Mudigonda Lingamurthy, shortly Lingamurthy (

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: ముదిగొండ లింగమూర్తి) (10 October 1908 – 24 January 1980), was an

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known for his works in

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and theater.

Life sketch

Mudigonda Lingamurthy was born to a

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family in

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. He used to play in school dramas in his childhood. He was very fond of arts and was introduced to Sthanam Narasimha Rao, a Telugu theater artist and a Padma Shri awardee. He joined Rama Vilasa Sabha of Tenali where he portrayed different characters in ''Kanyasulkam'', ''Pratapa Rudreeyam'' and other dramas. He acted as Ramappa Pantulu character in

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drama.Mudigonda Lingamurthy in Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, Sitaratnam Granthamala, Vijayawada, 2002, pp: 484-6. He moved to filmdom in 1937 and acted in the movie ''Tukaram'' along with

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...

. He later joined

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and was associated with them for about 7 years and acted as Ajamisa in ''

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'', Gangadu in ''

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'', Abirama in ''

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'' and Ramadas in '' Peddamanushulu''. He was closely associated with V. Nagayya and acted in his films like ''Tyagayya'', ''Naa Illu'' and ''Ramadasu''. In total Lingamurthy acted in about 70 films. Lingamurthy wrote some

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including ''Venkanna Kapuram'', ''Pelli Choopulu'', ''Thyagam''. He was founder member of Cine Technicians Association. He also held the post of Secretary and Chairperson of the Association. He retired from the profession after his

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celebrations. After the death of his wife, Durgavardhanamma in 1974, he took

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as is custom in Indian families. He died in 1980. A mini hall named after him still exists today at the place where he lived in Nana Street, T. Nagar, Chennai.

Filmography

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References

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* Telugu male actors 1908 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Telugu theatre Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors People from Tenali Male actors from Andhra Pradesh {{India-actor-stub