Krishnam Raju filmography

Krishnam Raju (1940-2022) was an Indian actor who acted in more than 190 films. Krishnam Raju entered Tollywood in 1966 with the film Chilaka Gorinka, directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma alongside Krishna Kumari. The film won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Silver for that year. Later he acted in the mythological film Shri Krishnavataram, which also stars N. T. Rama Rao. He acted in many films with the established actors N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He also acted in many films with the established actresses Krishna Kumari, Rajasulochana, Jamuna and Kanchana.^[1]

Krishnam Raju acted alongside Kanchana in Nenante Nene and later he acted in Bhale Abbayilu, the Telugu remake of Yash Chopra's 1965 film Waqt. Later he acted in films such as Buddhimantudu, Manushulu Marali, Mallee Pelli and Jai Jawan. He acted opposite Bollywood actress Rekha in Amma Kosam, which was her first film as an actress. Later he acted in films such as Anuradha, Bhagyavantudu and Bangaru Talli, the remake of critically acclaimed 1957 Hindi film Mother India. Later he acted in films such as Muhammad bin Tughluq portraying the role of Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta, Raj Mahal, Hantakulu Devaantakulu opposite Rajasulochana, Manavudu Danavudu opposite Krishna Kumari, Neeti Nijayitee opposite Kanchana and Vinta Dampatulu opposite Jamuna. Later he acted in films such as Badi Panthulu, Bala Mitrula Katha, Jeevana Tarangalu and Kanna Koduku. In most of the films he acted as antihero, villain and supporting roles and in lead roles in a few films.

Krishnam acted in Bantrotu Bharya, which marks the first collaboration of Krishnam Raju with Dasari Narayana Rao. Later he acted in the critically acclaimed film Krishnaveni opposite Vanisri, directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. The film marks the debut of Krishnam Raju as a producer under his own production house Gopi Krishna Movies. Later he acted in Parivartana opposite Jamuna, Kanchana and Lakshmi and in Bharati opposite Jamuna, Iddaru Iddare and Yavvanam Katesindi. Later he acted in Bhakta Kannappa portraying the roles of Arjuna and Kannappa Nayanar directed by Bapu, which is the unique Telugu film to win the National Film Award for Best Audiography. Later he acted in Kurukshetram portraying the role of Karna, directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Later he acted in Amaradeepam, which marks the first collaboration of Krishnam Raju with K. Raghavendra Rao. The film earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the year 1977. Later he acted in films such as Jeevana Teeralu, Manushulu Chesina Dongalu and Sati Savitri. Later he acted in the lavishly made Katakataala Rudraiah, which grossed ₹75 lakh (US$94,000), made on a budget of ₹18 lakh (US$23,000). Later he acted in Mana Voori Pandavulu, produced by him and Jaya Krishna. The film garnered the Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) for the year 1978 and Krishnam Raju shared the award with Jaya Krishna. Katakataala Rudraiah and Mana Voori Pandavulu were released within a gap of 10 days and both the films became blockbusters.^[2] Later he acted in films such as Ramabanam, Andadu Aagadu in which he acts in a role of a spy which is parallel to James Bond and the film became a smash hit. Later he acted in Rangoon Rowdy, Shri Vinayaka Vijayamu portraying the role of Lord Shiva. Later he acted in films such as Shivamettina Satyam, Kalyana Chakravarti and Alludu Pattina Bharatam, which was directed by K. Viswanath. Later he acted in Sita Ramulu, Bebbuli and Prema Tarangalu, the Telugu remake of 1978 Bollywood blockbuster Muqaddar Ka Sikandar. In 1981, he acted in Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu directed by K. Balachander. In the same year he acted in Agni Poolu which was based on Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani's novel of the same name. Later he acted in the musical hit, Puli Bidda, Taxi Driver, Ragile Jwala, Guvvala Janta, Rama Lakshmanulu, Madhura Swapnam, Talli Kodukula Anubandham, Nipputo Chelagaatam, Golconda Abbulu, Jaggu, Pralaya Rudrudu and critically acclaimed Trisulam. Later he acted in Nijam Chebite Nerama!, Adavi Simhalu, Puli Bebbuli, Kotikokkadu and Dharmaatmudu.

In 1984, Krishnam Raju acted in Yuddham, Sardar, Babulugaadi Debba, Kondaveeti Nagulu and S. P. Bhayankar. Later, he acted in the Tollywood industrial hit Bobbili Brahmanna, which earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and the Nandi Award for Best Actor.^[3] He also remade the film in Hindi as Dharm Adhikari with Dilip Kumar and Jeetendra in 1986. Later, he acted in films such as Raraju, Bharatamlo Shankaravam, Rowdy, Bandee, Tirugubatu, Aggi Raju, Bullet, Ukku Manishi, Ravana Brahma, Neti Yugadharmam and Ugra Narasimham. In 1986, he acted in Tandra Paparayudu portraying the role of Tandra Paparayudu which earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award for the year 1986. The film was premiered at the 11th International Film Festival of India. Later, he acted in films such as Brahma Nayudu, Sardar Dharmanna and Marana Shasanam which earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award for the year 1987. In 1987, he acted in Vishwanatha Nayakudu portraying the role of Srikrishnadevaraya. Later, he acted in films such as Maarana Homam, Kirai Dada, Maa Inti Maha Raju, Antima Teerpu, Prithvi Raj, Prachanda Bharatam, Dharma Teja, Prana Snehitulu, Simha Swapnam, Shri Ramachandrudu, Bhagawan, Two Town Rowdy, Yama Dharma Raju and Neti Siddhartha.

In 1991, Krishnam Raju acted in Vidhata, Bava Bavamaridi, Jailor Gaari Abbayi, Andaroo Andare, Gangmaster. In 1994, he acted in Palnati Pourusham which earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). Later he acted in Rikshaw Rudraiah, Simha Garjana, Nayudugaari Kutumbam, Tata Manavadu, Kutumba Gowravam and Maa Nannaki Pelli which won Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film. In 1997, he entered Sandalwood and acted in two Kannada films viz Hai Bangalore and Simhada Mari. Later he acted in Sultan, Vanshoddharakudu and Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu, which won Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film. Later he acted in Raam and Billa, a film of the Don film series and acted with Prabhas for the first time. Later he acted in Thakita Thakita and Rebel. Rebel marks the second innings of his production house, Gopi Krishna Movies. Krishnam Raju said in an interview that he would produce films continuously under the banner. Later he acted in Chandee and India's first 3D historical film, Rudramadevi, where he portrays the role of Ganapati Devudu, the father of Rudramadevi.

As an actor[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Chilaka Gorinka	Raja
1967	Sri Krishnavataram
1968	Nenante Nene	Anand/Raj Kumar^[a]
1969	Bhale Abbayilu	Babji / Raja^[a]
	Bhale Master
	Buddhimantudu	Krishna Moorti
	Manushulu Marali
1970	Malli Pelli	Chandra Shekhar
	Jai Jawan	Ramu/Raghu^[a]
	Amma Kosam	Anand
	Thaali Bottu	Mohan
	Pelli Sambandham	Krishna
	Pelli Kooturu
	Allude Menalludu
	Drohi	Police Inspector
1971	Pavitra Bandham	Shekhar
	Anuradha	Bhaskar
	Bhagyavantudu
	Bangaaru Talli	Ranga
1972	Sabhash Vadina
	Muhammad bin Tughluq	Ibn Battuta
	Raithu Kutumbam
	Raj Mahal	Ratan Kumar / Raghu
	Anta Mana Manchike	Krishna Gopal
	Manchi Rojulu Vachayi	Raja
	Hanthakulu Devanthakulu	Premnath
	Manavudu Danavudu
	Bhale Mosagadu
	Neeti Nijayitee
	Vintha Dampathulu
	Inspector Bharya	Raju
	Sabhash Baby
	Mathrumurthi	Ramesh
	Badi Panthulu	Venu
	Illu Illalu
	Ooriki Upakari	Jaggu
1973	Bala Mitrula Katha	Bhanu
	Stree
	Jeevana Tarangalu	Chandram
	Jeevitham
	Vaade Veedu
	Talli Kodukulu
	Srivaru Maavaru^[4]	Bhujangam
	Sneha Bandham
	Gandhi Puttina Desam	Shivaiah
	Mamatha
	Mayadari Malligadu	Lawyer
	Vishali
	Inti Dongalu
	Memu Manushalame
	Poolamala
	Abhimanavantulu	Ramu
	Kanna Koduku	Gopi
1974	Palletoori Chinnodu	Prasad
	Jeevitharangam
	Gundelu Teesina Monagadu
	Manushullo Devudu	Murali
	Chandana
	Stree Gouravam
	Tulasi
	Bantrothu Bharya
	Anaganaga Oka Tandri
	Krishnaveni	Satyanarayana Murty
	Nithya Sumangali
	Adapillala Tandri
	Inti Kodalu
	Harathi
	Palle Paduchu
	Jeevithasayam
1975	Chinnanati Kalalu
	Parivartana
	Moguda? Pellama?	Sankaram
	Puttinti Gouravam
	Bharathi
	Naaku Swathanthram Vacchindi
1976	Iddaru Iddare	Naga Raju
	Yavvanam Kaatesindhi
	Bhakta Kannappa	Arjuna/Kannappa Nayanar^[b]
	Adavallu Apanindalu
	Amma Nanna	S. Madhav
	Suprabhatam
	Manchiki Maro Peru	Kiran
1977	Kurukshetram	Karna
	Oke Raktham	Prakash
	Geetha Sangeetha
	Mahanubhavudu
	Bhale Alludu	Raju
	Amara Deepam	Hari Prasad/Krishna^[a]
	Jeevana Teeralu
	Manushulu Chesina Dongalu
1978	Sati Savitri	Satyavanta
	Manchi Manasu	Raju
	Katakatala Rudrayya
	Mana Voori Pandavulu	Krishna
	Ramudu Rangadu	Ramudu
1979	Ramabanam
	Kamalamma Kamatam	Ramudu
	Cheyetthi Jai Kottu^[5]	Bhagawan
	Andadu Aagadu	Vijay, Agent 116
	Rangoon Rowdy	Raju
	Sri Vinayaka Vijayamu	Lord Shiva
1980	Sivamethina Satyam^[6]	Satyam and Raja
	Kalyana Chakravarti	Kalyana Chakravarti
	Alludu Pattina Bharatam
	Sita Ramulu	Ramu
	Bebbuli
	Prema Tarangalu	Vijay
1981	Aadavaallu Meeku Joharlu	Narsimha
	Agni Poolu	Virupaksha Raja / Krishna Chaitanya^[b]
	Puli Bidda	Kumar aka Chanti
	Taxi Driver	Raja
	Ragile Jwala	Krishna / Raja^[b]
	Guvvala Janta
	Rama Lakshmanulu
1982	Madhura Swapnam
	Talli Kodukula Anubandham
	Nipputo Chelagaatam	Shankar / Mohan^[b]
	Golconda Abbulu
	Jaggu	Jaggu
	Pralaya Rudrudu^[7]	Inspector Vijay/Dega/Don
	Trisulam	Ramu
1983	Nijam Chebite Nerama	Mohan
	Adavi Simhalu	Raju
	Puli Bebbuli	Raj Kumar
	Kotikokkadu	Raja
	Dharmaatmudu
1984	Yuddham	Arjuna Rao / Raja^[b]
	Sardar^[8]	Ananda Gajapathi/Raghu
	Babulugaadi Debba	Venu/Babulu^[a]
	Kondaveeti Nagulu	Nagulu
	S. P. Bhayankar
	Bobbili Brahmanna	Brahmanna/Ravi^[b]
	Raraju	Raraju
	Bharatamlo Shankharavam
	Rowdy	Parasuram
1985	Bandi
	Tirugubatu
	Aggi Raju	Raju
	Bullet	Ch.V.V. Varahala Raju/Bullet^[a]
1986	Ukku Manishi
	Ravana Brahma	K. Brahma Nayudu/K. Raghunath^[b]
	Neti Yuga Dharmam	Vijay
	Ugra Narasimham	Balaraju
	Tandra Paparayudu	Tandra Paparayudu
1987	Brahma Nayudu	Brahma Nayudu
	Sardar Dharmanna
	Marana Shasanam	Balaram
	Viswanatha Nayakudu	Srikrishnadevaraya
	Maarana Homam
	Kirayi Dada	Krishna Raja Varma
1988	Maa Inti Maharaju
	Antima Teerpu	J. Krishna Moorti
	Prithviraj	Prithviraj
	Prachanda Bharatam
	Dharma Teja	Dharma Teja
	Prana Snehitulu
1989	Simha Swapnam	Balaram / Krishnarjun / Simha Swapnam
	Shri Ramachandrudu
	Paape Maa Pranam^[9]	Madhu
	Bhagawan	Bhagawan
	Sumangali	J. Krishna Babu "J. K. B."
	Two Town Rowdy	Ranjit Kumar
1990	Guru Sishyulu	Raja
	Yama Dharma Raju
	Neti Siddhartha	Krishna Prasad
1991	Indrabhavanam	Kumar
1991	Vidhata	Harishchandra Prasad / Sudarshana Chakram
1993	Bava Bavamaridi	Raghava Rao
1993	Anna Vadina
1994	Jailor Gaari Abbayi	Chakrapani
	Andaru Andare	Chhatrapati
	Gangmaster
	Palnati Pourusham
	Riksha Rudraiah
1995	Simha Garjana
1995	Leader
1996	Nayudugaari Kutumbam	Nayudu
1996	Tata Manavadu	Kakani Koteshwara Rao
1997	Kutumba Gouravam	Mahendra Varma
	Maa Nannaku Pelli	Raja Kalidindi Raghava Raju
	Hai Bangalore		Kannada film
	Simhada Mari		Kannada film
1998	Qaidi Gaaru	Krishna Prasad
1999	Sultan	Mustafa
2000	Vamsoddharakudu	Raja
2003	Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu	Raghavaiah
2006	Raam	Dasharatha Ramaiah
2009	Srisailam	K.V. Krishna Devarayalu
	Billa	Krishna Moorti
	Samarthudu	J.K.
2010	My Name Is Amrita
2010	Thakita Thakita
2012	Rebel	Bhoopati
2013	Chandee	Ashok Gajapati Raju
2015	Yevade Subramanyam	Ramayya
2015	Rudhramadevi	Ganapati Devudu
2022	Radhe Shyam	Paramahamsa	Telugu version

As a producer[edit]

Year	Title	Notes
1974	Krishnaveni
1976	Bhakta Kannappa
1977	Amara Deepam
1978	Mana Voori Pandavulu
1980	Sita Ramulu
1982	Madhura Swapnam
1984	Bobbili Brahmanna
1986	Dharm Adhikari
1986	Tandra Paparayudu
2009	Billa
2022	Radhe Shyam	Presenter for the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam versions of the film

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Krishnam Raju played a single character in the film who has two different names.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krishnam Raju performed dual roles in the film.

References[edit]

^ Chilaka Gorinka (1966) - IMDb
^ "Krishnam Raju's unique feat - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 June 2014.
^ Bobbili Brahmanna at Cinegoer.com Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Srivaru Maavaru (1973)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Cheyyethi Jai Kottu (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Sivamethina Satyam (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Pralaya Rudrudu (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Sardar (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ "Pape Maa Pranam (1989)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[twonames-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Krishnam Raju played a single character in the film who has two different names.

[dual-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Krishnam Raju performed dual roles in the film.

[1] Chilaka Gorinka (1966) - IMDb

[2] "Krishnam Raju's unique feat - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 June 2014.

[3] Bobbili Brahmanna at Cinegoer.com Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Srivaru Maavaru (1973)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

[7] "Cheyyethi Jai Kottu (1979)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[8] "Sivamethina Satyam (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[9] "Pralaya Rudrudu (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[10] "Sardar (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[11] "Pape Maa Pranam (1989)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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v t e Krishnam Raju
Films produced	Krishnaveni (1974) Bhakta Kannappa (1976) Amara Deepam (1977) Mana Voori Pandavulu (1978) Madhura Swapnam (1982) Trisulam (1982) Bobbili Brahmanna (1984) Dharm Adhikari (1986) Tandra Paparayudu (1986) Billa (2009)
Family	Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju (brother) Prabhas (nephew)
See also	Filmography