- Mudigonda Lingamurthy
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Mudigonda Lingamurthy Born October 10, 1908
Tenali, Andhra Pradesh
Died January 24, 1980 Mudigonda Lingamurthy, shortly Lingamurthy (Telugu: ముదిగొండ లింగమూర్తి) (b: October 10, 1908 - d: January 24, 1980) is a famous Character actor in Telugu drama and cinema and writer in South India.,[1][2]
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Life sketch
He is born in a Veerashaiva family in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. He used to play in school dramas in childhood. He is used to like arts and introduced to Sthanam Narasimha Rao. He has joined Rama Vilasa Sabha of Tenali and played different characters in Kanyasulkam, Pratapa Rudreeyam and other dramas. He has become popular and earned fame for his portrayal of Ramappa Pantulu character in Kanyasulkam drama.[3]
He has moved to filmdom in 1937 and acted in Tukaram along with Chittor V. Nagaiah. He joined Vauhini pictures, asssociated with them for about 7 years and acted as Ajamisa in Bhakta Potana, Gangadu in Swarga Seema, Abirama in Yogi Vemana and Ramadas in Peddamanushulu. He was closely associated with Nagaiah and acted in his films like Tyagayya, Naa Illu and Ramadasu. He has acted in about 70 films during his career.
Lingamurthy wrote some playlets including Venkanna Kapuram, Pelli Choopulu, Thyagam. They are played widely and won many prizes. Some of them translated to other languages.
He was founder member of Cine Technicians Association. He has held the posts of its Secretory and Chairperson of this Association for sometime. He has taken retirement after his Sashtiabdhapoorthi celebrations.
After the death of his wife in 1974, he took Sanyasa and spend his last days at Varanasi. He has died in 1980.
Filmography
This is partial list of his films. Please help expand the list.
Year Film Language Character 1937 Tukaram Telugu 1939 Vandemataram Telugu 1940 Sumangali Telugu 1941 Bhaktimala Telugu 1941 Devatha Telugu 1942 Bhakta Potana Telugu Ajamilini 1943 Panthulamma Telugu 1945 Swargaseema Telugu Father of Subbalaxmi 1946 Narada Naradi Telugu 1946 Thyagayya Telugu Japesen 1947 Yogi Vemana Telugu Abhirama 1947 Palnati Yudham Telugu Narsingaraju 1949 Dharmangada Telugu 1952 Dharmadevata Telugu King Veerasena 1953 En Veedu Tamil 1953 Naa Illu Telugu Dhanraj 1954 Peddamanushulu Telugu Newspaper Editor 1954 Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam Telugu Kailasanatha Sastry 1961 Batasari Telugu Diwan at Zamindari 1962 Mahamantri Timmarasu Telugu Hamvira 1962 Sri Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnuvu Katha Telugu 1964 Ramadasu Telugu 1965 Pandava Vanavasam Telugu Shakuni 1967 Shri Krishnavataram Telugu Shakuni References
- ^ A Compelling Character Actor - Lingamurthy (Part I) by Satyasai Karavadi at Cinegoer.com
- ^ A Compelling Character Actor - Lingamurthy (Part II) by Satyasai Karavadi at Cinegoer.com
- ^ Mudigonda Lingamurthy in Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, Sitaratnam Granthamala, Vijayawada, 2002, pp: 484-6.
External links
Categories:- Telugu actors
- 1908 births
- 1980 deaths
- Indian actor stubs
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