Peketi Sivaram
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Peketi Sivaram | |
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Born | 8 October 1918 |
Died | 30 December 2006 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Spouse(s) | Prabhavathi, Jayanthi |
Relatives | Thiagarajan(Son in law) Prashanth (grandson) |
Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 - 30 December 2006) was a South Indian actor and director.[1][2]
Life sketch
He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village, East Godavari district in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India, present day Andhra Pradesh.
He acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in Devadasu (1953).
He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including Chuttarikalu (1968), Bhale Abbayilu (1969), Kula Gouravam (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar.
He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002.
He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006.
Personal life
He has five sons from two marriages, the second one to the actress Jayanthi. His sons are Krishna Mohan, Peketi Ranga Rao, Venku and Gopal Peketi (with his first wife) and Krishna Kumar (with Jayanthi). With his first wife, he had four daughters: Laxmi, Shanti (wife of Thiagarajan), Rani Kumar Tindal (CA) and Poornima.
Peketi Ranga Rao is an art director while Thiagarajan is a film actor, producer and director. His grandson Prashanth, son of Thiagarajan, is also an actor in Tamil movies.
Filmography (partial)
1974 Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Dy. CollectorYear | Film | Language | Credits |
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1953 | Kanna Talli | Telugu | Actor |
Devadasu | Telugu | Actor/Bhagawan | |
Gumasta | Telugu | Actor | |
1954 | Rechukka | Telugu | Actor |
Vaddante Dabbu | Telugu | Actor | |
1955 | Kanyasulkam | Telugu | Actor/Police Inspector |
Anarkali | Telugu | Actor | |
1956 | Chiranjeevulu | Telugu | Actor/Ratnam |
Edi Nijam | Telugu | Actor/Guest | |
1957 | Suvarna Sundari | Telugu | Actor/Vasanthudu |
Bhagya Rekha | Telugu | Actor | |
Panduranga Mahatyam | Telugu | Actor | |
Veera Kankanam | Telugu | Actor | |
1958 | Pelli Naati Pramanalu | Telugu | Actor/M.V.Tesam |
1959 | Illarikam | Telugu | Actor |
Jayabheri | Telugu | Actor | |
1960 | Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam | Telugu | Actor |
1962 | Gulebakavali Katha | Telugu | Actor |
1961 | Usha Parinayam | Telugu | Actor |
1964 | Babruvahana | Telugu | Actor |
Murali Krishna | Telugu | Actor | |
Velugu Needalu | Telugu | Actor | |
1967 | Chakra Theertha | Kannada | Director |
1968 | Chuttarikalu | Telugu | Director |
1969 | Punarjanma | Kannada | Director |
Bhale Abbayilu | Telugu | Director | |
1971 | Kula Gourava | Kannada | Director |
Baala Bandana | Kannada | Director | |
1975 | Daari Tappida Maga | Kannada | Director |
1976 | Sutrada Bombe | Kannada | Director |
1978 | Maathu Thappadha Maga | Kannada | Director |
1988 | Aakhari Poratam | Telugu | Actor |
References
- ^ http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm
- ^ Staff, Reporter. "Telugu actor dead". thehindu.com. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
External links
- Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian film directors
- 1918 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from East Godavari district
- Male actors in Telugu cinema
- Indian male film actors
- Male actors in Kannada cinema
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
- Kannada film directors
- Telugu film directors