Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South, and the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001. Ramalingaiah appeared in over 1000 films in a variety of roles. The "Allu Ramalingaiah National Award" was instituted in his memory by the "Allu Ramalingaiah Academy of Arts". The award is presented every year to a Telugu film personality for lifetime achievement. He is the father in law of Telugu hero Chiranjeevi. Surekha Konidala is his daughter. Renowned Tollywood Producer Allu Aravind is his son.
Early life Ramalingaiah was born on October 1, 1922, in Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh.
Awards Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for the year 2001 Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in the year 1990 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South – 1998 Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film – Dabbu Bhale Jabbu (1992)(in Telugu)
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1953 Puttillu 1954 Parivartana Vipranarayana Chakrapani Vaddante Dabbu 1955 Donga Ramudu Santanam Missamma 1956ChiranjeevuluIlavelpu 1957 Mayabazar Sharma Sati Savitri Bhagya Rekha Sankalpam Blade Todi Kodallu 1958 Pelli Naati Pramanalu Aada Pettanam Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu Manchi Manasuku Manchi Rojulu 1959 Illarikam Krishna Leelalu 1960RunanubhandhamAbhimanam Sahasra Siracheda Apoorva Chintamani Anna Chellelu Maa Babu 1961 Iddaru Mitrulu Bharya BhartaluKalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham Bhakta Jayadeva 1962 Gundamma Katha Swarna Manjari Manchi ManasuluKula Gothralu Siri Sampadalu Appanna 1963 Narthanasala Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham Irugu PoruguManchi Chedu Chaduvukunna Ammayilu 1964 Dagudu Moothalu Mooga Manasulu Sri Satyanarayana MahathyamMurali KrishnaVaravsatnam 1965 Naadi Aada Janme Pandava VanavasamAada BrathukuDorikithe Dongalu Mangamma Sapatham Aatma Gowravam Preminchi Choodu 1966 Pidugu Ramudu Srimathi Paduka Pattabhishekam Kamayya Sakunthala Loguttu Perumallukeruka Bhim Mohini Bhasmasura Naamam Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha 1967 Gopaludu Bhoopaludu PinniNindu ManasuluBhuvana Sundari KathaSati SumathiGruhalakshmiPunyavathiNirdoshiPrana MithruluUmmadi Kutumbam Poola Rangadu 1968 Tikka Sankaraiah Ranabheri Attagaru Katha KodaluUma Chandi Gowri Sankarula KathaKalasina ManasuluAmayakuduRamuBaghdad Gaja DongaChuttarikaluNene MonaganniBandhavyaluManchi Kutumbam Deva Kanya Vintha Kapuram Garuda Vahanam 1969 Buddhimanthudu Varakatnam Nindu Hrudayalu Kathanayakudu Gandikota Rahasyam Avadhani Kannula Panduga Jarigina Katha Gurunatham Muhurtha Balam Panakalu Bhale Abbayilu Ramalingam, Orphanage Manager Annadamulu Bhale Rangadu Karpura Harathi Subbarayudu 1970 Akka Chellelu Balaraju Katha Amma KosamPelli SambandhamMaa Manchi AkkayyaPettandaruluDharma DaataMarina Manishi Ali Baba 40 Dongalu Sambarala Rambabu Allude MenalluduJai Jawan Talli Tandrulu 1971 Vinta Samsaram Bomma Borusa Ramalayam Kathanayakuralu Sivayya Chinnanati Snehitulu Pattindalla Bangaram Rangaiah's secretary Anuradha Ramalingam Atthalu Kodallu Tirupathayya Sisindri Chittibabu Pavitra Hrudayalu 1972 Iddaru Ammayilu Tata Manavadu Pandanti KapuramSabash VadinaAttanu Diddina KodaluBharya BiddaluInspector BharyaKadalu Pilla Muhammad bin Tughluq Kalam Marindi Vichitra Bandham 1973 Andala Ramudu Desoddharakulu Sharada Vichitra VivahamDevudu Chesina Manasulu Pasi Hrudayalu Minor Babu Bhupalayya Sneha BandhamThalli KodukuluKanne Vayasu Nindu Kutumbam Govindanamalu Doctor Babu Meena Venkatachari Devudamma Vaade Veedu 1974 Banthrotu Bharya Samsaram SagaramManasulu MattibommaluKode NaguGowriPalleturi ChinnoduChairman ChalamayyaIntinti KathaGalipataluRadhamma PelliBangaru KalaluRam RaheemPeddalu Marali Chakravakam 1975 Zamindarugari Ammayi Lingaraju Jeevana JyothiBalipeetamSamsaram Moguda Pellama SoggaduKotha KapuramSanthanam SoubhagyamKathanayakuni Katha Bhagasthulu Ramalingam Jebu Donga Babu Muthyala Muggu 1976 Padi Pantalu Soorayya, the village barber Andharu Bagundali Govindayya Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam Bhakta Kannappa Manushulanta Okkate Alludochadu Garudachalam Secretary Bangaru Manishi Bhajagovindam Shri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club Pichi Maraju Gopal Krishna Raaja Manmadharamaiah Monagadu Seshaiah 1977 Savasagallu Devathalara Deevinchandi Premalekhalu Yamagola Janma Janmala bandham Venkatappayya Eenati Bandham Yenatido 'Kolla' Venkaiah aka Simhagiri Venkatasubbaiah Aalu Magalu Gadusu Pillodu Vaikuntham Chiranjeevi Rambabu Kanakaiah Jeevithamlo Vasantham Venkatasubbaiah 1978 Lawyer Viswanath Pakshiraju Seetaramaiah / Pakshi Mugguru Muggure Gaslight Gangaiah Chilipi Krishnudu Manavoori Pandavulu Dongala Veta Pottelu Punnamma Gorantha Deepam Kalanthakulu Budaga Rao Sivaranjani Love Marriage 'Harikatha Marthanda' Venkatappaiah Kumara Raja Sahasavanthudu Kamandalam 1979 Kothala Raayudu Sankarabharanam Tayaramma Bangarayya Andadu Aagadu Kodandam Vetagadu Maa Voollo Mahasivudu Vinayaka Rao Samajaniki SavalVaralayya Dongalaku Saval Lingam Amma Evarikaina Amma Gopalrao 1980 Mayadari Krishnudu Mosagadu Inspector Koteshwara Rao Bhale Krishnudu Chandipriya Bhola Shankarudu Mama Allulla Saval Papaiah Sardar Papa Rayudu Kaksha Sirimalle Navvindi Adrushtavanthudu Madhava Deeparadhana Govindayya Gharana Donga Govindaiah Ragile Hrudayalu Pilli Raju aka 'Elugubanti' 1981 Ragile Jwala Kanakaiah Kirayi Rowdylu Parvathi Parameswarulu Nyayam Kavali Prema Kanuka Saptapadi Thodu Dongalu Agni Poolu Taxi Driver Lingaraju Kondaveeti Simham Jeevitha Ratham Rammurthy 1982 Iddaru Kodukulu Kayyala Ammayi Kalavari Abbayi Rangalingam Bangaru Kanuka Vamsa Gouravam Lingaiah Mondi Ghatam Krishnavataram Billa Ranga Nipputo Chelagaatam Gajapati Idi Pellantara Bangaru Bhoomi Kasulayya Subhalekha Bobbili Puli Justice Chowdary Golconda Abbulu Kalavari Samsaram Bangaru Koduku Gurunatham 1983 Sangharshana Mantri Gari Viyyankudu Simham Navvindi Chattaniki Veyi Kallu Simhadri Rajkumar Moogavani Paga Kanakaiah Prema Pichollu Adavi Simhalu Mundadugu Rendu Jella Sita Kanthayya Kanakayya Kanthayya Lanke Bindelu Papaiah 1984 Bava Maradallu Kanchu Kagada Anubandham Hero KathanayakuduDanavuduTandava KrishnuduOoha SundariMukkopi Rustum Inti Guttu Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu Srimathi Kaavali Hero Goonda Kailasam Bobbili Brahmanna Muthyalu Nayakulaku Saval M.L.A. Lingam Dandayatra Seshadri Bangaru Kapuram Chalapathi 1985 Vijetha Tirugubatu Adavi Donga MaharajuAgni ParvathamIllale Devata Bangaru Chilaka Gopanna Jwala Pattabhi Puli Narasimham Donga Chattamtho Poratam Brahmaiah Muchataga Mugguru 1986 Chantabbai Jayam Manade Doubt Ramaswamy Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu Simhasanam Nireekshana Apoorva SahodaruluJayam ManadeRakshasudu Ugra Narasimham Magadheerudu Kirathakudu Ravana Brahma Kaliyuga Krishnudu Jailu Pakshi 1987 Dharmapatni Punnami Chandrudu Donga Mogudu TrimurthuluRowdy BabaiBharatamlo ArjunuduGarjinchina GangaChakravarthy Pasivadi Pranam 1988 Khaidi No.786 Aakhari Poratam Yamudiki Mogudu Mugguru Kodukulu Brahma Putrudu Manchi Donga Yuddha Bhoomi Nyayam Kosam Pothuraju Donga Ramudu Chikkadu Dorakadu 1989 State Rowdy Quotation Chakravathy Vintha Dongalu Deepala Pichayya Lankeshwarudu Vijay Joo Lakataka Agni Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Bala Gopaludu Chalaki Mogudu Chadastapu Pellam 1990 Nari Nari Naduma Murari Rowdyism Nasinchali Raja Vikramarka Aggi Ramudu Kodama Simham Yama Dharmaraju Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Kondaveeti Donga 1991 Rowdy Alludu Naa Pellam Naa Ishtam NiyanthaRamakoti Gang Leader Nirnayam 1992 Dabbu Bhale Jabbu Subba Rayudu Pelli Aapathbandavudu KillerPranadaata Chanti Aswamedham Peddarikam Aa Okkati Adakku 1993 Muta Mesthri Nippu Ravva Matru Devo Bhava Mechanic Alludu Bangaru Bullodu Kannappa Mogudugaru Kotilingam 1994 Parugo Parugu Bangaru Kutumbam Gandeevam Kaadhalan Tamil film S. P. Parasuram Maga Rayudu 1995Bhale Bullodu Alluda Majaka Big Boss 1996 Maavichiguru Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi 1997 Devudu Nenu Premisthunnaru 1998 Choodalani Vundi 1999Neti Gandhi 2000 Devullu 2001Thank You Subba Rao 2002 Indra Premaku Swagatam 2003 Kalyana Ramudu 2004Jai
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