Education
Hindu College.
Hindu College.
Known as a character actor, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th, 33rd, and 39th National Film He is widely known for his roles in films such as Maya Bazar (1957), Maa International Mahalakshmi (1959), Kula Daivam (1960), Kula Gothralu (1962), Jyothi (1977), Nelavanka (1981), Maro Malupu (1982), Ekalavya (1982), Ee Charitra Ye Siraatho? (1982), Gaaju Bommalu (1983), and Pelli Pustakam (1991). In 2008 he was starred in Jagadguru Sree Kasi Nayana Charitra which remained his last film.
He was born in Ravikampadu near Kollur mandal, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Gummadi"s acting career extended from 1950 onwards for almost six decades and he worked with three generations of people in the film industry. Though young, he used to play the dignified roles of relatively elderly people at the beginning.
He acted in nearly 500 movies. He played the role of father to many lead actors in old Telugu films.
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao first appeared as an actor in 1942, where he played the role of an old man on the stage.
He began his cinema career with Adrushtadeepudu (1950) and continued on for about 500 more films portraying roles ranging from the hero, the villain, and the character artiste, to roles with a slight comedic bent, such as his guest appearance in Missamma (1955). Characters played by him.
Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the Tashkent Film Festival in 1978 and 1982.
He was a versatile character actor in sociopolitical and mythological movies.