Career
He is born in a Shaivite family in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. He used to play in school dramas in childhood. He is used to like arts and introduced to Sthanam Narasimha Rao.
He has joined Rama Vilasa Sabha of Tenali and played different characters in Kanyasulkam, Pratapa Rudreeyam and other dramas.
He has become popular and earned fame for his portrayal of Ramappa Pantulu character in Kanyasulkam drama. He has moved to filmdom in 1937 and acted in Tukaram along with Chittor V. Nagaiah.
He joined Vauhini pictures, associated with them for about 7 years and acted as Ajamisa in Bhakta Potana, Gangadu in Swarga Seema, Abirama in Yogi Vemana and Ramadas in Peddamanushulu. He was closely associated with Nagaiah and acted in his films like Tyagayya, Naa Illu and Ramadasu.
He has acted in about 70 films during his career.
Lingamurthy wrote some playlets including Venkanna Kapuram, Pelli Choopulu, Thyagam. Some of them translated to other languages. He has held the posts of its Secretory and Chairperson of this Association for sometime.
He has taken retirement after his Sashtiabdhapoorthi celebrations.
There is a mini hall named after him at the place where he lived in Nana Street, T.nagar, Chennai.
