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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nagabhushanam
| image = Nagabhushanam actor.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Nagabhushanam in a scene from ''[[Kalyana Mandapam]]'' (1971)
| birthname =
| birth_date = 1922
| birth_place =
| death_date = 5 May 1995<ref name="maachittoor.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.maachittoor.com/nellore/important-person/raktakanneru-nagabhushanam.html|title=Important people of Nellore- Nagabhushanam|website=www.maachittoor.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130411070535/http://www.maachittoor.com/nellore/important-person/raktakanneru-nagabhushanam.html|archivedate=11 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| death_place =
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| children = Chundi Raghava Rao
| awards =
}}
'''C. Nagabushanam''' (c.1922 – 5 May 1995<ref name="maachittoor.com"/>) was a [[comedian]] and character actor of the [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagabhushanam biography at Early Tollywood.com|url=http://www.earlytollywood.com/2008/02/nagabhushanam.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622054241/http://www.earlytollywood.com:80/2008/02/nagabhushanam.html|archive-date=22 June 2011|access-date=31 July 2010|website=www.earlytollywood.com}}</ref> His first film was ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1951), directed by [[Tatineni Prakash Rao]]. He acted in approximately 395 films from the 1950s to the 1980s.

One of his most popular stages roles was as Raktakanneru Nagabhushanam in ''[[Raktha Kanneeru]]'', which he also produced.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Forgotten Jewel |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sunday-Hans/2013-08-11/The-Forgotten-Jewel/68994 |access-date=1 May 2021 |work=[[The Hans India]] |date=11 August 2013 |language=en}}</ref> He acted along with Vemavarapu Gowtham Kumar. Nagabushanam gave more than 2,000 performances of the drama. Along with Vemavarapu Gowtham Kumar (Present Deputy M.R.O. of Gudivada) gave more than 100 stage shows in Hyderabad.

He played the lead in ''[[Edi Nijam]]'' (1956), a film directed by [[Sundaram Balachander]] and produced by Ghantasala Krishnamurthy of Pratibha Films.<ref>Edi Nijam in Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006; pp: 134-5.</ref>

Nagabushanam produced a handful of films, including ''Natakala Rayudu'' and ''Oke Kutumbam''.

Nagabushanam died on 5 May 1995.<ref name="maachittoor.com"/>

==Personal life==
Nagabhushanam was born in Anakarlapudi Village, Kondepi Mandalam, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh.
Nagabhushanam has three sons and two daughters and seven grand children. None of them are into film industry.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Character
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Palletooru]]'' || Kondaiah
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Rechukka]]'' || Chitti Veeranna
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Ardhangi]]'' || Veeraiah
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Edi Nijam]]'' || Kondaiah
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Bhagya Rekha]]'' || Kotaiah
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Maya Bazaar]]'' || Satyaki
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Bhookailas (1958 Telugu film)|Bhookailas]]'' || Lord Siva
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Chenchu Lakshmi]]'' || Lord Siva
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Bhatti Vikramarka]]'' || Prachandudu
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Bhishma (1962 film)|Bhishma]]'' || Parasurama
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Manchi Manasulu]]'' ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Mooga Manasulu]]'' || Rajendra
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Zamindar (1965 film)|Zamindar]]'' ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Aame Evaru?]]'' ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Bandipotu Dongalu]]'' ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Bangaru Gajulu]]'' ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ranabheri]]'' ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Varakatnam]]'' || Meesala Venkaiah
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Aadarsa Kutumbam]]''||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Aatmiyulu]]'' || Justice Rajaram
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Bhale Rangadu]]'' || Zamindar
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Buddhimantudu]]'' || Seshayya
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Natakala Rayudu]]'' || Bujjibabu
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Balaraju Katha]]'' ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Dharma Daata]]'' || Zamindar Bhujanga Rao
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Jai Jawan]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Chelleli Kapuram]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Dasara Bullodu]]'' ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Mosagallaku Mosagadu]]'' || Nakkajittula Naganna
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Pattukunte Laksha]]'' ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Mohammad Bin Tuglaq]]'' ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Andala Ramudu (1973 film)|Andala Ramudu]]'' || J.B. Rao
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Andaru Dongale]]'' || Bujji Babu
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Bhale Dongalu (1976 film)|Bhale Dongalu]]'' || Chinna
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Maa Daivam]]'' ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Adavi Ramudu (1977 film)|Adavi Ramudu]]'' ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Kurukshetram (1977 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' || [[Shakuni]]
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi]]'' || Zamindar Gajapathi Raju
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Jathara]]'' ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Gadasari Attaha Sosagara Kodalu]]'' || Gajapathi Raju
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Neti Bharatam]]'' ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Number One (1994 film)|Number One]]'' ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0619057}}

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[[Category:Telugu male actors]]
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:1995 deaths]]
[[Category:Telugu comedians]]
[[Category:Indian male comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century comedians]]

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