Mukkamala

For villages of this name, see Mukkamala, East Godavari and Mukkamala, West Godavari.

Mukkamala Krishnamurthy
Born	1920 Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died	1987
Occupation	Actor, Director

Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1987) was a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Battle of Bobbili (Bobbili Yuddham). He joined the Telugu film industry in the late 1940s in Madras and played a variety of character roles in a career lasting for about 35 years. He died in 1987.

Filmography

Actor

1940s

• Maya Machindra (1945)
• Laila Majnu (1949)

1950s

• Swapna Sundari (1951)
• Nirdoshi (1951)
• Niraparadhi (1951)
• Prema (1952) as Parasuram
• Maradalu Pelli (1952)
• Dharma Devata (1952) as Raghunatha Varma
• Rechukka (1954) as Maharaju
• Aggiramudu (1954)
• Rani Ratnaprabha (1955)
• Tenali Ramakrishna (1956) as Tatacharyulu
• Sarangadhara (1957)
• Maya Bazar (1957) as Duryodhana
• Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu (1958) as Rao Bahadur Ramadasu's Father
• Sobha (1958) as Lala
• Jayabheri (1959) as Dharmadhikari
• Raja Makutam (1959) as
• Mayalamari (1951)

1960s

• Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961) .... Maharaju
• Usha Parinayam (1961) as Rajaguru
• Mahamantri Timmarasu (1962) as Prataparudra Gajapati
• Narthanasala (1963) as Viraata Raju
• Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) as Duryodhanudu
• Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu (1963) as Guruvu
• Babruvahana (1964)
• Bobbili Yudham (1964) as General Bussy
• Satya Harishchandra (1965) as Viswamitra Maharshi
• Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1966)
• Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966) as Jarasandha
• Bhama Vijayam (1967)
• Goodachari 116 (1967)
• Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna (1967)
• Bandipotu Dongalu (1968)
• Ekaveera (1969)
• Nam Naadu (1969)

1970s

• Bomma Borusa (1971)
• Apna Desh (1972) as Mrs. Dinanath Chandra
• Andaru Dongale (1974) as Jailer
• Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1975)
• Muthyala Muggu (1975) as Villain
• Bhakta Kannappa (1976) as Pedavema Reddy
• Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam (1976)
• Pichi Maraju (1976) as Police Chief
• Seeta Kalyanam (1976) as Viswamitra Maharshi
• Sita Swayamvar (1976) as Viswamitra Maharshi
• Kurukshetram (1977) as Dhritarashtra
• Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) .... Shalya

1980s

• Vamsa Vruksham (1980)
• Kondaveeti Simham (1981)
• Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984)
• Pyaar Ka Sindoor (1986)
• Justice Chowdary (1982)

Director

• Maradalu Pelli (1952)
• Rshyasrunga (1961)
• Rishyasringar (1961)

Awards

facilitations performed by Kalarajyam, Hyderabad and Mukkammala was crowned as "Natabrahma" which means a creator of acting.

Personal life

He was survived by four children: a son and three daughters. His eldest son is Subba Rao, eldest daughter Sita Rajya Lakshmi (an additional district judge at Nellore), second daughter Padmavathi (residing at Guntur), youngest daughter Seshamma (practising High Court advocate in Chennai).

External links

• Mukkamala on IMDb
• Hindu: Niraparadhi 1951