Kommineni Seshagiri Rao was a Telugu film director. He was the brother
of the music director Chakravarthy. He was born in Ponnekallu village,
near Tadikonda in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.Kommineni was
an ardent fan of cinema from an early age. He started as an actor in
Telugu cinema playing villains. During the period, his dialogue
delivery in an aptly modulated reverberating voice bought him wide
recognition. He portrayed a hero in the picture "Goppavari Gotralu".
Subsequently he acted in about 50 films, including Shri Krishna
Pandaviyam, Thatha Manavadu (1972), and Samsaram Sagaram.He served as
a director for the film Devathalara Deevinchandi, the maiden
production by artist Giri Babu, and also for Babu's second picture,
Simha Gharjana. The film Thayaramma Bangarayya, produced by Edida
Nageshwara Rao on the Poornodaya banner, was a hit. Later it was
remade in the Tamil language with Sivaji Ganesan as Satyamsundaram.
Kommineni also directed Koteeswarudu, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao;
Cheyyethi Jai Kottu, starring Krishnam Raju; Lakshmipooja; and
Mantradandam. Over a period of thirty years, Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
directed around 30 films during his career.
of the music director Chakravarthy. He was born in Ponnekallu village,
near Tadikonda in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.Kommineni was
an ardent fan of cinema from an early age. He started as an actor in
Telugu cinema playing villains. During the period, his dialogue
delivery in an aptly modulated reverberating voice bought him wide
recognition. He portrayed a hero in the picture "Goppavari Gotralu".
Subsequently he acted in about 50 films, including Shri Krishna
Pandaviyam, Thatha Manavadu (1972), and Samsaram Sagaram.He served as
a director for the film Devathalara Deevinchandi, the maiden
production by artist Giri Babu, and also for Babu's second picture,
Simha Gharjana. The film Thayaramma Bangarayya, produced by Edida
Nageshwara Rao on the Poornodaya banner, was a hit. Later it was
remade in the Tamil language with Sivaji Ganesan as Satyamsundaram.
Kommineni also directed Koteeswarudu, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao;
Cheyyethi Jai Kottu, starring Krishnam Raju; Lakshmipooja; and
Mantradandam. Over a period of thirty years, Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
directed around 30 films during his career.
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