Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao

Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao

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Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao Profile

  • Name:
  • Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao
  • Other Name:
  • Chalapathi Rao
  • Born:
  • May 8, 1944
  • Spouse:
  • Indumaty

Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao Biography

Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao is a film actor and director associated with Telugu cinema, best known for playing comic and negative roles. This veteran actor is known for portraying more than 600 film roles of various shades. His son Ravi Babu is also an actor, director and producer in Tollywood. As an actor, he entered Tollywood in the mid-1960s, and is still active in film scene. He has also produced a few Telugu films. He became popular with the role of Nagarjuna’s father in the film Ninne Pelladutha. A man of controversies, his statements about women have always put him in wrong place, with registered cases and apologies later.

 

Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao, shortly called Chalapathi Rao was born on 8 May 1944 in Balliparru, Madras Presidency in British India. The place now belongs to Andhra Pradesh. Maniyya and Vijayamma are his parents, and he is married to Indumathy. The couple has three kids. Made his entry to films in the 1960s, some of his noted works include - Teror Yuvataramkadalindi, Veerabrahmendraswamy, Kathanayakudu, Ninnepelladata Vetagadu, Ame Alludamajaka, Mundadugu Snehtulu etc. 1967 film Kathanayakudu was his first noted role, where he played the role of an electrical officer.

 

In 2017, a case was registered against him and actor Srujan Lokesh for attempt rape of an actress. They misbehaved with the actress, and later blackmailed and threatened her not to file a complaint. His controversial remark at the audio launch of Naga Chaiatnay’s Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam also brought him into trouble. His remark that “I don’t know if girls are injurious to health or not. But, they are good for bed” was slammed by many celebrities and many feminist leaders lodged a complaint against him. Later he apologized.

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Updated: June 28, 2018

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