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Veteran Tamil comedian Nagesh dead

Veteran Tamil comedian Nagesh dead

Rediff.com31 Jan 2009

Born as Gundu Rao to a Kannada Brahmin family in 1933, Nagesh was the most sought after actor in the MGR-Sivaji era of Tamil cinema in the 1960s and mid-seventies, and was a regular feature in the movies of these late superstars. Nagesh, who was suffering from prolonged illness, breathed his last at his residence.