Mukku Raju

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Mukku Raju
Born
Sagiraju Rajamraju

1931
Kumudavalli, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died31 July 2014 (aged 83)
Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRajubabu
Occupation(s)Choreographer, Actor
Years active1984-2014
SpouseSaraswathi
Children3
Awards Nandi Award
Website https://m.facebook.com/Mukku-Raju-532144596945359/?ref=bookmarks

Mukku Raju (Sagiraju Rajamraju) was a Tollywood film choreographer and actor. Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films. [1] He also directed and wrote scripts for a few films. He started a dancers associations in Madras, later moved to Hyderabad and co-founded the Telugu Dancers and Directors Association, to support and help the budding directors and dancers. He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A Village in 1940). [2]

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Raju was also an Ayurveda practitioner and a Multilinguist and was best known by the name Sagi Rajan Raju in his hometown, Kumudavalli.

Raju died aged 83 after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957 Mayabazar
1968 Tikka Sankarayya
1984 Mayuri
Ananda Bhairavi
1985 America Alludu
1987 Dabbevariki Chedu
1989 Bharata Nari
Paila Pachesu
1992 Aapadbandhavudu
Prema Drohi
1994 Erra Sainyam
1995 Orey Rikshaw
Cheemala Dandu
1997 Rowdy Darbar
1998Telugodu
2001 Maa Aavida Meeda Ottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi
2003Indiramma
2005 Maha Simham
2010 1940 Lo Oka Gramam Dixitulu

Other films like Erra Sainyam, Orey Rikshaw and Cheemala Dandu were some of his popular movies. He played important roles in movies directed by R. Narayana Murthy. [3] He choreographed for legendary actors NTR and Sivaji Ganesan. [4]

Awards

He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for the film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam. [5]

Death

Raju died on 31 July 2014 due to ill health in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district.

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