Mukkamala

Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1982), known mononymously by his surname as Mukkamala was a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu films in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Battle of Bobbili (Bobbili Yuddham). He joined the Telugu film industry in the late 1940s in Madras and played a variety of character roles in a career lasting for about 35 years. He died in 1982 (in Bobbili Puli movie titles, we can see "Swargeeya Mukkamala").

Filmography Actor

1940s Maya Machindra (1945) Laila Majnu (1949)

1950s Swapna Sundari (1951) Nirdoshi (1951) Niraparadhi (1951) Mayalamari (1951) Prema (1952) as Parasuram Maradalu Pelli (1952) Dharma Devata (1952) as Raghunatha Varma Rechukka (1954) as Maharaju Aggiramudu (1954) Rani Ratnaprabha (1955) Tenali Ramakrishna (1956) as Tatacharyulu Sri Gauri Mahatyam (1956) Nala Damayanthi (1957) Sarangadhara (1957) Maya Bazar (1957) as Duryodhana Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu (1958) as Rao Bahadur Ramadasu's Father Sobha (1958) as Lala Anna Thammudu (1958) as Nageswara Rao Jayabheri (1959) as Dharmadhikari Daiva Balam (1959)

1960s Annapurna (1960) as Narahari Kanakadurga Pooja Mahima (1960) as Narendra Varma Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (1961) as Maharaju Usha Parinayam (1961) as Rajaguru Mahamantri Timmarasu (1962) as Prataparudra Gajapati Gulebakavali Katha (1962) as King Chandrasena Narthanasala (1963) as Viraata Raju Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) as Duryodhanudu Guruvunu Minchina Sishyudu (1963) as Guruvu Babruvahana (1964) Aggi Pidugu (1964) Bobbili Yudham (1964) as General Bussy Pandava Vanavasam (1965) as Durvasa Jwala Dweepa Rahasyam (1965) as Siddhendra Bhattaraka Satya Harishchandra (1965) as Viswamitra Maharshi Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam (1966) as Jarasandha Bhimanjaneya Yuddham (1966) Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1966) Palnati Yuddham (1966) as Kommaraju Aggi Barata (1966) as Konda Buchodu Adugu Jaadalu (1966) as Singanna Bhama Vijayam (1967) Bhuvana Sundari Katha (1967) as Chitrasenudu Ummadi Kutumbam (1967) as Subbaiah Goodachari 116 (1967) Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna (1967) Bandipotu Dongalu (1968) Veeranjaneya (1968) as Ahiravana Bhagya Chakramu (1968) Baghdad Gaja Donga (1968) Asadhyudu (1968) Sri Rama Katha (1969) as Vishwamitra Ekaveera (1969) Nam Naadu (1969)

1970s Vijayam Manade (1970) Pettandarulu (1971) Mayani Mamata (1970) as Kotaiah Bomma Borusa (1971) Rangeli Raja (1971) Debbaku tha Dongala Mutha (1971) as Jaggu Apna Desh (1972) as Mrs. Dinanath Chandra (Hindi) Manavudu Danavudu (1972) Neethi (1972) (Tamil) Hanthakulu Devanthakulu (1972) as Supreme Korada Rani (1972) as Major Bhavani Prasad Doctor Babu (1973) as Dharmanna Andala Ramudu (1973) Andaru Dongale (1974) as Jailer Manchi Manushulu (1974) Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1975) Muthyala Muggu (1975) as Villain Bhakta Kannappa (1976) as Pedavema Reddy Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi (1976) as Jailor Ramarajyamlo Rakthapasam (1976) Kotalo Paga (1976) Pichi Maraju (1976) as Police Chief Seeta Kalyanam (1976) as Viswamitra Maharshi Bangaru Manishi (1976) as Collector Kurukshetram (1977) as Dhritarashtra Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) as Shalya Chanakya Chandragupta (1977) Chakradhari (1977) Sneham (1977) Jaganmohini (1978) Pottelu Punnamma (1978) as Sethji Mugguru Muggure (1978) as Mirza Karunamayudu (1978) Lawyer Viswanath (1978) as Raghavaiah Gandharva Kanya (1979) Maa Voori Devatha (1979) as Police Chief Rangoon Rowdy (1979) as Judge Srungara Ramudu (1979) as Rama Narayana's Lawyer Sri Madvirata Parvam (1979) as Virata Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam (1979) Gandharva Kanya (1979) as Marichi Maharshi Sri Rama Bantu (1979) as Chalapathi Rao

1980s Vamsa Vruksham (1980) Prema Tarangalu (1980) Love in Singapore (1980) as Police Chief Gharana Donga (1980) as Rajaiah, Krishna's caretaker Bhale Krishnudu (1980) Kondaveeti Simham (1981) Prema Natakam (1981) as Suryanarayana, Kumar's uncle Kaliyuga Ramudu (1982) Justice Chowdary (1982) Bobbili Puli (1982) Anuraga Devatha (1982) Golconda Abbulu (1982) Iddaru Kodukulu (1982) as Commissioner Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984) Idhe Naa Savaal (1984)

Director Maradalu Pelli (1952) Rushyasrunga (1961) Rishyasringar (1961)

Awards Facilitations performed by Kalarajyam, Hyderabad and Mukkammala was crowned as "Natabrahma" which means a creator of acting.

Personal life He was survived by four children: a son and three daughters. His eldest son is Subba Rao, eldest daughter Sita Rajya Lakshmi (an additional district judge at Nellore), second daughter Padmavathi (residing at Guntur), youngest daughter Seshamma (practising High Court advocate in Chennai).