Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sarma was an Indian film dubbing artist, turned actor and writer, known for his works predominantly in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
. He has worked for over 500 films as an actor and dubbing artist.
He is the father of actors
Sai Kumar,
P. Ravi Shankar
Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. ...
and Ayyappa P. Sarma.
He died on 14 December 2014 of a heart attack at the age of 81.
Selected filmography
;As actor
*1968 ''Bhale Monagadu''
*1971 ''
Sampoorna Ramayanam''
*1972 ''
Bala Bharatam
''Bala Bharatam'' is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film wherein most of the characters are played by children. The child actors include Baby Sridevi and Master Prabhakar.
Story
The plot is the famous ''Mahabharata'' story of ...
''
*1972 ''Collector Janaki''
*1973 ''Devudamma'' as Nagabhushanam
*1975 ''
Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham
''Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham'' () is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by Potluri Venkata Narayana and SBK Uma Maheswara Rao under the Lakshmi Narayana Pictures banner and directed by Bapu. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. ...
''
*1976 ''Bhale Dongalu'' as Public Prosecutor
*1976 ''
Mahakavi Kshetrayya
''Mahakavi Kshetrayya'' is a 1976 Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of Kshetrayya, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao & C. S. Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswar ...
''
*1976 ''
Bangaru Manishi''
*1977 ''
Kurukshetram''
*1977 ''
Daana Veera Soora Karna
''Daana Veera Soora Karna'' () is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film co-written, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his banner, Ramakrishna Cine Studios. Based on the life of Karna from the ''Mahabharata'', ...
''
*1977 ''Indradhanusu''
*1977 ''Dongalaku Donga'' as David
*1979 ''
Hema Hemeelu
''Hema Hemeelu'' () is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Vijaya Nirmala. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala and Zarina Wahab, with music composed by Ramesh Naidu. The fim was produced by S. Raghunath and ...
''
*1980 ''
Ram Robert Rahim
''Ram Robert Rahim'' is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by Vijaya Nirmala, produced by Uppalapati Suryanarayana Babu and written by Tripuraneni Maharadhi. The film is a remake of the 1977 Hindi film ''Amar Akbar Anthony''. T ...
''
*1981 ''
Nyayam Kavali
''Nyayam Kaavali'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film is based D. Rameswari's novel ''Kotta Malupu''. It stars Chiranjeevi, Raadhika, Jaggayya, and Sarada. It was remade in Hindi as ''Mujhe Insaaf ...
''
*1982 ''
Nireekshana
''Nireekshana'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, filmed, and edited by Balu Mahendra. Produced by Linga Raju, the film stars Bhanu Chander and Archana. Allu Ramalingaiah, P. L. Narayana and Rallap ...
''
*1982 ''
Kaliyuga Ramudu
''Kaliyuga Ramudu'' is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by D. Srirangaraju under the Tirupati Productions banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Rati Agnihotri and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. ...
''
*1982 ''Talliprema''
*1983 ''
Shakthi
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and rep ...
''
*1983 ''
Khaidi''
*1984 ''Tukaram''
*1985 ''Erramallelu''
*1985 ''Aggiraju''
*1985 ''
Vijetha
Vijetha () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, and J. V. Somayajulu. The film released on 23 October 1985. The film was a remake of the 1981 Ben ...
''
*1986 ''
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 ''
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu
''Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, directed and written by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It was inspired by the novel of the same n ...
''
*1986 ''
Jailu Pakshi
''Jailu Pakshi''() is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna , produced by S. Sashi Bhushan in the banner of Sri Sarathi Studios. The film has musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 13 December 1986 to p ...
''
*1987 ''
Sankharavam''
*1988 ''Kaliyuga Karnudu'' as Judge
*1988 ''
Khaidi No. 786
''Khaidi No. 786'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language film, starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, Suthivelu, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Mohan Babu, Nutan Prasad and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The film was directed by Vijaya Bapineedu. It is the second film i ...
''
*1988 ''
Rowdy No.1''
*1990 ''
Karthavyam''
*1991
''Brahmarishi Vishwamitra''
*1991 ''
Maanagara Kaaval
''Maanagara Kaaval'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action-thriller film directed by M. Thiyagarajan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Suma. This is the 150th film of AVM Productions. The film was also one of the blockbusters of the year. The ...
'' (Tamil)
*1994 ''Mugguru Monagallu''
*1997 ''
Minsara Kanavu
''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film that was co-written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol in her Tamil debut, and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a con ...
'' (Tamil)
*1998 ''
Tholi Prema''
*1998 ''
Choodalani Vundi
''Choodalani Vundi'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar, and produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Anjala Zaveri and Prakash Raj. The fi ...
''
*2001 ''Athanu''
*2003 ''
Naaga
''Naaga'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language political action film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Sadaf, Jennifer Kotwal and Raghuvaran in main roles. The film is directed by D.K Suresh. The film was released on 10 January 2003. The film's ...
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Awards
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
;
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...
References
Telugu male actors
Indian male voice actors
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
People from Vizianagaram
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
2014 deaths
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