Mukkamala

Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (Telugu: ముక్కామల కృష్ణమూర్తి) (1920–1987) is a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Bobbili Yuddham. He joined Telugu film industry in the late 1940s in Madras and played a variety of character roles in a career lasting for about 35 years. He died in 1987. One of his best movies is Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu.

Mukkamala Krishnamurthy
Born	1920 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	1987
Occupation	Actor, Director

Filmography

Actor

1940s Maya Machindra (1945) Laila Majnu (1949) 1950s Swapna Sundari (1951) Nirdoshi (1951) Niraparadhi (1951) Prema (1952) .... Parasuram Dharma Devata (1952) .... Raghunatha Varma Rechukka (1954) .... Maharaju Rani Ratnaprabha (1955) Tenali Ramakrishna (1956) .... Tatacharyulu Sarangadhara (1957) Maya Bazar (1957) .... Duryodhana Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu (1958) .... Rao Bahadur Ramadasu's Father Sobha (1958) .... Lala Jayabheri (1959) .... Dharmadhikari Raja Makutam (1959) .... 1960s Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961) .... Maharaju Usha Parinayam (1961) .... Rajaguru Mahamantri Timmarasu (1962) .... Prataparudra Gajapati Narthanasala (1963) .... Viraata Raju Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) .... Duryodhanudu Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu (1963) .... Guruvu Babruvahana (1964) .... Bobbili Yudham (1964) .... General Bussy Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1966) .... Bhama Vijayam (1967) .... Goodachari 116 (1967) .... Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna (1967) .... Bandipotu Dongalu (1968) Ekaveera (1969)

1970s Bomma Borusa (1971) Apna Desh (1972) .... Mrs. Dinanath Chandra Andala Ramudu (1973) .... Father of the bridegroom Andaru Dongale (1974) ... Jailer Sree Rama Anjaneya Yuddham (1974) Muthyala Muggu (1975) .... Villain Bhakta Kannappa (1976) .... Pedavema Reddy Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam (1976) Seeta Kalyanam (1976) .... Viswamitra Maharshi Sita Swayamvar (1976) .... Vashishta 1980s Vamsa Vriksham (1980) Kondaveeti Simham (1981) Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984) Pyaar Ka Sindoor (1986) Director Maradalu Pelli (1952) Rshyasrunga (1961) Rishyasringar (1961)

Awards

facilitations performed by KALARAJYAM, HYDERABAD and Mukkammala was crowned as "NATABRAHMA" which means a creator of acting.

Personal

He was survived by four children: a son and three daughters. His eldest son is Subba Rao, eldest daughter Sita Rajya Lakshmi (an additional district judge at Nellore), second daughter Padmavathi (residing at Guntur), youngest daughter Seshamma (practising High Court advocate in Chennai).^[1]

References

1. ^ As per Andhra Jyothi magazine.

External links

• Mukkamala at imbd.com
• Hindu: Niraparadhi 1951

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Name	Mukkamala
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Date of birth	1920
Place of birth	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of death	1987
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