Kallu Chidambaram

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Kallu Chidambaram
Born
Kolluru Chidambara Rao[1]

10 October 1945 (1945-10-10)
Died19 October 2015 (2015-10-20) (aged 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–2013
Children4
AwardsNandi Award, Kalasagar

Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema.[2][3][4] Chidambaram started his career as a theatre artist while working as an Assistant Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust. He made his film debut in 1998 with Kallu from which acquired his stage name. He had garnered the state Nandi Special Jury Award for the film.[5]

Early life[]

Chidambaram was born in Akkaya Palem in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was married and has two sons and two daughters.[6]

Career[]

While working full-time as an Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust, he has acted in a variety of roles in the films of directors such as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, S.V.Krishna Reddy, and Relangi Narasimha Rao, had given him exclusively comic roles in their films. In 1995, the Telugu socio-fantasy film Ammoru, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, brought Kallu Chidambaram critical acclaim for his performance.[6]

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ ""ఆ 'కళ్లు' వెంటాడుతూనే ఉంటాయ్ "". . 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ TNP =TelanganaNewsPaper (20 October 2015). "Kallu Chidambaram Death".
  3. ^ "Check out lists of Movies by #KalluChidambaram #Filmography".
  4. ^ Chandra. "Comedian Kallu Chidambaram is no more". tfpc.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Comedian Kallu Chidambaram passes away - Times of India".
  6. ^ a b "Telugu comedian Kallu Chidambaram is no more". 19 October 2015.
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