Sobhan Babu
Also Known As: Shobhan Babu , Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao, سوبهان بابو
Biography: Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his film debut in Bhakta Shabari (1959), but Daivabalam (1959), was released earlier at the box office. Sobhan Babu has garnered four Filmfare Awards for Best Telugu Actor. Sobhan Babu was born to Uppu Suryanarayana Rao and had four siblings, three sisters, Dhanaranga, Jhansi and Nirmala, and a brother, Sambasiva Rao. Sobhan Babu completed his initial schooling at Kuntamukkula, Mylavaram. He pursued his Intermediate in Krishna District.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: India
Birthday: January 14, 1937
Deathday: March 20, 2008
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Sravana Sandhya
Overview: Two famous lawyers having different ideologies get married to each other. Soon, their lives are filled with constant battles due to their professional differences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1986-01-06
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Punyavathi
Overview: Professor Krishna Rao loves his wife and son, but is separated from them. He marries another woman and has children with her. Will the two families ever unite?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1967-11-03
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Kalam Marindi
Overview: In this movie inspired by Sujata (1959), Lakshmipati is a village landlord who adopts Shanthi, the daughter of his lower caste servant. When Shanthi grows up and falls in love with Srinivas Rao, his family objects to their marriage due to her caste.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Jeevana Jyothi
Overview: A woman is attached to her brother-in-law's son and is unable to cope with his death. She becomes mentally unstable and is kept in a medical facility, while her own child is raised by her relatives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1975-05-16
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Gorintaku
Overview: Ramu and Swapna are fellow medical students who love each other. But when neither of them reveal it, Swapna marries Anand, a doctor from London. Soon, Swapna realizes that Anand is already married. Meanwhile, Ramu meets Padma and falls in love with her.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1979-10-12
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Doshi Nirdoshi
Overview: A judge sentences a woman to death but adopts her son and raises him to become a police officer. However, a crime threatens their relationship.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1990-12-13
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Naa Thammudu
Overview: Movie starring Shoban Babu, Kongara Jaggaiah and directed by K S Prakash Rao.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-09-17
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Lava Kusa
Overview: This movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-03-29
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Illali Korikalu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1982-10-28
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Evandi Aavida Vachindi
Overview: Ramakrishnayya has two wives and gets his daughter Shanti married to his first wife's nephew. When misunderstandings ensue among his family members, he tries to solve them all.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1993-03-05
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Iddaru Dongalu
Overview: Ranga brings two thieves, Raja and Krishna, on the right path and teams up with them to fight a mobster, Raraju.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Bangaru Chellelu
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Desa Drohulu
Overview: Desa Drohulu (transl. Traitors) is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language action-drama film, produced and directed by Bolla Subba Rao under the Sri Rama Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika, Kanta Rao, and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1964-05-07
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Daiva Balam
Overview: Princess Rupa falls in love with Chandrasena, a commoner, as per an astrological prediction. Her king father plots to separate them but in vain.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1959-09-17
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Jagath Kantrilu
Overview: Jagath Kantrilu is a secret research black and white Telugu film released on April 3, 1971. Produced by P. A. Kamreswara Rao under the banner of Phalguna Productions, P. Lakshmi Deepak directs the film. Starring Sobhan Babu and Vanisri in the lead roles, the film has music by S. P. Kodandapani. Moondrejuthu (1968), a Tamil film starring Jayalalitha and Ravichandran, was translated into Telugu as Jagath Kantrilu and released.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-04-03
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Sarpayagam
Overview: A doctor turns into a serial killer to avenge the rape and murder of his daughter but he is running out of time as the police close in on him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1991-10-31
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Mosagadu
Overview: Mosagadu is action drama based movie in which, Chiranjeevi acted as a villain in this movie for the first time in his career.Sobhan babu and sridevi, who are in love with each other plan to marry soon . Chiru is a local rowdysheeter in their area who has a relationship with sridevi’s twin sister(dual role).Sridevi tries to keep herself away from his twin sister’s life style and sobhan decides to give her new life by marrying her. But, chiru has his eyes on sridevi also,but gets bashed up by sobhan few times.He develops personal grudge against them.Oneday, when sobhan and sridevi are about to get married in a temple,chiru spots her alone waiting for sobhan and he rapes her. Unable to bear this humiliation, she commits suicide and before she dies, sobhan reaches there and he vows to take revenge.In the end, sobhan kills chiru and is sentenced to death, and we are shown that sobhan meets sridevi in heaven.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1980-05-22
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Ajeyudu
Overview: Murali's world comes tumbling down when he discovers that his adopted father ruined the lives of his biological parents. He then has to make the tough choice between his two sets of parents.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1987-08-08
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Girija Kalyanam
Overview: Based on Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani's novel, this film revolves around Girija's unexpected marriage to an unwilling Chandu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Swayamvaram
Overview: Priya and Sekhar fall in love, but when they are separated, Priya marries another man. When Sekhar returns, these three characters must decide the future of their relationships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-06
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Seetha Rama Kalyanam
Overview: The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1961-01-06
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Veerabhimanyu
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Genres: History
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1965-08-12
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Sri Krishna Pandaveeyam
Overview: The film depicts the adolescent age of the Pandavas and Krishna and shows the events in the Mahabharata, focusing on the later chapters of Adi Parva and the first half of Sabha Parva.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-01-13
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Desa Drohulu
Overview: Sri Varada Sri Krishna Yachendra, Zamindar of Mangalapuram writes in his will that his jewelry will be given to the temple. Bhadrachalam temple trustee Dharma Rao, while taking the jewelry, met with an accident and the jewelry disappears. Twenty years roll by, Prabhakar Rao, who was an inspector at the time of the crime, is now police commissioner. Diwan Raja Bhushnam becomes a big industrialist. Trustee Dharma Rao had two sons, Raja Rao and Gopal Rao. Gopal Rao mysteriously meets Radha, daughter of Prabhakar Rao and they fall in love. At a party, Raja Rao behaves against Raja Bhushnam and he is sent to jail. Gopal Rao wants to find out the reason for the injustice done to his brother Raja Rao. He meets Raja Bhushnam and he says that his father had stolen jewelry belonging to the temple and committed suicide. To know the truth, Gopal Rao goes to the commissioner. The rest of the story is how Gopal Rao catches the real culprits and proves his father's innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1973-03-29
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Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha
Overview: Foreign - Eight unsuspecting people stumble across a bathing woman -- but she's no mere mortal, she is a mighty goddess. The goddess is angry when she learns she's been spied upon and, in a rage, uses her powers to curse the peepers and take away their wisdom. But the only way the poor fools can restore their smarts now is to visit the wizened sage Paramanandaiah -- a man they may no longer know how to find.
Genres: Comedy History Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-04-07
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Sri Krishnavataram
Overview: The life story of Sri Krishna.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1967-10-12
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Mahamantri Thimmarusu
Overview: Timmarusu the prime minister in Krishnadevaraya's court, is envied by Hamvira, who hopes to overthrow him. After being falsely accused of attacking the king, Timmarusu must prove his innocence.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1962-07-26
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Maayani Mamata
Overview: Mayani Mamata (transl. Immortal Affection) is a 1970 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Bhamidipati Bapaiah Panthulu under the Bhavani Pictures banner and directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1970-08-13
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Chandipriya
Overview: Chandipriya is a 1980 Telugu language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Jaya Prada and Sobhan Babu. The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Polkampalli Santha Devi.[1][2]
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1980-01-18
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Desamante Manushuloi
Overview: Desamante Manushuloyi is a 1970 Telugu, political social problem film. The film was directed by C. S. Rao. It received the 1970 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Narthanasala
Overview: This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-10-11
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Lakshmi Nivasam
Overview: Lakshmi Nivasam is a 1968 Indian Telugu drama film released on Jul 19, 1968. The film is directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-19
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Nindu Hrudayalu
Overview: When Gopi (NTR) was a child, he witnesses his father's murder by Veeraraju. He grows up with a vengeance to take revenge on him. However because of some circumstances, he has to protect Veeraraju family who has a son and a daughter. He also falls in love with Veeraraju's daughter.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1969-06-20
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Sampoorna Ramayanam
Overview: This film depicts the complete life of Sri Rama.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1972-03-16
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Sattam Oru Sathurangam
Overview: Story about a lawyer who fights for justice. His brother-in-law is a police officer who helps him.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1988-10-28
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Balarama Krishnulu
Overview: Balaramaiah (Sobhan Babu) is the head of the village. His word is an ordinance to villagers. He lives with his wife Vasumathi (Srividya) and daughter Pooja (Rajeevi). He strictly adheres to the caste. He got rid of his half-brother Krishna Murthy (Dr. Rajashekhar) and half-sister Seeta (Kalpana) because their mother is from a lower caste. They live next door (by partitioning their ancestral home). Shivaji (Jagapati Babu) cousin (son of maternal uncle) of Krishna Murthy comes to the village.Krishna Murthy gives shelter in his house. Shivaji falls in love with Pooja. Balaramaiah comes to know about this and makes arrangements for Pooja's marriage with Antharvedi (Tanikella Bharani), son of Chintamani (Gollapudi Maruthi Rao) who instigates clashes between Balaramaiah & Krishna Murthy. At the end Balaramaiah realizes his mistake with the advice of Vasumati, accepts Krishna Murthy as his brother. A happy ending with united family ensues.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1992-11-07
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Bhishma
Overview: Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1962-04-19
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Goodachari 116
Overview: Film starring Krishna Ghattamaneni, Rajanala and Mukkamala
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1966-08-11
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Sampoorna Premayanam
Overview: Venu, a bus conductor, loses his job after his manager comes to know that he loves the owner's daughter, Prema. However, he is blackmailed by Gopala Rao into conning Prema for revenge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Ashwamedham
Overview: Abhimanyu (Shobhan Babu) is an honest IPS officer who arrests an international mafia don smuggler Vyaghra (Amrish Puri), but Vyaghra somehow escapes from the prison. Kiriti (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a pilot younger brother of Abhimanyu. With his brother's help; Abhimanyu kills Vyaghra. Then it is revealed that the person who has died is Anil Vyaghra who has a twin brother Sunil Vyaghra (also Amrish Puri) who owes to take revenge on the 2 brothers who are responsible for his brother's death. Anil Vyaghra proves that Abhimanyu is a corrupt officer, and has killed an honest man. Abhimanyu is arrested and he not able withstand the injustice, so he commits suicide. After that they inject poison in Kireeti's body and plan bomb blasts across India. Kireeti somehow stops the blasts from happening and kills all the baddie.
Genres: Action Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1992-12-25
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Karnan
Overview: Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1964-01-14
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Chaduvukunna Ammayilu
Overview: Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but Sujatha marries Prabhakar when she finds out that Shekhar loves Vasantha.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1963-04-10
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Private Master
Overview: Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1967-09-14
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Chelleli Kapuram
Overview: Shobhan Babu, a struggling poet, is unable to publish his work due to his dark complexion. Later, he decides to publish his poems under his friend's name.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-11-27
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Devatha
Overview: Janaki (Jayaprada) and Lalita (Sridevi) are sisters who love each other dearly. They both love Shobhan babu....
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1982-09-04
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Tahsildar Gari Ammayi
Overview: 1971 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. It is an adaptation of Kavilipati Vijayalakshmi's novel Vidhi Vinyaasaalu that was serialised the same year in the newspaper Andhra Prabha. The film stars Sobhan Babu, Nagabhushanam and Jamuna.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1971-11-12
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Bangaru Panjaram
Overview: Venu Gopal is an engineer who travels to various places as part of his projects. In his travel he meets a girl Neela. They both fall in love, and get married. But Venu's uncle wants him to marry his daughter. So he makes various plans and creates mis-understanding between Venu and Neela.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1969-03-19
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Soggadu
Overview: Sobhanadri is popularly known as 'Soggadu' in his native village. He loves his cross-cousin Saroja. Saroja's father Paramesam does not like this as he wants Saroja to be married to a well-educated individual. Sobhanadri challenges Paramesam that he will marry an educated girl.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1975-12-19
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Manchi Manushulu
Overview: Gopi and Radha fall in love during a trip but Radha's father orchestrates their breakup. Years later, the estranged couple reunites through their illegitimate child.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1974-10-18
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Kurukshetram
Overview: The Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata told through Cinema.
Genres: Drama Music Fantasy War
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1977-01-14
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Kaksha
Overview: Kaksha (transl. Revenge) is an Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by V. C. Guhanathan in his Telugu cinema debut.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 1980-04-28
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