Babu (1975 film)

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Babu
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
Written by K. S. Prakash Rao (story)
Aatreya (dialogues and lyrics)
Produced by A. L. Kumar
Starring Shobhan Babu
Vanisri
Lakshmi
Cinematography A. Vincent
Music by K. Chakravarthy
Release date
1975
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Babu is a 1975 Indian Telugu-language drama film written by K. S. Prakash Rao and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Vanisri and Lakshmi in key roles.

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The film is a love story between two couples woven with strong family sentiments like objection from elders.

Cast

Soundtrack

Box office

The film ran for more than 50 days in four centers (Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada) in Andhra Pradesh. and was a commercial success. [1]

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