C. S. R. Anjaneyulu

C. S. R. Anjaneyulu

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C. S. R. Anjaneyulu Profile

  • Name:
  • C. S. R. Anjaneyulu
  • Born:
  • July 11, 1907
  • Died:
  • October 8, 1963

C. S. R. Anjaneyulu Biography

Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu, shortly known as C. S. R or C. S. R. Anjaneyulu was a noted actor of Telugu cinema and a stage actor, most popular with mythological roles. Krishna, Ramadas, Sarangadhara, Bhavani Sankar, Tukaram and Satyavantha are his noted characters onscreen. He was also known as a natural singer. He has acted in more than 175 movies including lead roles. His brother C. S. Nageswara Rao was the Assistant Director and another brother, C.Venkata Rathnam (better known as C.V Rathnam) was the Production Manager for all the films produced by actress Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. Apart from being a noted actor, he ha salso directed one movie – Jayapradha in 1939. In the 1953 film Devadasu (based on Bengali novel Devdas), he portrayed the aged widower Zamindar.

 

Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu was born on 11 July 1907 at Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. His father was also a theater artist. The family moved to Ponnur where he completed his schooling. Then he started his career as a co-operative supervisor. He quit studies and joined theatre and very soon became one of the well-known artists of the time. Sri Krishna in Sri Krishna Tulabaram and Radhakrishna, Ramadas in Bhakta Ramadasu and Tukaram in Bhakta Tukaram are among his noted roles during this period. He contributed Rs.10,000 to Indian National Army of Subhas Chandra Bose, a fund collected through his drama – Bhakta Tukaram.

 

Very soon he entered movies and became a notable actor by late 1930’s. Bhaktha Ramadas in 1937 was one of his earliest noted film roles. By 1950’s, with the movie Pathala Bhairavi, he started accepting supporting roles. His roles in movies like Rojulu Marayi, Gruhapravesam, Illarikam, Kanyasulkam and Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu won critics’ appreciation.

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Updated: January 30, 2014

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