 Gummadi Venkateswara Rao first appeared as an actor in 1942, where he played the role of an old man on the stage.He began his cinema career with "Adrushtadeepudu" (1950) and continued on for about 500 more films portraying roles ranging from the hero, the villain and the character artiste, to roles with a slight comedic bent, such as his guest appearance in "Missamma" (1955).Gummadi was married and had five daughters and two sons.