Diamond Ratnababu

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Diamond Ratna Babu is an Indian film director, who has worked in the Telugu movie industry. [1] He has directed movies including Burra Katha and Son Of India. [2] The movie 'Son of India' starred Mohan Babu as the hero, and Srikanth, Pragya Jaiswal, Tanikella Bharani, Vijaya Krishna Naresh in other prominent roles. The film was based on a grand theme of patriotism and was released on 18 February 2022. [3] The story revolves around Kadiyam Babji aka Virupaksha (Mohan Babu) who kidnaps people from various professions and Ira (Pragya Jaiswal) an Intelligence officer who takes charge to trace Virupaksha. [4] The Film, however, didn't receive positive reviews. The film was co-produced by Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures and 24 Frames Factory. [5] Diamond Ratna Babu stated that he will be planning a crime thriller movie starring Mohanlal and Manchulakshmi. [6] He also wrote films prior to the direction and made his debut with Sher (2015) and subsequently wrote for films like Luck Unnodu (2017), and Gayatri (2018), a crime drama starring Shriya saran and directed by R. R. Madan. [7]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriter
2015 Sher NoYes
2017 Luckunnodu NoYes
2018 Gayatri NoYes
2019 Burra Katha YesYes
2022 Son of India YesYes
2023 Unstoppable YesYes

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