C. H. Narayana Rao
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C. H. Narayana Rao (d: 14 February 1984) is famous South Indian actor.
He has been working in Indian Railways
in 1939. He was found by Dronamraju Kameswara Rao and introduced him in Jeevana Jyoti in 1940 as hero. He has acted in about 50 films as hero, supporting actor and villain. His films include Mana Desam, Mugguru Marathilu, Lakshmamma, Veelunama, Rahasyam
etc. The entry of Narayana Rao made Chittor V. Nagaiah
shifted to more character roles. He prevailed as the prime hero even after Akkineni Nageswara Rao
and N. T. Rama Rao
entered into Telugu film Industry. He has acted opposite C. Krishna Veni in Jeevana Jyothi, Kamala Kotnis in Chenchu Lakshmi
, Bezawada Rajaratnam in Mugguru Maratilu, S. Varalakshmi
in Jeevitham
.
He has acted in Miss Prema B.A. written by Malladi Krishna Sharma directed by Thimmaraju Shiva Rao and gave many performances.
He has produced Manjari in 1953 directed by Y. V. Rao. He has lost heavily and had to face lot of problems subsequently.
He has been working in Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
in 1939. He was found by Dronamraju Kameswara Rao and introduced him in Jeevana Jyoti in 1940 as hero. He has acted in about 50 films as hero, supporting actor and villain. His films include Mana Desam, Mugguru Marathilu, Lakshmamma, Veelunama, Rahasyam
Rahasyam
Rahasyam or rahasiyam in the Telugu and Tamil languages means secret. It may refer to:* Chidambara Rahasiyam , a Hindu myth and related media* Rahasyam , 1967 Telugu film....
etc. The entry of Narayana Rao made Chittor V. Nagaiah
Chittor V. Nagaiah
Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...
shifted to more character roles. He prevailed as the prime hero even after Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
and N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
entered into Telugu film Industry. He has acted opposite C. Krishna Veni in Jeevana Jyothi, Kamala Kotnis in Chenchu Lakshmi
Chenchu Lakshmi
* Aananda Maaye * Adhigo Kanalera * Chettulekka Galava...
, Bezawada Rajaratnam in Mugguru Maratilu, S. Varalakshmi
S. Varalakshmi
Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
in Jeevitham
Jeevitham
Vazhkai or Jeevitham is a 1949 bilingual Tamil and Telugu Drama film produced by AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. The film starred by Vyjayanthimala in her first leading role with S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran, C. H...
.
He has acted in Miss Prema B.A. written by Malladi Krishna Sharma directed by Thimmaraju Shiva Rao and gave many performances.
He has produced Manjari in 1953 directed by Y. V. Rao. He has lost heavily and had to face lot of problems subsequently.
Filmography
- Jeevana Jyothi (1940)
- DevathaDevatha (1941 film)Devatha is a 1941 Telugu drama film directed by B. N. Reddi. Huge success of this film lead to the making of more such films with the same title in 1964 by B. Padmanabham and in 1982 by D. Ramanaidu.-The plot:...
(1941) .... Sukumar - Chenchu LakshmiChenchu Lakshmi* Aananda Maaye * Adhigo Kanalera * Chettulekka Galava...
(1943) .... Vishnu - Tahsildar (1944) .... Narasayya
- Swargaseema (1945)
- Mugguru MaratiluMugguru MaratiluMugguru Maratilu is a 1946 Telugu film produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramaiah. It ran for more than 100 days and established Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Kasturi Shiva Rao in the Telugu cinema field.It is a Musical film with some memorable songs....
(1946) - JeevithamJeevithamVazhkai or Jeevitham is a 1949 bilingual Tamil and Telugu Drama film produced by AVM Productions and directed by M. V. Raman. The film starred by Vyjayanthimala in her first leading role with S. Varalakshmi, T. R. Ramachandran, C. H...
(1949) .... Murthi - Mana DesamMana DesamMana Desam or Manadesam is a Telugu social film directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by actress Krishnaveni. The title means "Our Country" in Telugu...
(1949) - Tirugubatu (1950)
- Aada Janma (1951)
- Manavati (1952)
- Manjari (1953)
- Menarikam (1954)
- Ganga Gauri Samvadam (1958)
- Veelunama (1965)
- RahasyamRahasyam (1967 film)Rahasyam is a 1967 Telugu film produced by A. Shankar Reddy starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and B. Saroja Devi in lead roles. It was a musical hit with many songs are remembered by Telugu people even today.-Songs:...
(1967)