Prabhas Uncle Veteran Actor UV Krishnam Raju Dies at 83 | Telugu Film News
Upalapathi Venkata Krishnam Raju was born on 20th January 1940 in Mogartha, West Godavari District. Andhra PradeshAfter completing his education, he worked as a journalist for some time. He then entered the film industry in 1966 as a lead actor in the film ‘Cila Kagolinka’ and is also very popular as a villain.
He won the Rashtrapati Award for Best Actor in 1977 and 1978 and the Nandi Award in 1977 and 1984. Amaradeepam (1977), Bobiri Brahmanna (1984), Tundra Paparayudu (1986) and Dharmaatmudu (1983).
In 2006, he received the Filmfare South Lifetime Achievement Award. His films ‘Bhakta Kannappa’ and ‘Bobbili Brahmanna’ are still very popular today and brought him a good name and fame. The rebellious role he played earned him the star tag of ‘Rebel Star’ and he owns the popular film production company ‘Gopi Krishna Movies’.
He also entered politics and served as a Union Minister under former Prime Minister Vajpayee.
Krishnam Raju is survived by his wife Shyamaradevi and daughters Sai Prasheedha, Sai Prakirti and Sai Pradeepti. Pan-Indian popular actor Prabhas is his nephew (son of his brother Uppalapathi Suryanarayana Raju).
His body will reportedly be taken to his residence sometime after noon. His funeral will be held on Monday afternoon, his family said.
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‘Jayam’ Ravi’s father Mohan is known to have been a popular editor and producer of Telugu films in India at the time. Before Jayam Ravi made his acting debut in a lead role in a Tamil film, he appeared as a child actor in Telugu films such as ‘Baba Bhavamaridi’ and ‘Parnathi Posham’ produced by his father.
However, he made his acting debut in the lead role in a Tamil film in 2003, originally a Telugu remake of ‘Jayam’ directed by Teja. Check out the list ofImage credit: Instagram
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‘Jayam’ Ravi’s father Mohan is known to have been a popular editor and producer of Telugu films in India at the time. Even before Jayam Ravi made his acting debut as a lead in Tamil cinema, he played child roles in Telugu films such as ‘Baba Bhavamaridi’ and ‘Parnathi Posham’ produced by his father.
However, he made his acting debut in 2003 in Tamil cinema, in a lead role in the Telugu remake of ‘Jayam’, originally directed by Teja. Check out the list of Telugu movies that the ‘Ponyin Servan’ actor has remade in the early stages of his film career.
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The 2003 Tamil romantic action film is the debut not only for director Mohan Raja, but also for lead actor Ravi. The film above is a remake of his 2002 Telugu film of the same title.
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The 2003 Tamil romantic action film was the debut not only for director Mohan Raja, but also for lead actor Ravi, and the success of the film prompted him to add the film name as a prefix to his name. The film above is a remake of the 2002 Telugu film of the same name.
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The following year, Jayam Ravi starred in a sports drama film directed again by his brother M. Raja. The film is a remake of the 2003 Telugu film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamilah Ammai’. The film is reported to be his one of the highest grossing films of 2004. The film also marks a comeback film for actress Nadiya after her 10-15 year hiatus from the industry.
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The following year, Jayam Ravi starred in a sports drama film directed by his brother M. Raja. The film is a remake of the 2003 Telugu film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamilah Ammai’. The film is reported to be his one of the highest grossing films of 2004. The film also marks as actress Nadiya’s comeback film after a 10-15 year hiatus from the industry.
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The 2005 Tamil romantic action film directed by Rajkumar is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film “Varsham” in which Prabhas played the lead role. In the Tamil version, with Shriya playing the lead female role opposite Jayamuravi and Devisri with her Prasad composing the music, the film was a major hit at the Kollywood box office.
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The 2005 Tamil romantic action film directed by Rajkumar is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film ‘Varsham’ starring Prabhas. Shriya played the female lead opposite Jayam Ravi in the Tamil version, the music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and the film was a big hit at the Kollywood box office.
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Jayam Ravi’s romantic drama film above, directed by his brother M. Raja, is a remake of the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenodantana (2005).
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Jayam Ravi’s above romantic drama film was directed by his brother M. Raja and is a remake of the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005). The film, which featured Trisha reprising her role from the original, with music composed by Devisri Prasad, was also a hit at the Kollywood box office.
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A 2008 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Mohan Raja and starring Jayam Ravi, Generia D’Souza and Prakash Raj. The film is an official remake of his 2006 Telugu film ‘Bommarillu’ directed by Bhaskar. The music for the above film was again composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was also commercially successful at the box office.
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The 2008 Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Mohan Raja starred Jayam Ravi, Generia D’Souza and Prakash Raj. It’s a remake. The music for the above film was again composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was also commercially successful at the box office.
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Thillalangadi is a 2010 Tamil action comedy film directed again by M.Raja and a remake of the 2009 Telugu film ‘Kick’ by Surender Reddy. The film starred Prabhu, Suhasini Maniratnam, Vadivelu and others who played other important roles in the film. However, the film performed average to boring at the Tamil box office.
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Thillangadi is a 2010 Tamil action comedy film directed again by M.Raja and a remake of the 2009 Surender Reddy Telugu film ‘Kick’. The film starred Prabhu, Suhasini Maniratnam, Vadivelu and others who played other important roles in the film. However, the film fared average to boring at the Tamil box office.
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