Padmanabham (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian actor, producer
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Place of Birth: Simhadripuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Padmanabham (actor)
- Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao (20 August 1931 – 20 February 2010), popularly known as Padmanabham, was an Indian film, character actor, comedian, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.
- Padmanabham is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions, and dialogues during the golden age of Telugu cinema.
- Padmanabham was essentially a theatre artist, although he also found success in cinema, and has acted in over 400 feature films.
- He made his film debut in 1945 with Mayalokam.
- He co-founded a Theatre group with his friend Vallam Narasimha Rao, Rekha and Murali Arts with S.
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- Kodandapani as their music director.The veteran finds it hard to mention any particular comic role as his most memorable one, but makes a special mention of the role of a rickshaw puller that he played in Desoddhaarakudu (1975).
- "It had ample measure of 'karuna rasa' in it and I could display the other shade of my talent," he says.
- The role became famous for the song 'Aakalayyi Annamadigithe Pichchodannaru Naayaallu'.
- Padmanabham, who directed eightfilms in all, introduced S.P.
- Balasubrahmanyam to the film industry through Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna.
- Kathanayika Molla, which he directed in 1969 fetched him the Nandi Award.
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