Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)

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Vijay Babu
Born
Venkateshwar Reddy [1]

OccupationActor
Years active1978-present
Children Ramana (son)

Vijay Babu (or Vijaybabu) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He was most active in the early 80s and later switched to a successful career in Television serials. [2] His son Ramana is also an actor working in Tamil cinema. [3]

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His popular films include Oru Veedu Oru Ulagam , Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai and Padikkadavan . [4] In 1991, he produced a movie title Eswari under the banner of Sreesakthi Films Combines, with Anand Babu and Gautami as the leading pair.

Filmography

Tamil

Malayalam

Telugu

  • Arey - 2005 [5]

Kannada

Television

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  1. "சினிமால என்ன மாதிரி முட்டாள் எவனும் இருக்க மாட்டான் - Unknown Side of Actor Vijaya Babu | Rajini". YouTube . December 2023.
  2. "Kollywood Movie Actor Vijay Babu Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Actor Vijay Babu Exclusive Interview. YouTube .
  4. "Eswari".
  5. "Arey Movie || Vijay Babu Angry on Jeeva for Giving Corruption || Keshav || Shalimarcinema". YouTube . 8 September 2016.