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Nagesh
Sign in to saveCheyur Krishna Rao Nageswaran (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009), popularly known as Nagesh, was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor, and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed a
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- Born
- 1958
- Works
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- Indian economy under reforms
- Reforms, labour markets, and social security in India
- South-South and triangular cooperation in Asia-pacific
- Asia's new regionalism and global role
- Environmental requirements and market access
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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…
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- Dasavatharam — Sheikh Mukhtaar2008
- Pori2007
- Saravana — Saravana's grandfather2006
- Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei — Raja Mokkaiyappar2006
- Vasool Raja MBBS — Sriman Venkatraman2004
- Bose — Bose's Grandfather2004
- Kadhal Konden — Church Father Rozario2003
- Panchatanthiram — Parthasarathy2002
- Bala — Annachi2002
- Minnale — Subramanyam 'Subbuni'2001
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- 9
- Total plays
- 12
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Nagesh
- Person.image
- Nagesh2005.jpg
- Person.caption
- Nagesh in 2005
- Person.birth_name
- Cheyur Krishna Rao Nageswaran
- Person.birth_place
- Dharapuram, Coimbatore District, British India (now Tiruppur District Tamil Nadu, India)
- Person.death_date
- (aged 75)
- Person.death_place
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.yearsactive
- 1958– 2008
- Person.children
- 3 including Anand Babu
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Dharapuram
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Child
- Anand Babu
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Image
- Nagesh2005.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-09-27
- date of death
- 2009-01-31
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- birth name
- நாகேஸ்வரன்
- Commons category
- Nagesh
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Film career
- Early career
- Rise to prominence
- Resurgence
- Later years
- Awards
- Death
- Partial filmography
- Tamil films
- Telugu films
- Malayalam films
- Other language films
- Director
- References
- External links
Cheyur Krishna Rao Nageswaran (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009), popularly known as Nagesh, was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor, and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his comedic timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time.
He has a unique distinction of sharing screen with lead actors belonging to three generations of Tamil film industry, starring with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan in the 1960s; Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth in the 1980s: Vijay and Ajith Kumar in the 1990s and 2000s before his death.
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