Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, supporting and a variety of roles.
Munna is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed by Vamshi Paidipally in his directorial debut and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Prabhas and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Rahul Dev appear the supporting roles.
Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary is an Indian Telugu cinema writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi produced by Nagarjuna under the banner "Great India Entertainments". He then directed Seetharama Raju starring Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Harikrishna, and Yuvaraju starring Mahesh Babu. He then established his own production house "Bommarillu Vari" and started producing his own directorial efforts with Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo. Later, he directed Seetayya, Devadasu, Okka Magaadu, Saleem, Rey. Among these, Saleem is the only film which is not from his production house. He has directed nine films till date. In 2012, he produced Nippu starring Ravi Teja and Deeksha Seth under the direction of Gunasekhar.
Aata (transl. Game) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced by M. S. Raju. It stars Siddharth and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles.
Jayam Manadera is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by N. Shankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was successful at the box office. The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. The film was also remade in Tamil as Manikanda.
Dhee is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles.
Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film Ragile Gundelu. Years later, he starred in the 2003 Telugu action film Vishnu, for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut.
Bachimanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Ravi, better known as B. V. S. Ravi or Macha Ravi, is an Indian screenwriter and dialogue writer who works in Telugu films.
Bindaas is a 2010 Telugu action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla starring Manoj Manchu and Sheena Shahabadi. The film was released on 5 February 2010. Made on a budget of ₹3 crore, the film grossed more than ₹8 crore and was considered a hit. Additionally, it was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Happy 2 Happy and remade in Kannada as Jinke Mari. The film received two Nandi Awards.
Nippu (transl. Fire) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by YVS Chowdary on his Bommarillu banner and directed by Gunasekhar. Starring Ravi Teja, Deeksha Seth and music composed by S. Thaman
Denikaina Ready (transl. Ready for anything) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy and produced by Mohan Babu. The film features Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Udayapuram Sulthan.
Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Sriwass and featuring an ensemble cast composed of Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Manchu Manoj, Raveena Tandon, Hansika Motwani, Pranitha Subhash, Varun Sandesh, and Tanish. Manchu Vishnu and Manchu Manoj are jointly producing the film on their respective banners, 24 Frames Factory and Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Kona Venkat, Gopimohan and BVS Ravi wrote the film's screenplay with Palani Kumar handling cinematography.
Doosukeltha is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla. It stars Manchu Vishnu and Lavanya Tripathi. Mani Sharma composed the music for the film. Mohan Babu produced the film under the banner of 24 Frames Factory.
Rey is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic action dance film produced and directed by YVS Chowdary. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Saiyami Kher, Shraddha Das while Arpit Ranka and Farhad Shahnawaz play supporting roles. Chakri composed the music.
Seetayya is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary and written by Posani Krishna Murali. It stars late Nandamuri Harikrishna son of late Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao as lead actor and late Soundarya, Simran as co-stars. Music for the movie was well received and composed by M.M. Keeravani.
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam is a 2014 Telugu romantic action comedy film directed by A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary and jointly produced by Bunny Vasu and Harishith Reddy, under Geetha Arts and Sri Venkateswara Creations. Starring Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra, Jagapathi Babu and music was composed by Anoop Rubens. The film is the first release of Sai Dharam Tej as the lead actor. The title was taken from a song of the film Gabbar Singh. The film opened to positive to mixed reviews from critics and was a hit at the box office.
Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy and produced by Vishnu Manchu under the 24 Frames Factory banner. It features an ensemble cast comprising Mohan Babu, Allari Naresh, Meena, Ramya Krishna, Poorna, Ali, and Varun Sandesh. It is a remake of the Marathi film Be Dune Saade Chaar (2009) and shares continuity with the 1992 film Allari Mogudu.
Malli Malli is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film directed by Raaj Adithya and starring Skanda Ashok and Kalyani in their Telugu debuts. The film is inspired by the Hollywood film If Only (2004). The film also marked the compositional debut for S. Thaman.
Siva Shankar is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film starring Mohan Babu and Soundarya. The film is directed by Kapuganti Rajendra, who previously worked under Dasari Narayana Rao and Soundarya's last film in Telugu. Shiva Shankar is inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film Road to Perdition. The film is presented by Mohan Babu's son Manchu Vishnu. This is the last film for Soundarya in Telugu, released after her death.
Venkat is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. He is best known for his work in Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi (1998).
