Rajanala Nageswara Rao


Rajanala Nageswara Rao better known as R Nageshwara Rao was an Indian film actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and was one of the lead actors of his time. He is best known for his works in award winning hits such as Devadasu, Kanna Talli, Paropakaram, Raju Peda, Aggi Ramudu, Ilavelupu, Donga Ramudu, Maya Bazaar, and Pelli Naati Pramanalu.

Early life

He was born in 1928. He has studied in the Aligarh Muslim University. He joined with the Paramount theater as a manager. He worked under the direction of P. Pullaiah in the film Sankranthi.

Dialogues

He is particularly good at delivering the dialogues with punch. Some of the memorable dialogues are:

Death

He died of Tuberculosis at the age of 33 on 5th August 1959. Sabhash Ramudu was his last major release. He finished the work on other unreleased films Bhaktha Sabari and Jagannatakam before his untimely death.