Ironleg Sastri

Gunupudi Viswanatha Sastri, better known by his screen name Ironleg Sastri, was an Indian comedian who appeared in over 150 Telugu films.

[1] Originally working as a priest for movie inaugural functions, he gained recognition when E. V. V. Satyanarayana cast him as a priest named Ironleg Sastry in Appula Appa Rao (1992).

[2] Ironleg Sastri was born in a Brahmin family in Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India.

His birth name was Gunupudi Viswanatha Sastry.

He died on 19 June 2006 at his native place Tadepalligudem.