Actor
Nagesh
September 27, 1933 · 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.
Often works with
Kamal Haasan
9 titles together
Dasavatharam, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Panchatanthiram
Vaiyapuri
5 titles together
Dasavatharam, Vasool Raja MBBS, Avvai Shanmugi
Nassar
5 titles together
Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Avvai Shanmugi, Apoorva Sagodharargal
Crazy Mohan
5 titles together
Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Vasool Raja MBBS, Avvai Shanmugi
Santhana Bharathi
4 titles together
Dasavatharam, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Vasool Raja MBBS
Rajinikanth
4 titles together
Thalapathi, Thillu Mullu, Athisaya Piravi
Full filmography · 150
Dasavatharam
as Sheikh Mukhtaar
20086.7
Pori
cast
2007
Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei
as Raja Mokkaiyappar
2006
Saravana
as Saravana's grandfather
2006
Bose
as Bose's Grandfather
2004
Vasool Raja MBBS
as Sriman Venkatraman
20046.8
Kadhal Konden
as Church Father Rozario
20037.8
Bala
as Annachi
2002
Panchatanthiram
as Parthasarathy
20027
Poovellam Un Vasam
cast
2001
Maa Pelliki Randi
cast
2001
Minnale
as Subramanyam 'Subbuni'
20016.8