Kallu Chidambaram
Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema.[2][3][4] Chidambaram started his career as a theatre artist while working as an Assistant Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust. He made his film debut in 1988 with Kallu from which acquired his stage name. He had garnered the state Nandi Special Jury Award for the film.[5]
Kallu Chidambaram | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolluru Chidambara Rao[1] 10 October 1945 |
| Died | 19 October 2015 (aged 70) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–2013 |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Nandi Award, Kalasagar |
Early life
Chidambaram was born in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was married and has two sons and two daughters.[6]
Career
While working full-time as an Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust, he has acted in a variety of roles in the films of directors such as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, M. V. Raghu , S.V.Krishna Reddy, and Relangi Narasimha Rao, had given him exclusively comic roles in their films. In 1995, the Telugu socio-fantasy film Ammoru, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, brought Kallu Chidambaram critical acclaim for his performance.[6]
Filmography
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- Kallu (1988)
- Kondaveeti Donga (1990)
- April 1 Vidudala (1991)
- Aa Okkati Adakku (1992)
- Chanti (1992)
- Money (1993)
- Govinda Govinda (1994)
- Ammoru (1995)
- Deyyam (1996)
- Gokulamlo Seetha (1997)
- Suryavamsam (1998)
- Pelli Pandiri (1998)
- Time (1999 - Tamil)
- Mrugaraju (2001)
- Eduruleni Manishi (2001)
- Little John (2001 - Tamil, Hindi, English)
- Fools (2003)
- Ottesi Cheputunna (2003)
- Chanti (2004)
- Swetha Naagu (2004)
- 786 - Khaidi Prema Katha (2005)
- Flash News (2009)
- Pistha (2009)
- Glamour (2010)
- Sivangi (2010)
- Graduate (2011)
- Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju (2011)
- Gangaputrudu (2011)
- Kalachakram (2012)
- Mythri (2012)
- Alarm (2013)
- Tholi Pata (2013)
- Aa Anthasthulo (2013)
- Premaku Sye (2013)
- Sri Sai Sankalpam (2013)
References
- ^ ""ఆ 'కళ్లు' వెంటాడుతూనే ఉంటాయ్ "". ఈనాడు. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ TNP =TelanganaNewsPaper (20 October 2015). "Kallu Chidambaram Death".
- ^ "Check out lists of Movies by #KalluChidambaram #Filmography".
- ^ Chandra. . tfpc.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Comedian Kallu Chidambaram passes away - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Telugu comedian Kallu Chidambaram is no more". 19 October 2015.