Nagesh
AKA: நாகேஷ்
Birthday: 1933-09-27
Died: 2009-01-31
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
Character: Sriman Venkatraman
Character: Karthik's father
Character: Raja Mokkaiyappar
Character: Rajinikanth's Assistant
Character: Chandran, Madhan's friend
Character: Dr. Thirupathy
Character: Bose's Grandfather
Character: Saravana's grandfather
Character: Sheikh Mukhtaar
Character: Kattabomman's grandfather
Character: Thangamuthu and Manikkam
Character: Vidwan Sargunam
Character: Insurance Agent
Character: Sundaram (Sekar Friend)
Character: R. K. Viswanatha Sarma
Character: Bar owner, an ally of Bharath
Character: Prabhu's House Servant
Character: Namachivayam, Astrologer
Character: Sandhanam (Chokkalingam Accountant)
Character: Vijaya's Father
Character: "Savadal" Vaithi
Character: Goldsmith Rankan
Character: Church Father Rozario
Character: Mannargudi Minor
Character: Ponnan, Kumara Devan's dearest friend
Character: Swamy Kamalanandham
Character: Stiphen Chandru
Character: Balu's elder uncle
Character: Muthu (Guest Role)
Character: Gajendran / Gajini
Character: Chinna Pannai Singaram
Character: Retired Army Colonel