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India

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n film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in Telugu and Tamil, 20 in Kannada and a few in Malayalam. He entered the film industry in 1973 through a telugu movie and later became popular through the Tamil movie Nizhal Nijamagiradhu

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan and Sumithra in the lead roles along with Krishna rao, Mouli, Hanumanth and Sundari bai in supporting roles. Sarath Babu and Sobha play prominent roles next to Kamal Haasan and Sumithra...

directed by K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

. He is well known for his supporting roles to actors like Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

, Rajinikanth  and Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi

Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

. He refers to K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

 as his mentor and has acted in some of his fims.

He has received numerous awards, including eight Nandi awards from the government of Andhra Pradesh for his roles in Telugu movies.

Career

My dad was a hotelier, he wanted me to handle his business but I wanted to be a police officer. During college days, I developed nearsightedness and my dreams crashed as clear eye sight was a pre requisite to join the police. People told my motherthat her son was good looking and he should try to get into films.. the lecturers in college said the same and that was playing on my mind. My father was against it but my mother supported me. I thought even if I failed, I could fall back on the family business. In my heart, I knew that I don't fit into business or politics. I responded to an advertisement in the paper for fresh faces for a film and I got through the audition more easily than I had expected.

My first break was in Tamil directed by Balachander. The same was remade in Telugu as Idhi Katha Kadu with me, Kamal Hasan and Chiranjeevi and the movie was a hit.

Selected filmography

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Year	Film	Language	Character
1973	Stree Stree Stree is a 1961 Indian fantasy film directed by and starring Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:...	Telugu
1975	Abhimanavathi	Telugu	Anand
1977	Nizhal Nijamagiradhu Nizhal Nijamagiradhu Nizhal Nijamagiradhu is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan and Sumithra in the lead roles along with Krishna rao, Mouli, Hanumanth and Sundari bai in supporting roles. Sarath Babu and Sobha play prominent roles next to Kamal Haasan and Sumithra...	Tamil
1977	Panthulamma Panthulamma Panthulamma or Pantulamma is a 1977 Telugu Drama film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film won Nandi Award for Best Music direction for Rajan-Nagendra and Lyricist for Veturi Sundararama Murthy and also Laksmi for best actress.-Cast:* Ranganath * Lakshmi * Deepa* Sarath...	Telugu
1978	Lawyer Vishwanath	Telugu	Prabhu
1978	Maro Charitra	Telugu
1978	Mullum Malarum Mullum Malarum Mullum Malarum is a Tamil film directed by J. Mahendran. Starring Rajinikanth and Shoba in the lead, the film was filmed by Balu Mahendra and featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The screenplay for the movie is based on a novel with the same name Mullum Malarum authored by Umachandran...	Tamil	Kumaran
1979	Guppedu Manasu Guppedu Manasu Guppedu Manasu is a 1979 Telugu film directed by K. Balachander and starring Sarath Babu, Sujatha and Saritha in prominent roles. It was a bi-lingual film made simultaneousy into Tamil as Nool Veli . The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Aa Nimikasham...	Telugu
1979	Idi Katha Kaadu Idi Katha Kaadu Idi Katha Kaadu is a 1979 Indian Telugu language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Haasan, Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, Chiranjeevi, Saritha, and Ramaprabha. It is a remake of Balachander's earlier Tamil hit Avargal , which also won a national award. Kamal Hassan stars in both...	Telugu	Bharani
1979	Ninaithale Inikkum	Tamil
1979	Tayaramma Bangarayya Tayaramma Bangarayya Tayaramma Bangarayya is a 1979 Telugu film starring Sowcar Janaki as Tayaramma and Kaikala Satyanarayana as Bangarayya. It costars Chiranjeevi.-The Plot:...	Telugu
1979	Uthiripookkal Uthiripookkal Uthiri Pookkal is a Tamil film directed by J. Mahendran. The movie was based on Puthumaipithan's short story Chitrannai.The movie is considered as a break through in commercial Tamil cinema.Plot:...	Tamil	Prakash
1981	47 Natkal 47 Natkal 47 Natkal is a 1981 Indian Tamil drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sarath Babu and Ramaprabha. It was simultaneously made into in Telugu as 47 Rojulu Actress Saritha plays herself in a guest role. The film is based on a novel by Sivashankari...	Tamil
1981	47 Rojulu	Telugu	Dr. Shankar
1981	Netri Kann Netri Kann Netri Kann is a Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajnikanth and Sarath Babu.- Plot :The story revolves around Chakravarthy who is a successful textile businessman in Coimbatore. He is a great womaniser and picks up any women he wants...	Tamil	Yuvaraj
1981	Radha Kalyanam Radha Kalyanam Radha Kalyanam is a 1981 Telugu Drama film written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by Bapu. It is considered to be one of the best Telugu movies by film critics...	Telugu	Dr. Anand
1981	Seethakoka Chiluka	Telugu	David
1982	Salangai Oli Salangai Oli Salangai Oli directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageshwara Rao, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada in lead roles. The original movie made in Telugu and later got dubbed in Tamil. This movie got dubbed in Malayalam as well.-Box Office:...	Tamil
1982	Yamakinkarudu Yamakinkarudu Yamakinkarudu is a Tollywood film which released on October 22, 1982. This film was directed by Raja Bharat and produced by Allu Aravind on Geeta Arts. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Raadhika, and Sarath Babu.- Plot :...	Telugu	Kishore
1983	Saagara Sangamam Saagara Sangamam Sagara Sangamam is a National Award–winning 1983 Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageshwara Rao, starring Kamal Haasan, Jayaprada, Geetha, Sarath Babu, S. P. Sailaja and Chakri Toleti. The movie was dubbed into Tamil as Salangai Oli...	Telugu	Raghu
1983	Sitaara Sitaara Sitaara is a 1983 Telugu film directed by Vamsy. The film introduced Bhanupriya to the Telugu film industry. The movie was adapted from his own novel Mahal lo Kokila .-Plot:...	Telugu	Zamindar
1984	Kanchana Ganga Kanchana Ganga -Cast:* Chandra Mohan ... Prabhakar* Sarath Babu ... Jayasimha* Saritha ... Kanchana* Swapna ... Ganga* Pratap Pothan* J. V. Ramana Murthy* Suthi Veerabhadra Rao* Suthi Velu* Raavi Kondala Rao* Annapurna-Soundtrack:...	Telugu	Jayasimha
1985	Anveshana Anveshana Anveshana is a 1985 Telugu film directed by Vamsy. The film stars Karthik, Bhanupriya, Kaikala Satyanarayana, and Sharat Babu in important roles.The film was also dubbed in Tamil as Paadum Paravaigal.-Plot:...	Telugu	James
1985	Pagal Nilavu Pagal Nilavu Pagal Nilavu is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam. It is about a carefree youth caught between his loyalty to a mafia don and his love for a cop's sister. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The cinematography of the film was handled by Ramachandra Babu.This film...	Tamil	Robert Manohar
1985	Swathi Swathi (1985 film) Swathi is a telugu film released in 1985 directed by Kranthi Kumar starring Suhasini, Bhanu Chander and Sharada.- Awards:* Filmfare Best Film Award Won by Kranthi Kumar* Nandi Award Best Feature Film.-Cast:* Suhasini * Bhanu Chander...	Telugu
1985	Swathi Muthyam Swathi Muthyam Swathi Muthyam is a Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath,dubbed and released in tamil as Sippikul Muthu. starring Tamil actor Kamal Haasan and Raadhika. The movie won accolades at the International Asian Film Festival in both "Best Film" and "Best Actor" categories...	Telugu
1986	Jeevana Poratam Jeevana Poratam Jeevana Poratam is a 1986 Telugu film is directed by Rajachandra. It starrs Shobhan Babu and Rajinikanth in the lead roles as brothers.-Cast:* Rajnikanth* Shobhan Babu* Radhika* Vijayashanti* Sarath Babu* Naresh* Kaikala Satyanarayana* P.L Narayan...	Telugu
1987	Velaikaran Velaikaran Velaikaran is a Tamil film is directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikant, Sarath Babu and Amala. This film is remade from the bollywood film Namak Halaal starred Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil and Parveen Babi.-Plot:Young Gajapathy is brought up by his...	Tamil
1988	Abhinandana Abhinandana Abhinandana is a 1987 Musical Telugu Cinema. It stars Sobhana, Karthik Muthuraman and Sarath Babu. The lyrics are beautifully penned by Acharya Atreya. The soundtrack of the film was composed by maestro Illayaraja which became highly successful...	Telugu
1991	Usha Usha Usha was a city in the Western part of Galilee. It is noteworthy because in the 2nd century , the Sanhedrin, or rabbinic court, was moved from Yavne in Judea to Usha, and then from Usha back to Yavne, and a second time from Yavne to Usha....	Kannada
1992	Aapathbandhavudu Aapathbandhavudu Aapathbandhavudu is a 1992 Telugu film and the third collaboration between actor Chiranjeevi and director K. Viswanath after previous films like Subhalekha and Swayamkrushi...	Telugu	Sripathi
1992	Annamalai Annamalai (film) Annamalai is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Suresh Krishna; starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo and Sarath Babu in the lead roles. It is a remake of Krishnam Raju's movie Prana Snehitulu, which was a remake of Rakesh Roshan's Hindi movie Khudgarz, which was inturn based on Erich Segal's novel Kane and...	Tamil	Ashok
1992	Naalaiya Theerpu	Tamil
1994	Criminal Criminal (1994 film) Criminal is a 1994 Hindi and Telugu bilingual film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Manisha Koirala, Ramya Krishnan, Nassar, Gulshan Grover, and Sharat Babu. M.M. Keeravani composed music for the film...	Telugu	Dr. Pratap
1994	Duet Duet (film) Duet is a 1994 Tamil musical film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prabhu, Meenakshi Seshadri, Ramesh Aravind and Prakashraj. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman...	Tamil
1994	Hello Brother	Telugu
1995	Muthu Muthu (film) The soundtrack features six songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Muthu is the first Rajinikanth film for which Rahman wrote music. The soundtrack for this movie turned out to be a major hit and Rahman gained popularity in Japan when the movie was released in Japanese. The...	Tamil	Prince
1995	Sisindri Sisindri Sisindri is a 1995 Telugu comedy / family film directed by Shiva Nageswara Rao. It is a remake of Hollywood flick Baby's Day Out . Akhil Akkineni made his debut through this film. The cast includes Nagarjuna Akkineni, Giribabu, Tanikella Bharani, Sudhakar, Aamani, Sarath Babu, Subhalekha Sudhakar...	Telugu	Father of Sisindri
1996	Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi	Telugu
1996	Amrutha Varshini Amrutha Varshini Amrutha Varshini is a Kannada movie starring Ramesh Arvind, Suhasini and Sharath Babu. Directed by Dinesh Baboo, the movie takes us through the mind of Ramesh, who falls in love with the already married Suhasini and their journey through their lives and the events that unfold. The movie has a...	Kannada
1998	Uyirodu Uyiraga Uyirodu Uyiraga Uyirodu Uyiraga is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Sushma Ahuja starring Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja in the main roles. The film which told the tale of a couple's struggle to deal with terminal illness, had a successful music soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar...	Tamil
2000	Annayya	Telugu	Rangarao
2001	Aalavandhan Aalavandhan Aalavandhan is a Indian Tamil Thriller film released in 2001. Directed by Suresh Krishna, it stars Kamal Haasan in a dual role, with Raveena Tandon and Manisha Koirala as his love interests. The film's soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and the background score by late Mahesh Mahadevan...	Tamil	Tejaswini's father
2001	Daddy	Telugu	Doctor
2002	Nuvvu leka nenu lenu Nuvvu leka nenu lenu Nuvvu leka Nenu Lenu is a very successful Telugu film starring Tarun, Arthi Agrawal, Laya, Sharath Babu, Chanra Mohan and Radha Kumari.This film was released on January 14, 2002. It was released with high expecationed films like Naga and Takkari Donga. Everyone expected this may not stand and...	Telugu
2002	Baba Baba (2002 film) Baba is a 2002 Tamil fantasy-action film starring and written by Rajinikanth and directed by Suresh Krishna. The film's cast included Manisha Koirala, Vijayakumar, M. N. Nambiar, Goundamani, Sujatha, Karunas, Ashish Vidyarthi, Amrish Puri, Sayaji Shinde and Riyaz Khan...	Tamil
2003	Puthiya Geethai	Tamil
2004	Arul Arul -Box office:The film opened in 170 screens throughout Tamil Nadu. It was a below average grosser in spite of Vikram's star power and such a big release.-Trivia:...	Tamil
2004	Shock Shock (2004 film) Shock is a 2004 Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Meena and Abbas and is directed by Thiagarajan. The music is by Salim-Sulaiman. Shock is a remake of Bhoot, a Hindi film. It was unsuccessful at the box office.-Plot:...	Tamil	Dr. Rajan
2006	Kalvanin Kadhali	Tamil	Sathya's Boss
2006	Parijatham Parijatham Parijatham is a Tamil film directed by Bhagyaraj. The film stars Prithviraj and Saranya Bhagyaraj. It relates the story of a man trying to discover the identity of the lady his deceased mother, Seetha, had wanted him to get to know and marry.-Plot:...	Tamil
2006	Perarasu Perarasu (film) Perarasu is a Kollywood Tamil film starring Captain Vijaykanth, Debina Bonnerjee, Nassar, Sarath Babu, and Prakash Raj with music composed by Praveen Mani. The film is directed by Udhayan. This movie is a typical unadulterated masala movie with a good-cop-versus-bad-guys story...	Tamil
2006	Shankar Dada Zindabad Shankar Dada Zindabad Shankar Dada Zindabad is an 2007 Telugu film which is a remake of the 2006 Hindi blockbuster Lage Raho Munnabhai. Rajkumar Hirani, the director and co-screenwriter of the Munna Bhai series, is one of the screenwriters for this film...	Telugu
2006	Sri Ramadasu Sri Ramadasu Sri Ramadasu is an epic Telugu film released on 30 March 2006 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Sneha, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nassar and Nagendra Babu in the supporting roles. Music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, who composed 19 songs...	Telugu	Sage Bhadra
2007	Aata Aata Aata is a 2007 Telugu film starring Siddharth Narayan and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles. M.S. Raju produced this film while debutant, V.N. Aditya directed the project. This film was released on May 09, 2007.- Plot :...	Telugu
2007	Waking Dreams	English	Dr. Kumar
2008	Velli Thirai Velli Thirai Vellitherai is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by debutant Viji, previously a dialogue writer. The film stars Prithviraj, as an assistant director hoping to make it big and Gopika, his love interest in the lead roles. Prakash Raj, the producer of the movie, also plays a prominent role in the...	Tamil	Balaji
2009	Magadheera Magadheera Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an...	Telugu	Maharaj Vikram Singh
2010	Nagavalli Nagavalli (film) Nagavalli is a 2010 Telugu horror and drama film directed by P. Vasu and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. It is a remake of the Kannada movie Aptharakshaka and a sequel to the 2005 Tamil film Chandramukhi, also directed by Vasu, which was dubbed and released in Telugu as well.The film Nagavalli...	Telugu	Shankar Rao
2010	Subhapradam	Telugu
2011	Ilaignan Ilaignan Ilaignan is a 2011 Tamil-language film directed by Suresh Krishna, who directs his 50th film, and written by DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi based on the Russian novel, The Mother, by Maxim Gorky.- Plot :...	Tamil

Awards

Sarath Babu has received numerous awards, including eight Nandi awards

Nandi Awards

The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...

 as the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor from the Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Executive:...

 for his roles in Telugu movies.. In an interview, he said that he came close to winning the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....

 for Nenjathai Killadhe

Nenjathai Killadhe

Nenjathai Killadhe is a drama Tamil film starring Vikranth and Bharathi directed by Agathiyan.The film opened to poor reviews.-Plot:A rich boy indulges in various bizarre experiments to have different experiences...

in 1980.

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