Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1933-09-27
Day of Death
2009-01-31
Place of Birth
Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India
Nagesh
Biography
Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.
Filmography (266)
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Sheikh Mukhtaar
Dasavatharam
2008
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Unknown
Pori
2007
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Raja Mokkaiyappar
Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi
2006
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Saravana's grandfather
Saravana
2006
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Bose's Grandfather
Bose
2004
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Sriman Venkatraman
Vasool Raja MBBS
2004
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Church Father Rozario
Kadhal Konden
2003
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Annachi
Bala
2002
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Parthasarathy
Panchatanthiram
2002
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Unknown
Poovellam Un Vasam
2001
⭐ 8.3
Role:
Unknown
Maa Pelliki Randi
2001
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
Minnale
2001
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Karthik's father
Rhythm
2000
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Unknown
Desiya Geetham
1998
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Balu's elder uncle
