Nagabhushanam (actor)

Nagabhushanam
Nagabhushanam in a scene from Kalyana Mandapam (1971)
Born	Chundi Nagabhushanam 19 March 1922
Died	5 May 1995 (73 years) [1]
Occupation	Actor
Children	Chundi Raghava Rao Gowriswari

C. Nagabushanam (19 March 1922 – 5 May 1995^[1]) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.^[2] He acted in more than 350 films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He primarily acted in villain and character actor roles. Nagabushanam was a trendsetter in enacting comic villain characters. He was also known by the title “Natabhooshana” (transl. Jewel of acting).^[3]

He acted in with more than 5000 shows of the play Raktha Kanneeru (transl. Tears of blood) due to which he also became known as “Raktha Kanneeru Nagabhushanam”.^[3] His first film was Palletooru (1952). He also played the lead role in the 1956 film Edi Nijam which won the Certificate of Merit at the 4th National Film Awards.^[4] His other notable films include Mayabazar (1957), Mosagallaku Mosagadu (1971), Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1972), Ida Lokam (1973), Andala Ramudu (1973), and Kurukshetram (1977).^[3]

Nagabushanam also produced a handful of films, including Natakala Rayudu (1969) and Oke Kutumbam (1970). He died on 5 May 1995.^[5]

Chundi Nagabhushanam was born into a Telugu speaking family in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.^[3] He did odd jobs before he joined the railways and later the film industry.^[3] Nagabhushanam had three sons and two daughters and seven grand children. None of them are into film industry.

• Nagabhushanam at IMDb