with Raja coming to a historic villa ...

'' (1986) *''

Jayam Manade ''Jayam Manade'' () is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by Sundarlal Nahatha and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film was dubbed into Tamil ...

'' (1986) *''Rowdy Babai'' (1987) *''

Kirai Dada ''Kirayi Dada'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under VMC Productions and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nagarjuna, Amala, Khusboo, Krishnam Raju, Jaya Sudha and music composed b ...

'' (1987) as Chitti *'' Sankharavam'' (1987) as Ponnu Swamy *''Praja Pratinidhi'' (1988) *''

Bhale Donga ''Bhale Donga'' () is a 1989 Telugu-language action film produced by K. Devi Vara Prasad under the Devi Films banner, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film ...

'' (1989) as Gurbachan Singh * ''

Allari Premikudu ''Allari Premikudu'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film produced by Suresh and Satyanand under the Sri Satya Durga Arts banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Rambha and Kanchan, whi ...

'' (1994) * ''

Love Story 1999 ''Love Story 1999'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film had an ensemble cast starring Prabhu Deva, Vadde Naveen, Ramya Krishna, Laila and Rambha. Cast *Prabhu Deva as Vamsi * Vad ...

'' (1998) * ''

Kithakithalu ''Kithakithalu'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film starring Allari Naresh, Geetha Singh, Madhu Shalini and Jayalalitha. The film is made by Allari Naresh's home banner under the direction of his father E. V. V. Satyanaray ...

'' (2006)

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