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Peesapati Narasimha Murty

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Peesapati Narasimha Murty
Born(1920-07-10)10 July 1920
Vantaram, India
Died28 September 2007(2007-09-28) (aged 87)
Ramuduvalasa Bobbili
OccupationActor
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986)
Kala Prapoorna (1983)

Peesapati Narasimha Murty (Telugu: పీసపాటి నరసింహమూర్తి) (10 July 1920 – 28 September 2007) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu theatre, and Telugu cinema.[1][2][3] He was trained under Kilambi Krishnamacharyulu in 1934 and started his acting career with Rangoon Rowdy in 1938. In 1946, he enacted as Sri Krishna in Pandavodyoga Vijayalu.[1][2][3]

He was born in a Vantaram village near Balijipeta, Vizianagaram district in 1920. He received many awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986. Andhra University honoured him with Kala Prapoorna in 1993.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "AndhraNatakam Artists". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Nata Ratnalu, Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, Second edition, 2002.
  3. ^ a b c Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.