Chittor V. Nagaiah was born on March 28, 1904 in Repalle Taluk, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an actor and composer, known for Thyagayya (1946), Ramadasu (1964) and Naa Illu (1953). He died on December 30, 1973 in Madras, India.
Was the first south Indian actor along with Bhanumathi Ramakrishna to
be awarded the Padmashri award by the Governemtn of India in 1965.
The most costliest actor - used to charge 100,000 Indian rupees for
each film in 1940s.
His first daughter died of an undiagnosed illness. He then participated in long stays at Ramana Maharshi Ashram.
His maternal grandmother adopted him and took him to her native village, Gonugur, near Kuppam and later to Chittoor.
He was married to Jaya Lakshmi, but she died giving birth to a daughter a year after. He then married Girija, and she too died due to miscarriage in the eighth month.