Mohan Babu
| Born | Bakthavatsalam Naidu March 19, 1952 Modhugulapalem Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh  India |
|---|---|
| Other names | Collection King,Dialogue King, Nataprapoorna, Vidyalaya Brahma |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975 to present |
| Spouse | Nirmala Devi Manchu |
| Children | Lakshmi Manchu, Vishnu Manchu, Manoj Manchu |
| Parents | Manchu Narayanaswamy Naidu, Lakshmamma |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | |
| http://www.mohanbabu.com | |
Mohan Babu (Dr. M. Mohan Babu), born as Manchu Bakthavatsalam Naidu, is an actor, producer, politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. He has achieved the prestigious national honor Padma Shri in 2007, by the President of India.
Childhood and beginnings
Mohan Babu was born on March 19, 1952 at Modhugulapalem village near the banks of the river Swarnamukhi, and sandwiched between two famous pilgrim centers, Tirupati (abode of Lord Venkateshwara) and Srikalahasti (abode of Lord Vayulingeswara) in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He has three younger brothers – Ranganath Chowdary, Ramachandra Chowdary and Krishna – and a sister Vijaya. He had his schooling at Yerpedu village and Tirupati. He took his degree in Physical Education in Chennai (erstwhile Madras). He worked as a physical education instructor for a brief while, before making his debut as an artiste in the Telugu film industry. Mohan Babu also worked in the direction department for about half a decade in the early 1970s. He made his debut as an artiste in the film Swargam Narakam (1975).
Actor and producer
Mohan Babu has acted in 510 films, including 216 films as the hero. Some of his films like Pedharaayudu feature extreme sacrifice to uphold truth and justice. At the moment, films he has acted in or produced are telecast almost every day on any one of the Telugu channels. His two sons Vishnu Manchu and Manoj Manchu are also film actors. Daughter Lakshmi Manchu acts in some of the TV programs.
Politician
Mohan Babu was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1995. During his tenure (till 2001).
Educationist
Mohan Babu established the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust in 1992. It has the International School, Degree College, Engineering College, Pharmacy College and College for Nursing . The educational institutions leaped into a typical educational township.
Filmography
As producer
Mohan Babu launched Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures (SLPP), a film production house, in 1982. Since then, he had produced 56 movies. His highly successful and box office hits include:
- Pratigna (1982) 50 Days
- Eadadugula Bandham (1985) 25 Days
- Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham (1989) 100 Days
- Alludugaru (1990) 100 Days
- Assembly Rowdy (1991) 100 Days
- Rowdygari Pellam (1991) 100 Days
- Allari Mogudu (1992) 100 Weeks
- Brahma (1992) 50 Days
- Major Chandrakanth (1993) 100 Days
- Pedaraayudu (1995) 100 Days
Awards
He was conferred the coveted Padma Shri award in recognition of his services to the field of art.
Mohan Babu has also won many awards from the press, cultural organizations, screen, FilmFare, and several others. He has been dubbed "Nataprapoorna" (complete artiste), "Dialogue King" and "Collection King".
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