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Raja Babu is a Actor Indian born on 20 october 1937 at Rajahmundry (Inde)

Raja Babu

Raja Babu
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Birth name Punyamurthula Appalarajuపుణ్యమూర్తుల అప్పలరాజు
Nationality Inde
Birth 20 october 1937 at Rajahmundry (Inde)
Death 14 february 1983 (at 45 years) at Hyderabad (Inde)
Awards Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Awards South, Nandi Awards

Raja Babu (Telugu: రాజబాబు, born Punyamurthula Appalaraju, Telugu: పుణ్యమూర్తుల అప్పలరాజు; 20 October 1937 – 7 February 1983) was an Indian film actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Touted to be one of the finest Indian comedians, A 9 ft bronze statue of Rajababu, was unveiled in his birthplace of Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh India.

Biography

Raja Babu married Lakshmi Ammalu in 1965 and they have two children Nagendra Babu and Mahesh Babu. He has two brother's Chitti Babu and Ananth Punyamurthula, who are film actors and television artists.

Usually with

Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana
(18 films)
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
(16 films)
Rama Prabha
Rama Prabha
(16 films)
K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan
(16 films)
Suryakantam
Suryakantam
(15 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Raja Babu (45 films)

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Actor

Ganesh
Ganesh (1998)
, 2h46
Genres Action
Actors Daggubati Venkatesh, Madhoobala Shah, Rambha, Revathi, D. Ramanaidu, Brahmanandam
Roles Marvadi
Rating71% 3.5756753.5756753.5756753.5756753.575675
Ganesh (Venkatesh) is a journalist whose family and life are affected by corrupt politicians. He plans how to take revenge and change the system.
Tayaramma Bangarayya
Tayaramma Bangarayya (1979)

Directed by Kommineni Seshagiri Rao
Actors Kaikala Satyanarayana, Sowcar Janaki, Madhavi Alladurgam, Chandra Mohan, Ranganath, Sangeetha
Rating65% 3.2525853.2525853.2525853.2525853.252585
The film is about a good-samaritan couple Tayaramma (Janaki) and Bangarayya (Satyanarayana). They try to repair the marriages of young couples. They successfully do this as a social responsibility. When contrasting personalities Aruna (Madhavi) and Vani (Sangeetha) get married and have problems in their married life with husbands Chandra Mohan and Ranganath respectively, Tayaramma and Bangarayya step in.
Sati Savitri
Sati Savitri (1978)

Themes Films based on mythology, Films about religion
Actors Krishnam Raju, Vanisri, Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, Jamuna, K. R. Vijaya, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao

One evening, Savitri (Vanisri) notices a refined young man Satyavanta (Krishnam Raju) and falls in love with him. Satyavanta is a prince from another kingdom. Savitri and Satyavanta want to marry, but Narada (Kanta Rao) warns Savitri that Satyavantha will die within a year after their wedding. He suggests that they do not marry. She ignores his advice. Satyavanta loses his kingdom and he, his wife and his parents are forced to live in a forest. On their first anniversary, Satyavanta goes deep into the forest to collect material, unaware of Narada's prediction. Worried about what might happen, Savitri accompanies him, but her husband is accidentally killed. Devastated by his death, Savitri fights Yama (N. T. Rama Rao). After a long struggle, Satyavanta is revealed to be alive.
Adavi Ramudu
Adavi Ramudu (1977)

Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Jayasudha Kapoor, Sreedhar Surapaneni, Nagabhushanam, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Raja Babu, Harish Kumar
Rating66% 3.3244753.3244753.3244753.3244753.324475
Nagabhushanam and his son Nagaraju (Satyanarayana) runs smuggling and Illegal transport of forest produce in the Forest. Ramu (NTR) opposes and raises the villagers to fight against him. Padma (Jayaprada) Daughter of Forest officer (Jaggayya) loves him. One tribal lady Chilakamma (Jayasudha) also loves him as a brother. Nagabhushanam takes the help of Jaggu (Sridhar) to sent Ramu away from the forest. Later half reveals that Ramu was in fact a Forest officer in secret mission to investigate the case of Forest affairs. The story finally leads to the arrest of criminals.
Annadammula Anubandham
Annadammula Anubandham (1975)
, 2h30
Actors Nandamuri Balakrishna, Latha, Dr. Prabhakar Reddy, Jayamalini, Giri Babu, Raja Babu
Roles Devadas
Rating25% 1.261891.261891.261891.261891.26189
Vijay (N. T. Rama Rao), Anand (Murali Mohan), and Naveen (Nandamuri Balakrishna) are three brothers. On their father's (A. V. M. Rajan) birthday, their mother (Pushpalata) taught them a song titled Aanaati Hrudayala which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Parasuram (Prabhakar Reddy) and his henchmen. To protect their identity, Parasuram decided to kill the boys' father before he could go to the police. So one night, he and his men storm into the boys'house and kill both their parents. Vijay & Anand witness the act and flee. They make their way to a passing train, where Anand is separated from Vijay.
Balipeetam
Balipeetam (1975)

Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Actors Shobhan Babu, Sharada, Nirmalamma, Roja Ramani, Raja Babu, Hemlata

Bhaskar (Shobhan Babu), a Dalit marries Aruna (Sharada), a Higher-caste woman, when she is on her deathbed. Fulfilling her wish to die a 'Sumangali' Bhaskar marries her. Aruna does not die and comes back to life from deadly consumption. After her recovery she understands the enormity of her decision and its consequences. She goes to live with Bhaskar's family. However Aruna finds it unable to accustom in Bhaskar's household. She finds them very much unlike Bhaskar. Their dialect, dressing sense, practices makes her feel the cultural distance. One of the major themes of Dalit Literature, Intercaste marriage is the leitmotif in this movie. Aruna insults Bhaskar on the basis of his lower caste and goes back to her Aunt and Uncle. There she sees that her relatives are more interested in her money than her ill health. Surprisingly, her cousin Kamala marries a man of different religion. She takes care of her family becoming a housewife. She becomes an instrument in Aruna's comprehension of human nature. In the end when Aruna is ill again due to consumption, she finds that she and her children need a safer abode than her own home. She goes to Bhaskar's family, and she sees that outward appearances do not account for inner purity. The Dalit In-law family takes care of Aruna and her two children. Bhaskar comes to her and Aruna dies in his arms apologizing for sacrificing so many lives with her decisions. And thus the title, Balipeetam: The pedestal of Sacrifice. The core issues of Inter-caste marriages and Interpersonal relations are woven into the movie .
Jeevana Jyothi
Jeevana Jyothi (1975)

Directed by K. Viswanath
Genres Drama
Actors Shobhan Babu, Vanisri, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Raja Babu, Rama Prabha, Shubha
Roles Raju
Rating17% 0.8652950.8652950.8652950.8652950.865295
Hyderabad-bred Narain goes to a village, where he meets and falls in love with a village belle, Yashodra. She also is attracted to him, and both get married. After their marriage, both go to live with Narain's parents, brother, and sister-in-law, Lalita, and her son, Sonu. Yashodra gets close to Sonu, and starts to spend all her time with him. This raises some concerns with Lalita, which results in some acrimony. Tragically, Sonu passes away, leaving Yashodra devastated and depressed. She gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl, but cannot get Sonu out of her mind. Her depression gives way to insanity, as she keeps on seeing Sonu in every child, and as a result she is institutionalized. Narain has taken to alcohol in a big way and drowns his sorrows and frustrations day and night in a drunken stupor. As a result, his daughter is adopted by Lalita and his brother, without knowing who her real parents are. Years pass by, her daughter, Asha, has grown up and is herself a mother of a baby boy, and settled in the U.S.. Asha arrives in India for a visit and the entire family assembles to visit Yashodra. They find her holding a piece of log, covered in a blanket, singing to it as if it where Sonu. It is here that Asha finds out who her real parents are, and it is here that she will be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Alluri Seetha Ramaraju
Alluri Seetha Ramaraju (1974)
, 3h7
Genres Biography, Action
Actors Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Kongara Jaggaiah, Sreedhar Surapaneni, Ashish Vidyarthi, Chandra Mohan
Rating79% 3.97143.97143.97143.97143.9714
Cinematic version of the life of the legendary freedom fighter, Alluri Sitaramaraju who raised voice against the cruelity of British rulers and fought for the tribals.