Actor · Telugu cinema
Nagesh
Nagesh movies: 43 Telugu films on file, 1965–2000. Earliest on file: Devatha (1965). Latest release: Maa Pelliki Randi (14 July 2000).
- Films on file
- 43 (43 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1965–2000
- Born
- 27 September 1933 · September birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 31 January 2009
- Selected films on file
- Indrudu Chandrudu, Sri Ranga Neethulu, Devata
- Record
- Q1022530 on Wikidata
Career on file
Nagesh appears in 43 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1965 to 2000. The earliest of them is Devatha (1965), and the most recent release is Maa Pelliki Randi (2000). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Indrudu Chandrudu (1989), Sri Ranga Neethulu (1983) and Devata (1982). Other recent releases on file are Tholi Prema (1998), Subhakankshalu (1997) and Shri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996).
Kaikala Satyanarayana is the most frequent co-star, sharing 18 films with Nagesh, followed by Allu Rama Lingaiah (12) and Akkineni Nageswara Rao (10). Among directors, Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao each cast Nagesh in five films, more than any other director; next are Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (4) and A. Kodandarami Reddy (3). Music on 14 of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with Chellapilla Satyam (4) and Madhavapeddi Suresh (3) next. Suresh Productions produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 31 different directors, 17 music directors and 86 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 33 of them; they average 146 minutes, and the longest is Devatha at 168 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (1), 1970s (9), 1980s (22), 1990s (10) and 2000s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.