Vangara Venkata Subbaiah
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Vangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara (born November 24, 1897, date of death unknown) was a famous actor of Telugu cinema
. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.
. He started his acting career in 1901 in the play Chitranalineeyam at the age of four years. He has worked for sometime as teacher. He joined Rama Vilasa Sabha, Tenali and acted in many dramas portraying various roles. He has toured India and abroad with Yadavalli Suryanarayana
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Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.
Early life
He was born in Sangam Jagarlamudi near TenaliTenali
Tenali , is a town and a mandal in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a population of 149,839 . It is located 16 miles east of Guntur City. Three canals of the Krishna River flow through Tenali making it a part of the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh. One of the canals is...
. He started his acting career in 1901 in the play Chitranalineeyam at the age of four years. He has worked for sometime as teacher. He joined Rama Vilasa Sabha, Tenali and acted in many dramas portraying various roles. He has toured India and abroad with Yadavalli Suryanarayana
Yadavalli Suryanarayana
Yadavalli Suryanarayana was an eminent Theater and Cinema Actor. He has contributed richly to the Telugu theatre for over three decades....
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Filmography
- BalayoginiBalayoginiBalayogini is a 1937 film made in Tamil and Telugu. It was directed by K. Subramanyam. It is one of the earliest Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting and to advocate reformist social policies. This film is considered to be first children's film of South...
(1936) - Malapilla (1938)
- Raitu BiddaRaithu Bidda (1939 film)Raithu Bidda is a 1939 Telugu Drama film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.It is a social reformist film during the period of British India, at the time of battle against Zamindari system. The film was banned by the British Government. Thereby this film got the distinction of being the first...
(1939) - Palnati YudhamPalnati YudhamPalnati Yudham is a 1947 historical based on the battle of Palnadu. This film is directed by L. V. Prasad and Gudavalli Ramabramham. The film starring Govindarajula Subba Rao, Pasupuleti Kannamba and Akkineni Nageswara Rao.-Soundtrack:...
(1947) .... Subbanna - 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) - Raksharekha (1949)
- Shavukaru (1950)
- MalliswariMalliswari (1951 film)-Soundtrack:There are 15 songs in Malliswari.-External links:* * * *...
(1951) - Dharmadevata (1952) .... Duvva
- Bangaru PapaBangaru PapaBangaru Papa is a 1954 Telugu film directed by B. N. Reddi. It is based on the 1861 English novel Silas Marner of George Eliot. B. N. Reddi personally considered it as his best cinematic work. It portrayed the acting skills of Nata Sarvabhouma S. V. Ranga Rao...
(1954) - ChakrapaniChakrapaniAluri Chakrapani or Aluri Venkata Subbarao was a multilingual genius and a popular writer and director of South Indian films.-Early life:...
(1954) - PeddamanushuluPeddamanushuluPeddamanushulu or Pedda Manushulu is a 1954 Telugu film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. D.V. Narasa Raju, who wrote the dialogues, is said to have been inspired by Henrik Ibsen's The Pillars of Society, but Narasa Raju denied this. The film is themed on corruption, and portrays all...
(1954) - Donga RamuduDonga RamuduDonga Ramudu is a 1955 Telugu Drama film directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy and produced by D. Madhusudhana Rao of Annapoorna Pictures. Lyrics are penned by Samudrala Raghavacharya including the Bhale Tatha Mana Bapuji song on Mahatma Gandhi.-The plot:Ramu and Lakshmi are siblings. Ramu used to...
(1955) .... School teacher - JayasimhaJayasimha (film)Jayasimha is a 1955 Telugu hit film directed by D. Yoganand and produced by N.A.T. Pictures.The music score of this film is very good and provided by T. V. Raju; particularly the Bhakti song Jaya Jaya Srirama Raghuvaraa Subhakara Srirama of Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is memorable one.-The...
(1955) - KanyasulkamKanyasulkamKanyasulkam is a Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues...
(1955) .... Karataka Sastri - Tenali RamakrishnaTenali Ramakrishna (1956 film)Tenali Ramakrishna is based on the story of Tenali Ramakrishna, court-poet of Sri Krishna Deva Raya.-Plot:The Deccan Sultans of Berar, Ahmednagar, Bidar, Bijapur and Golconda who the splinters from the erstwhile Bahmani Sultnate now unite with the common purpose to defeat of Krishnadeva Raya and...
(1956) - Edi NijamEdi NijamEdi Nijam is a 1956 Telugu film directed by Vainik and film personality Sundaram Balachander and produced by Ghantasala Krishnamurthy of Pratibha Films. The films starring Nagabhushanam of Rakta Kanneeru fame. The story is loosely based on the Italian film Puzitor.-The plot:Kondaiah is a labourer...
(1956) .... Poojari - Maya Bazaar (1957) .... Sastri
- Panduranga MahatyamPanduranga Mahatyam (film)Panduranga Mahatyam is a 1957 Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and starring N. T. Rama Rao playing the role of Pundarika. The Lyrics written by Samudrala Ramanujacharya are excellent...
(1957) - Chenchu LakshmiChenchu Lakshmi* Aananda Maaye * Adhigo Kanalera * Chettulekka Galava...
(1958) ... Chandamarkula - Mangalya Balam (1958)
- Raja MakutamRaja MakutamRaja Makutam or Rajamakutam is a 1959 Telugu film directed by veteran B. Narasimha Reddy.-Synopsis:...
(1959) - Mahakavi KalidasuMahakavi KalidasuMahakavi Kalidasu is a 1960 Telugu Biographical film based on the life of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas. It is directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao. Akkineni Nageswara Rao played the role of Kalidas. Some poems of Kalidas including Shyamala dandakam by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is...
(Telugu, 1960) - Sri Venkateswara MahatyamSri Venkateswara MahatyamSri Venkateswara Mahatyam is a 1960 Magnum opus Telugu Musical film produced and directed by P. Pullaiah and starring N. T. Rama Rao. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara .-The Story:Evil forces dominates the world...
(1960) - BhishmaBhishma (film)Bhishma or Bheeshma is a 1962 Telugu film based on the life of the great Mahabharata character Bhishma. It is produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. The title role is played by N. T. Rama Rao.-The plot:...
(1962) - Narthanasala (1963)
- Tirupathamma Katha (1963)
- BabruvahanaBabruvahanaBabruvahana or Babhruvahana is a character in the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic. He is one of the sons of Arjuna, begotten through Chitrangada, the princess of Manipura, during the period of his exile at Manipura....
(1964) - Paramanandayya Shishyula KathaParamanandayya Shishyula KathaParamanandayya Shishyula Katha is a 1966 Telugu Comedy film directed by C. Pullayya. The story is written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam.-The plot:...
(1966) as Parabrahma Sastry - EkaveeraEkaveeraEkaveera is an Indian novel written by Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana in Telugu language. It was penned between 1925–29 and was published in Bharathi magazine in 1935. Originally written in Telugu, it has since been translated into various Indian languages. In 1969, a film version was...
(1969)