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| birth_date = 1895<br />
| birth_place = Vemuru, [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date =30 December 1955<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], India<br />
| occupation = Actor<br>Thespian<br />
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'''Vemuri Gaggaiah''' (1895–1955) was an [[Indian film]] actor, [[character actor]], singer, and thespian known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]], and Telugu theater. In 1933, [[East India Film Company]] produced its first Indian film, ''[[Savitri (1933 film)|Savitri]]'', in Telugu. Shot in [[Calcutta]] on a budget of {{INR}} 75 thousand, and based on a popular stage play by Mylavaram Bala Bharathi Nataka Samajam, the film was directed by the father of the "Telugu Theater Movement", [[C. Pullaiah|Chittajallu Pullaiah]], casting Vemuri Gaggaiah and Dasari Ramathilakam as "Yama" and "Savithri" respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article871376.ece|title=SATI SAVITHRI (1933)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 November 2010|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|access-date=8 July 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The blockbuster film has received an honorary diploma at [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref name="SoManyCinemas">{{cite book |title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India|author=Bhagwan Das Garg|publisher=Eminence Designs|year=1996|isbn=81-900602-1-X |page=86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22East+India+Film+Company%22+-inpublisher:icon}}</ref><br />
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Gaggaiah was an important member of the "Mylavarama Bala Bharathi Nataka Samajam" in [[Mylavaram]], Krishna district during 1913–28. Through "Mylavaram Theatre". Gaggaiah became a household name for [[mythological]] roles. He won recognition in drama as Yama, god of death, in ''Sati Savitri'', as the demon Hiranyakasipu in ''Bhakta Prahlada''. Some other prominent roles were as the eponymous Mymvana, and as Jalandhara in ''Sati Tulasi''. His theatrical performances made [[C. Pullayya]] to persuade to him to enter motion picture. His other notable films include works such as Kamsa in ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1935) and the womanizer in ''[[Chandika (film)|Chandika]]'' (1940). He is known for rendering songs such as "Po Bala Pommikan" and "Dhikkaramulu Saituna".<br />
<ref>Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Gaggaiah was born in 1895 at [[Vemuru]] in [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He lost his father in early childhood. His elder brother tried to educate him but failed in his efforts. He married Ramalaxmi in 1913.<br />
During those days, Surabhi Drama company used to be played throughout the Andhra Pradesh and attracts huge crowds. Influenced by this, he learned music and singing songs. He joined the same troupe and acted in many plays touring with them.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
His son Vemuri Ramaiah was also a stage actor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.andhranatakam.com/Artists.html |title=Famous artists in Andhra Natakam |access-date=11 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026150700/http://www.andhranatakam.com/Artists.html |archive-date=26 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Vemuri Gaggaiah died in 1955 on 30 December in his native village Vemuru.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
# ''[[Savithri (1933 film)|Savithri]] (1933)'' – [[Yama]]<br />
# ''Seeta Kalyanam'' (1934)<br />
# ''[[Sri Krishna Leelalu]]'' (1935) – [[Kamsa]]<br />
# ''[[Draupadi Vastrapaharanam (1936 film)|Draupadi Vastrapaharanam]]'' (1936) – [[Sishupala]]<br />
# ''[[Sati Tulasi (1936 film)|Sati Tulasi]]'' (1936)<br />
# ''Mohini Rugmangada'' (1937)<br />
# ''Jarasandha'' (1938)<br />
# ''Bhakta Markandeya'' (1938) – [[Yama]]<br />
# ''[[Chandika (film)|Chandika]]'' (1940) – Giriraju<br />
# ''[[Mahiravana]]'' (1940) – [[Mairavana]]<br />
# ''[[Dakshayagnam (1941 film)|Dakshayagnam]]'' (1941) – [[Daksha]]<br />
# ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1942 Telugu film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' (1942) – [[Hiranyakashipu]]<br />
# ''[[Seeta Rama Jananam]]'' (1942) – [[Ravana]]<br />
# ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1943)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0300860}}<br />
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