Tyagayya is a 1981 Telugu film directed by Bapu

Bapu (artist)

Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer...

. The cast included J.V. Somayajulu in the lead role. The film is based on the life of Tyagaraja

Tyagaraja

Kakarla Tyagabrahmam , colloquially known as Tyāgarājar and Tyagayya was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He, along with his contemporaries Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastry, forms the Trinity of Carnatic music...

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Tyagayya

Tyagayya (1946 film)

Tyagayya is a 1946 film considered as masterpiece produced and directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah It is a soul stirring film about the truly extraordinary life of Saint Thyagaraja....

 was made as film in 1946. It was produced and directed by Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chittor V. Nagaiah

Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...

 and considered as masterpiece in Telugu cinema. It is a soul stirring film about the truly extraordinary life of Saint Thyagaraja.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character	Notes
J. V. Somayajulu J. V. Somayajulu J. V. Somayajulu was an Indian theatre and film actor. His most notable role was as Sankar Sastry in the Telugu movie Shankarabharanam he has won Filmfare Best Actor Award ....	Tyagaraja
K. R. Vijaya K. R. Vijaya K. R. Vijaya is a popular Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R...	Kamala
Rao Gopal Rao Rao Gopal Rao Rao Gopal Rao was a popular Tollywood Character actor and producer and member of Rajya Sabha.-Brief Lifesketch:Rao Gopal Rao was born in 1937 in Ganganapalli near Kakinada,...	Japesam
Ravi	Lord Rama
Sangeetha Sangeetha (Telugu actress) Sangeetha is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly works in Telugu Cinema. She has also acted in Tamil and Malayalam movies. She has acted with leading actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi.-Notable filmography:...	Goddess Seetha
Janardhana Rao Arja	Hanuman
Hemasundar	Lord Shiva
Jhansi	Tyagayya's sister-in-law
Sridhar
Rallapalli Rallapalli (actor) Rallapalli Narasimha Rao , popularly known by his surname Rallapalli, is an Indian Film actor in Telugu Cinema & Tamil Cinema. He has acted in about 75 films. He played pivotal roles in films like Bombay and Minsara Kanavu in...
Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao was a Character actor in Theater arts and South Indian Cinema.He was born to Lakshmi Narayana and Ranganayakamma as Rangavajhula Ranga Rao of Kondiparru village near Gudivada. He began his career as a stenographer in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He showed passion for theater...