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Nagesh

Nagesh

Birthday: 1933-09-27 | Place of Birth: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi

as    Raja Mokkaiyappar

2003
Kadhal Konden

as    Church Father Rozario

2001
Minnale

as    Subramanyam 'Subbuni'

2000
Rhythm

as    Karthik's father

1998
Tholi Prema

as    Balu's elder uncle

1998
Kadhala Kadhala

as    Chokkalingam

1997
Subhakankshalu

as    Stephen

1996
Avvai Shanmugi

as    Joseph

1996
Poove Unakkaga

as    Stephen

1994
Nammavar

as    Prabhakar Rao

1994
Brahmachari Mogudu

as    Retired Army Colonel

1991
Cheran Pandiyan

as    Maniyam

1991
Thalapathi

as    Panthulu

1990
Michael Madana Kama Rajan

as    Avinashi

1989
Apoorva Sagodharargal

as    Dharmaraj

1989
Indrudu Chandrudu

as    Minister