Peketi Sivaram | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 8 October 1918 |
| Died | 30 December 2006 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse(s) | Geetha Shivaram Jayanthi |
| Relatives | Thiagarajan(Son in law) Prashanth (grandson) |
Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and director.[1][2]
Life sketch
He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village, East Godavari district in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India, present day Andhra Pradesh.
He acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in Devadasu (1953).
He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including Chuttarikalu (1968), Bhale Abbayilu (1969), Kula Gouravam (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar.
He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002.
He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006.
Personal life
He has five sons from two marriages, the second one to the actress Jayanthi. His sons are Krishna Mohan, Peketi Ranga Rao, Venku and Gopal Peketi (with his first wife) and with second wife Jayanthi - Krishna Kumar (ex-husband of Anu Prabhakar). With his first wife, he had four daughters: Laxmi, Shanti (wife of Thiagarajan), Rani Kumar Tindal (CA) and Poornima.
Peketi Ranga Rao is an art director while Thiagarajan is a film actor, producer and director. His grandson Prashanth, son of Thiagarajan, is also an actor in Tamil movies.
Filmography (partial)
| Year | Film | Language | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Kanna Talli | Telugu | Actor |
| Devadasu | |||
| Gumasta | |||
| 1954 | Rechukka | ||
| Vaddante Dabbu | |||
| 1955 | Kanyasulkam | Actor/Police Inspector | |
| Anarkali | Actor | ||
| 1956 | Chiranjeevulu | ||
| Edi Nijam | |||
| 1957 | Suvarna Sundari | ||
| Bhagya Rekha | |||
| Panduranga Mahatyam | |||
| Veera Kankanam | |||
| Vaddante Pelli | |||
| 1958 | Pelli Naati Pramanalu | ||
| 1959 | Illarikam | ||
| Jayabheri | |||
| 1960 | Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam | ||
| 1961 | Velugu Needalu[3] | ||
| 1962 | Usha Parinayam | ||
| Gulebakavali Katha | |||
| 1964 | Babruvahana | ||
| Thotalo Pilla Kotalo Rani | |||
| Murali Krishna | |||
| 1965 | Aakasaramanna[4] | ||
| 1967 | Chakra Theertha | Kannada | Director |
| 1968 | Chuttarikalu | Telugu | |
| 1969 | Punarjanma | Kannada | |
| Bhale Abbayilu | Telugu | ||
| 1971 | Kula Gourava | Kannada | |
| 1974 | Baala Bandana | ||
| Alluri Seetarama Raju | Telugu | Actor/Dy. Collector | |
| 1975 | Daari Tappida Maga | Kannada | Director |
| 1976 | Sutrada Bombe | Kannada | |
| 1978 | Maathu Thappadha Maga | Kannada | |
| 1982 | Nivuru Gappina Nippu | Telugu | Actor |
| 1983 | Bezawada Bebbuli | Telugu | Actor |
| 1984 | Jagan | ||
| 1988 | Aakhari Poratam |
References
- ↑ http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm
- ↑ Staff Reporter (31 December 2006). "Telugu actor dead". The Hindu. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Narasimham, M.L. (13 May 2015). "Velugu Needalu (1961)". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Aakasaramanna (1965)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 29 September 2023.