For the writer, see Gudipati VenkatachalamChalam was an actor from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was born on May 18, 1929, in a good family. He played versatile roles in the Telugu film industry as a hero, comedian, character actor, producer, art director, and set director. He was considered as an Andhra Dilip Kumar. He acted with popular actors and comedians N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, B.