Sobhan Babu

Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He made his film debut in ''Bhakta Sabari'' (1959), but ''Daiva Balam'' (1959) was his first official release. He garnered four Filmfare Awards South for Best Actor, and Special Mention for ''Bangaru Panjaram'' (1969) at the 4th IFFI. Sobhan Babu was featured in National Award winning films such as ''Sita Rama Kalyanam'' (1961), ''Mahamantri Timmarusu'' (1962), ''Lava Kusa'' (1963), ''Nartanasala'' (1963), which was featured at the 3rd Afro-Asian Film Festival, and ''Desamante Manushuloyi'' (1970). He is often referred to as ''Nata Bushana.''

In a film career spanning more than thirty five years, Sobhan Babu starred in over 200 feature films in a variety of roles in films such as ''Veerabhimanyu'' (1965), ''Manushulu Marali'' (1969), ''Tara Sasankam'' (1969), ''Kalyana Mandapam'' (1971), ''Chelleli Kapuram'' (1971), ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1972), ''Sarada'' (1973), ''Manchi Manushulu'' (1974), ''Jeevana Jyothi'' (1975), ''Soggadu'' (1976), ''Kurukshetram'' (1977), ''Mallepoovu'' (1978), ''Gorintaku'' (1979), ''Karthika Deepam'', (1979), ''Mosagadu'' (1980), ''Devatha'' (1982), and ''Mundadugu'' (1983). Provided by Wikipedia