Kaikala Satyanarayana

Kaikala Satyanarayana
Born(1935-07-25)25 July 1935
Kavutaram, Krishna district, Madras Presidency, British India
Died23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 87)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
  • politician
Years active1959–2022
Spouse
Nageswaramma
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(m. 1960)​
Children4
AwardsNandi Award for Best Feature Film

Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 750 films over six decades. He was a recipient of the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2011, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.[1][2] Renowned for his acting prowess across a range of roles and genres, he was given the epithet Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma (transl. Universal monarch of acting in nine rasas).[3]

He served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha representing Machilipatnam constituency from the Telugu Desam Party.[3]

  1. ^ Eenadu daily, Eeenadu Cinema, Page 10, Nandi lifetime achievement awards, retrieved, 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Veteran Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana passes away". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.