After the huge success of Manushulu Maarali, he acted in films until 1997. However, he still played small roles in many films in order to earn money for his family.
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Veerabhimanyu (1965) was his first movie as a "solo hero". After that he acted in many films playing small roles. Sobhan Babu made his debut in the film Daivabalam. In reply to a report in a 1978 issue of the Bombay-based Star and Style magazine, implying that she and Shobhan Babu had parted ways, Jayalalitha confirmed that the relationship was strong and they were "going steady". He was given the honorific, "Natabooshana", which became his last name in movie credits.ĭuring the 1970s he was also linked romantically to Jayalalitha who later went on to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was honored with several Nandi Awards by the state of Andhra Pradesh. He made a dual role in Potti Pleader for the first time. His first colour film was Kannavari Kalalu.For the first time he went abroad for a film shooting for Ramudu-Parasuramudu. His film Manushulu Maarali ran for 25 weeks which was a record at that time. 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. Babu completed his initial schooling in Kuntamukkula Mylavaram. The son of Uppu Suryanarayana Rao, Babu had three sisters Dhanaranga, Jhansi and Nirmala, and a brother, Sambasiva Rao. He received the Filmfare Award four times, the Nandi Award five times and the AP Cine Goers Award eight times.Writer cum film journalist Akella Raghavendra wrote a book on evergreen actor Sobhan Babu titled as Sobhan Babu Jeevita Charitra-Parugu Aapadam O Kala. 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. Born 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.