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Mukku Raju
Born
Saagiraju Rajamraju

1930 or 1931
Kumudavalli , Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died31 July 2014 (aged 83)
Bhimavaram,West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRajubabu
Occupation(s)Choreographer, Actor
Years active1984-2014
SpouseSaraswathi
Children3
AwardsNandi Award
Websitehttps://m.facebook.com/Mukku-Raju-532144596945359/?ref=bookmarks

Mukku Raju (Template:Lang-te) (born Sagiraju Rajamraju) (died 31 July 2014) was a Tollywood film actor. He started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films.[1] He also Directed and wrote scripts for a few films. He started dancers associations in then, Madras and later moved to Hyderabad and co-founded the Telugu Dancers and Directors Association , to support and help the budding directors and dancer. He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film of 1940, Lo Oka Gramam.[2]

He was also an Ayurveda practitioner and aMultilinguist and best known by the name Rajubabu in his hometown, kumudavalli .

Raju died, aged 83, after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 1940 Lo Oka Gramam Telugu
1984 Mayuri Telugu

And other films like Erra Sainyam, Ore Rikshaw, Cheemala Dandu, were some of his popular movies. He played important roles in movies directed by R. Narayana Murthy.[3] He choreographed for legendary actors NTR and Sivaji Ganeshan.[4]

Awards

He received Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for the film '1940 Lo Oka Gramam'.[5]

Death

Raju died on 31 July 2014 due to ill health in bhimavaram, West Godavari district

References

  1. ^ "Actor Mukku Raju passes away". indiaglitz. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ "'1940 lo oka gramam' release soon". The Hindu. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Veteran actor Mukku Raju passes away". Sakshi Post. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-07-31/NTRs-choreographer-Mukkuraju-no-more-103598
  5. ^ "Nandi awards 2008 announced". idlebrain. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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