Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju is an Indian actor and politician. He is known for his works in Telugu language films and is widely known as Rebel Star for his rebellious acting style. He is also the winner of the inaugural Nandi Award for Best Actor. Krishnam Raju has starred in more than 183 feature films in his career. He made his film debut with the 1966 Chilaka Gorinka produced and directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma. Krishnam Raju has garnered five Filmfare Awards South and three state Nandi Awards. Krishnam Raju is also an active politician.
Puli Bebbuli is a 1983 Tollywood film directed by K. S. R. Das. This film stars Krishnam Raju, Chiranjeevi, Jaya Prada and Raadhika in the lead roles.
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu is a 2003 Telugu romantic comedy film starring Uday Kiran and Shriya Saran in the lead roles, directed by Raja Sekhar. Krishnam Raju, Suman, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Ravi Babu, Brahmanandam, Krishna Mohan, Kakarala, Sujatha, Meena Kumari, and Jyothi play supporting roles in this film.
Palnati Pourusham is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It is a remake of the 1993 Tamil film Kizhakku Cheemayile, which was directed by Bharathiraja. The film tells the story of a brother and a sister. Raju won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu).
Badi Panthulu is a 1972 Telugu-language drama film, produced by P. Perraju under the Triveni Productions banner and directed by P. Chandrasekhara Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the Kannada movie School Master (1958). The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.
Vamsoddharakudu is a 2000 Telugu-language drama film, produced by M. S. Reddy under the Gayatri Films banner and directed by Sarath. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ramya Krishna, Sakshi Shivanand, Krishnam Raju in the lead roles and music composed by Koti.
Krishnam Raju is an Indian actor who acted more than 190 films. Krishnam Raju entered Tollywood in 1966 with the film Chilaka Gorinka directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma alongside Krishna Kumari. The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver for that year. Later he acted in the mythological film Shri Krishnavataram which also stars N. T. Rama Rao. He acted in many films with the established actos N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He also acted in many films with the established actresses Krishna Kumari, Rajasulochana, Jamuna and Kanchana.
Trisulam(lit. 'Trident') is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao in screenplay written by Satyanand. The film stars Krishnam Raju and Sridevi in the lead roles. Jayasudha, Raadhika, Prabhakar Reddy, Gollapudi Maruti Rao and Rao Gopal Rao are featured in supporting roles. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was based on the novel Jagriti. It was remade in Hindi as Naya Kadam (1984). The songs "Pellante Pandillu" and "Raayini Aadadi Chesina" are chartbusters.
Babulugaadi Debba is a 1981 Telugu action drama film directed by K. Vasu starring Krishnam Raju, Sridevi and Raadhika in the lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by J. V. Raghavulu.
Sardar Dharmanna is a 1987 Telugu drama film directed by Bairisetty Bhaskara Rao and produced by Yalamanchili Saibabu. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Vishnuvardhan, Raadhika, Mohan Babu, and Rajani in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Simha Swapnam is a 1989 Telugu-language crime film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Pictures banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. It stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Jagapathi Babu, Vani Viswanath, Shantipriya in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988). This film is the debut of Jagapathi Babu as a hero, with double role performance, both the roles of Sanjay Dutt and Chunky Pandey are done by Jagapathi Babu in Telugu.
Ragile Jwala is a 1981 Telugu action drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by T. Trivikrama Rao under Vijayalakshmi Art Pictures. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Sujatha and Jaya Prada in the lead roles. The music was composed by Chakravarthy.
Alludu Pattina Bharatam is a 1980 Telugu drama film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by D. V. S. Raju under D. V. S. Productions. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Kavita and Nagabhushanam in the lead roles. The music was composed by Chakravarthy. The dialogues were written by Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry. The lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy and Veturi Sundararama Murthy.
Yuddham is a 1984 Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Krishna, Jayasudha and Jaya Prada in the lead roles. The music was composed by Chakravarthy.
Srivari Muchatlu is a 1981 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is remade as Hindi Movie Asha Jyoti (1984).
Ramudu Kadu Krishnudu is a 1983 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Raadhika in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.
Raitu Kutumbam is a 1972 Telugu-language drama film, produced by P. V. Subba Rao, P. S. Prakash Rao under the Nava Bharath Movies banner and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kanchana in the lead roles and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.
Justice Chakravarthy is a 1984 Telugu-language legal drama film, produced and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao under his Taraka Prabhu Films banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Sumalatha, Suhasini in the lead roles and music composed by Ramesh Naidu.
Illale Devata is a 1985 Telugu-language drama film, produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner and directed by Tatineni Prasad. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Raadhika, Bhanupriya in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of Singeetam Srinivasa Rao's debut Kannada movie Haalu Jenu (1982), starring Rajkumar.
Prana Snehithulu is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. It is a remake of the 1987 Hindi film Khudgarz, which itself was based on Jeffrey Archer's novel Kane and Abel.. The film stars Krishnam Raju and Sarath Babu, and Radha in the lead roles.
