Director

Nagesh

Acting

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 584249

IMDb ID: nm0619309

Known for: Acting

Born: September 27, 1933

Died: January 31, 2009

Age: 75

Place of birth: Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2008

Years active: 47

Average TMDB rating: 7.18

Wikidata: Q1022530

Also known as

நாகேஷ் • Cheyur Krishna Rao Nageshwaran • Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran • ناگش • C. K. Nagesh

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Biography

Nagesh (born Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao), was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema. Nagesh was born in a Kannada family from Dharapuram, Erode. He was educated in Madras and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways before entering Tamil film industry. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist.