Occupation Stage actor Years active 1910–1960 | Name Ramayanam Sastry | |
Born 1889 Bheemasingi, Vizianagaram district Died October 1, 1962, Anakapalle | ||
Ramayanam Sarveswara Sastry (Telugu: రామాయణం సర్వేశ్వర శాస్త్రి) (1889 – 1 October 1962) was a stage actor.
He was born in Bheemasingi village in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents are Laxminarasimha Sastry and Venkata Subbamma. His father was a pundit known as "Abhinava Bheemakavi". His ancestors used to recite Hindu epic Ramayanam in the village regularly. Hence their family name became Ramayanam.
He did matriculation in Rippon High School at Vizianagaram. He used to greatly interested in playing dramas since childhood. He has worked for some time as teacher in Branch College and retired in 1947. He played many dramas in different companies. He has joined Vizianagram Amateur Theatrical Society in 1910 and played different roles till 1919. Later he has joined the Vijayarama Dramatic Akademy of Vizianagaram kingdom and worked up to 1935.
He played many characters on stage including: are Rajasimha in Rasaputra Vijayam, Ramadas in Ramadasu, Srikrishna in Prasanna Yadavam, Pandavodyogam and Padmavyooham, Gayudu in Gayopakhyanam, Rustum in Vijayanagara Samrajya Patanam, Harischandra in Harischandra, Arjuna in Krishna Rayabaram, Nala in Chitra Naleeyam, Bilvamangal in Chintamani and Hiranyakashipu.
He has toured Madras and Machilipatnam in 1928 and portrayed many Ramadasu and Harischandra characters. He got about 20 medals from the different Zamindars.
He died on 1 October 1962 at Anakapalli.