

Krishnam Raju became a household name in Telugu homes with movies like ‘Bhakta Kannappa’ and ‘Tandra Paparayudu’. Briefly, he also portrayed the anti-hero in some movies. He was awarded the Filmfare South ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award in 2006.īorn, Januin the West Godavari district, Krishnam Raju made his film debut in 1966 with ‘Chilaka Gorinka’. The actor’s last on-screen outing was Prabhas starrer ‘ Radhe Shyam‘.Īpart from being a two-time Andhra Pradesh government’s Nandi Award winner, Krishnam Raju won the Filmfare best actor award for ‘Tandra Paparayudu’ in 1986. His successful movies include ‘Amara Deepam’, ‘Sita Ramulu’, ‘Katakataala Rudraiah’ and many more. Krishnam Raju acted in movies ranging from social, family, romantic, thriller movies to historical and mythological movies.
