Kallu Chidambaram

Kallu Chidambaram (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015) (Telugu:కళ్ళు చిదంబరం) was an Indian film actor, known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema. Chidambaram was an accomplished theatre artist, and has worked as an Assistant Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust. In 1988 he made his film debut with Kallu for which he has garnered the state Nandi Special Jury Award.

Early life
Chidambaram was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

Career
While working full-time as an Engineer, he has acted in a variety of roles in the films of directors such as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, S.V.Krishna Reddy, and Relangi Narasimha Rao, had given him exclusively comic roles in their films. In 1995, the Telugu socio-fantasy film Ammoru, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, brought Kallu Chidambaram critical acclaim for his performance.

Filmography
• Kallu (1988)

• Kondaveeti Donga (1990)

• April 1 Vidudala (1991)

• Aa Okkati Adakku (1992)

• Chanti (1992)

• Money (1993)

• Govinda Govinda (1994)

• Ammoru (1995)

• Deyyam (1996)

• Gokulamlo Seetha (1997)

• Suryavamsam (1998)

• Pelli Pandiri (1998)

• Time (1999 - Tamil)

• Mrugaraju (2001)

• Eduruleni Manishi (2001)

• Little John (2001 - Tamil, Hindi, English)

• Fools (2003)

• Chanti (2004)

• Swetha Naagu (2004)

• 786 - Khaidi Prema Katha (2005)

• Flash News (2009)

• Pistha (2009)

• Glamour (2010)

• Sivangi (2010)

• Graduate (2011)

• Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju (2011)

• Gangaputrudu (2011)

• Kalachakram (2012)

• Mythri (2012)

• Alarm (2013)

• Tholi Pata (2013)

• Aa Anthasthulo (2013)

• Premaku Sye (2013)

• Sri Sai Sankalpam (2013)