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Kongara Jaggaiah ((テルグ語:కొంగర జగ్గయ్య)) (31 December 1926 – 5 August 2004) was an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and theatre.〔("Kala Vachaspathi", "Kanchu Kantam": Kongara Jaggaiah | 26lettersto24frames )〕 He was popularly known as ''Kanchu Kantam Jaggaiah'' (Telugu) for his booming voice, He was starred in eighty films, doing versatile characters in lead and supporting roles. In 1962, He produced Padandi Munduku, the first Telugu film to be screened in Soviet Russia at the Moscow International Film Festival.〔(Tollywood's Glorious Journey at Chitramala. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profile of Gummadi - Telugu film actor )〕 In 1992, the Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.〔(The Hindu : Jaggayya passes away )〕 == Early life == Jaggayya was born in a well-to-do family in Morampudi village near Tenali in Guntur district. He started acting at the age of 11, with the role of Lava in a Hindi play. As a student, he joined the Congress party in Tenali, which was involved in the Indian Independence Movement at that time. After his school education, he joined a periodical named ''Desabhimani'' (meaning "Patriot") as a journalist.〔http://www.filmchamber.com/tmpl.asp?it=prfbjagaya〕 Later he worked as an editor for the weekly Andhra Republic. He joined the Andhra-Christian College in Guntur for his higher studies, where N. T. Rama Rao, (in his later days) also happened to study at the same time. Both of them acted together in several plays. Jaggaiah won the best actor award in three successive years. He got trained in the art of painting under the guidance of Adivi Bapiraju, a famous painter. After working as a teacher for a brief while, he became a news anchor.〔telugucinema.com/c/stars/KJaggayya.shtml〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jaggayya (Telugu actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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