Chitrapu Narayana Murthy was his first director. He married Shanta Kumari on they had a son, Karuna Seshu and three daughters: Mrudula, Prashanti and Nivedita.īabu's first film was Bhakta Sabari. Later, he studied law in Chennai, but ultimately discontinued it. He pursued his Intermediate in Vijayawada and finished his degree at Andhra-Christian College in Guntur. The son of Uppu Suryanarayana Rao, Babu had three sisters Dhanaranga, Jhansi and Nirmala, and a brother, Sambasiva Rao.īabu completed his initial schooling in Kuntamukkula Mylavaram. He received the Filmfare Award four times, the Nandi Award five times and the AP Cine Goers Award eight times. Shobhan's Manushulu Maarali ran for 25 weeks, a record-breaking achievement in those days. He made his film debut with Daivabalam directed by Vasanthkumar Reddy, but his first film to hit the screens was Bhakta Sabari. She was also part of the political drama Mukhyamantri I Love You, produced in 2008, which has not been released.Sobhan Babu (JanuMarch 20, 2008), professionally and popularly known as Shoban Babu, was a Tollywood film actor.īorn as Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao to a middle-class family, Sobhan went on to become a romantic icon and was the top Tollywood hero for two decades. After that, she become busy with Tamil and Telugu projects, working on Cheran's Muran in Tamil and Pilla Zamindar in Telugu. In 2010, she also forayed into the Tamil and Telugu film industries with Kanagavel Kaaka and Bhumika Chawla's maiden production, Thakita Thakita, respectively, with the latter emerging a moderate success. Her performance in the political satire Kallara Santhe (2009) earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Kannada actress, while her next film Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu released to rave reviews, making Haripriya popular in Karnataka.
She made her Kannada film debut in Manasugula Mathu Madhura (2008), following which she was part of unsuccessful ventures such as Vasanthakala. When she was studying in 12th class, director Richard Castelino saw stills of her from the programmes and offered her the female lead role in the Tulu film Badi. Haripriya used to participate in cultural programmes.