Peketi Sivaram

Peketi Sivaram^[a] (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and film director.^[1][2]

Peketi Sivaram
Born	8 October 1918 Pekeru, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	30 December 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 88) Chennai, India
Occupations	Actor Film director
Spouses	Jayanthi Prabhavathi
Children	8
Relatives	Thiagarajan (son-in-law) Prashanth (grandson)

Career

Peketi Sivaram acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in Devadasu (1953).

He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including Chuttarikalu (1968), Bhale Abbayilu (1969), Kula Gouravam (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar.

He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Early and Personal life

Peketi Sivaram was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village, East Godavari district^[1] in the former Madras Presidency of British India (present day Andhra Pradesh). He was a telugu brahmin.

He was briefly married to actress Jayanthi.^[3] He has four sons and four daughters. ^[1][2] His daughter is married to Thiagarajan and their son, Prashanth, is an actor in Tamil movies.^[1][2]

He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006.^[1][2] At the time of his death, he was married to Prabhavathi.^[1]

Filmography (partial)

List of Peketi Sivaram film credits (partial)

Year	Title	Language	Credits
1953	Kanna Talli	Telugu	Actor
	Devadasu
	Gumasta
1954	Rechukka
	Vaddante Dabbu
1955	Kanyasulkam		Actor/Police Inspector
	Anarkali		Actor
1956	Chiranjeevulu
	Edi Nijam
1957	Suvarna Sundari
	Bhagya Rekha
	Panduranga Mahatyam
	Veera Kankanam
	Vaddante Pelli
1958	Pelli Naati Pramanalu
1959	Illarikam
	Jayabheri
1960	Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam
1961	Velugu Needalu[4][failed verification]
1962	Usha Parinayam
	Gulebakavali Katha
1964	Babruvahana
	Thotalo Pilla Kotalo Rani
	Murali Krishna
1965	Aakasaramanna[5]
1967	Chakra Theertha	Kannada	Director
1968	Chuttarikalu	Telugu
1969	Punarjanma	Kannada
	Bhale Abbayilu	Telugu
1971	Kula Gourava	Kannada
1974	Baala Bandana
	Alluri Seetarama Raju	Telugu	Actor/Dy. Collector
1975	Daari Tappida Maga	Kannada	Director
1976	Sutrada Bombe	Kannada
1978	Maathu Thappadha Maga	Kannada
1982	Nivuru Gappina Nippu	Telugu	Actor
1983	M. L. A. Yedukondalu	Telugu
1983	Bezawada Bebbuli	Telugu
1984	Jagan
1988	Aakhari Poratam

Notes

1. His name was sometimes spelled "Shivaram"

References

1. "Peketi Sivaram Is No More". CineGoer.com. 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007.
2. "Telugu actor dead". The Hindu. 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
3. Bharadwaj, K. v Aditya (26 July 2021). "Veteran multilingual actor Jayanthi passes away at 76". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2021. She was married to Telugu actor and filmmaker Peketi Shivaram, but the couple soon separated.
4. Narasimham, M.L. (13 May 2015). "Velugu Needalu (1961)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
5. "Aakasaramanna (1965)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

External links

• Peketi Sivaram at IMDb