Peketi Sivaram

Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 - 30 December 2006) was a South Indian actor and director.[1][2]

Peketi Sivaram
Born8 October 1918
Pekeru, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died30 December 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 88)
Chennai, India
OccupationActor, director
Spouse(s)Prabhavathi, Jayanthi
RelativesThiagarajan(Son in law)
Prashanth (grandson)

Life sketch

He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village, East Godavari district in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India, present day Andhra Pradesh.

He acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in Devadasu (1953).

He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including Chuttarikalu (1968), Bhale Abbayilu (1969), Kula Gouravam (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar.

He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002.

He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006.

Personal life

He has five sons from two marriages, the second one to the actress Jayanthi. His sons are Krishna Mohan, Peketi Ranga Rao, Venku and Gopal Peketi (with his first wife) and Krishna Kumar (with Jayanthi). With his first wife, he had four daughters: Laxmi, Shanti (wife of Thiagarajan), Rani Kumar Tindal (CA) and Poornima.

Peketi Ranga Rao is an art director while Thiagarajan is a film actor, producer and director. His grandson Prashanth, son of Thiagarajan, is also an actor in Tamil movies.

Filmography (partial)

1974 Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Dy. Collector

Year Film Language Credits
1953 Kanna Talli Telugu Actor
Devadasu Telugu Actor/Bhagawan
Gumasta Telugu Actor
1954 Rechukka Telugu Actor
Vaddante Dabbu Telugu Actor
1955 Kanyasulkam Telugu Actor/Police Inspector
Anarkali Telugu Actor
1956 Chiranjeevulu Telugu Actor/Ratnam
Edi Nijam Telugu Actor/Guest
1957 Suvarna Sundari Telugu Actor/Vasanthudu
Bhagya Rekha Telugu Actor
Panduranga Mahatyam Telugu Actor
Veera Kankanam Telugu Actor
1958 Pelli Naati Pramanalu Telugu Actor/M.V.Tesam
1959 Illarikam Telugu Actor
Jayabheri Telugu Actor
1960 Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam Telugu Actor
1962 Gulebakavali Katha Telugu Actor
1961 Usha Parinayam Telugu Actor
1964 Babruvahana Telugu Actor
Murali Krishna Telugu Actor
Velugu Needalu Telugu Actor
1967 Chakra Theertha Kannada Director
1968 Chuttarikalu Telugu Director
1969 Punarjanma Kannada Director
Bhale Abbayilu Telugu Director
1971 Kula Gourava Kannada Director
Baala Bandana Kannada Director
1975 Daari Tappida Maga Kannada Director
1976 Sutrada Bombe Kannada Director
1978 Maathu Thappadha Maga Kannada Director
1988 Aakhari Poratam Telugu Actor

References
  1. http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm
  2. Staff, Reporter. "Telugu actor dead". thehindu.com. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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