Mukkamala (actor)

Mukkamala Krishnamurthy
Mukkamala Krishnamurthy
Born	1920; Guntur, India
Died	1982 (aged 61–62)
Occupation(s)	Actor, Director

Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1982), known mononymously by his surname as Mukkamala was a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu films in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Battle of Bobbili (Bobbili Yuddham). He joined the Telugu film industry in the late 1940s in Madras and played a variety of character roles in a career lasting for about 35 years. He died in 1982 (in Bobbili Puli movie titles, we can see "Swargeeya Mukkamala").

Filmography

Actor

1940s

Maya Machindra (1945)
Laila Majnu (1949)

1950s

Swapna Sundari (1951)
Nirdoshi (1951)
Niraparadhi (1951)
Mayalamari (1951)
Prema (1952) as Parasuram
Maradalu Pelli (1952)
Dharma Devata (1952) as Raghunatha Varma
Rechukka (1954) as Maharaju
Aggiramudu (1954)
Rani Ratnaprabha (1955)
Tenali Ramakrishna (1956) as Tatacharyulu
Sri Gauri Mahatyam (1956)
Sarangadhara (1957)
Maya Bazar (1957) as Duryodhana
Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu (1958) as Rao Bahadur Ramadasu's Father
Sobha (1958) as Lala
Anna Thammudu (1958) as Nageswara Rao
Jayabheri (1959) as Dharmadhikari
Daiva Balam (1959)

1960s

Annapurna (1960) as Narahari
Kanakadurga Pooja Mahima^[1] (1960) as Narendra Varma
Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961) as Maharaju
Usha Parinayam (1961) as Rajaguru
Mahamantri Timmarasu (1962) as Prataparudra Gajapati
Gulebakavali Katha (1962) as King Chandrasena
Narthanasala (1963) as Viraata Raju
Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) as Duryodhanudu
Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu (1963) as Guruvu
Babruvahana (1964)
Aggi Pidugu (1964)
Bobbili Yudham (1964) as General Bussy
Pandava Vanavasam (1965) as Durvasa
Jwala Dweepa Rahasyam (1965) as Siddhendra Bhattaraka
Satya Harishchandra (1965) as Viswamitra Maharshi
Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966) as Jarasandha
Bhimanjaneya Yuddham (1966)
Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1966)
Palnati Yuddham (1966) as Kommaraju
Aggi Barata (1966) as Konda Buchodu
Adugu Jaadalu (1966) as Singanna
Bhama Vijayam (1967)
Bhuvana Sundari Katha (1967) as Chitrasenudu
Ummadi Kutumbam (1967) as Subbaiah
Goodachari 116 (1967)
Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna (1967)
Bandipotu Dongalu (1968)
Veeranjaneya^[2] (1968) as Ahiravana
Bhagya Chakramu (1968)
Baghdad Gaja Donga (1968)
Asadhyudu (1968)
Sri Rama Katha^[3] (1969) as Vishwamitra
Ekaveera (1969)
Nam Naadu (1969)

1970s

Vijayam Manade (1970)
Pettandarulu (1971)
Mayani Mamata (1970) as Kotaiah
Bomma Borusa (1971)
Rangeli Raja (1971)
Debbaku tha Dongala Mutha (1971) as Jaggu
Apna Desh (1972) as Mrs. Dinanath Chandra
Manavudu Danavudu (1972)
Doctor Babu (1973) as Dharmanna
Andala Ramudu (1973)
Andaru Dongale (1974) as Jailer
Manchi Manushulu (1974)
Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1975)
Muthyala Muggu (1975) as Villain
Bhakta Kannappa (1976) as Pedavema Reddy
Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi^[4] (1976) as Jailor
Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam (1976)
Kotalo Paga (1976)
Pichi Maraju (1976) as Police Chief
Seeta Kalyanam (1976) as Viswamitra Maharshi
Sita Swayamvar (1976) as Viswamitra Maharshi
Bangaru Manishi (1976) as Collector
Kurukshetram (1977) as Dhritarashtra
Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) as Shalya
Chanakya Chandragupta (1977)
Chakradhari (1977)
Sneham (1977)
Jaganmohini (1978)
Pottelu Punnamma^[5] (1978) as Sethji
Mugguru Muggure (1978) as Mirza
Lawyer Viswanath (1978) as Raghavaiah
Gandharva Kanya (1979)
Maa Voori Devatha^[6] (1979) as Police Chief
Rangoon Rowdy (1979) as Judge
Srungara Ramudu (1979) as Rama Narayana's Lawyer
Sri Madvirata Parvam (1979) as Virata
Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979)
Gandharva Kanya (1979) as Marichi Maharshi
Sri Rama Bantu (1979) as Chalapathi Rao

1980s

Vamsa Vruksham (1980)
Love in Singapore (1980)^[7] as Police Chief
Gharana Donga^[8] (1980) as Rajaiah, Krishna's caretaker
Bhale Krishnudu (1980)
Kondaveeti Simham (1981)
Prema Natakam^[9] (1981) as Suryanarayana, Kumar's uncle
Kaliyuga Ramudu (1982)
Justice Chowdary (1982)
Bobbili Puli (1982)
Anuraga Devatha (1982)
Golconda Abbulu (1982)
Iddaru Kodukulu (1982) as Commissioner
Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984)
Idhe Naa Savaal (1984)

Director

Maradalu Pelli (1952)
Rushyasrunga (1961)
Rishyasringar (1961)

Awards

Facilitations performed by Kalarajyam, Hyderabad and Mukkammala was crowned as "Natabrahma" which means a creator of acting.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He was survived by four children: a son and three daughters. His eldest son is Subba Rao, eldest daughter Sita Rajya Lakshmi (an additional district judge at Nellore), second daughter Padmavathi (residing at Guntur), youngest daughter Seshamma (practising High Court advocate in Chennai).^[10]

References

^ "Kanakadurga Pooja Mahima (1960)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Veeranjaneya (1968)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Sri Rama Katha (1969)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Neram Nadikadu Akalidi (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ "Pottelu Punnamma (1978)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Maa Voori Devatha (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "చిరంజీవి 'లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్' సినిమాకి 40 ఏళ్ళు". Movie Volume (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Gharana Donga (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Prema Natakam Movie Cast".
^ As per Andhra Jyothi magazine.

External links

[1] "Kanakadurga Pooja Mahima (1960)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[2] "Veeranjaneya (1968)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] "Sri Rama Katha (1969)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[4] "Neram Nadikadu Akalidi (1976)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

[5] "Pottelu Punnamma (1978)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[6] "Maa Voori Devatha (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[7] "చిరంజీవి 'లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్' సినిమాకి 40 ఏళ్ళు". Movie Volume (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[8] "Gharana Donga (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[9] "Prema Natakam Movie Cast".

[10] As per Andhra Jyothi magazine.

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