Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...
,as well as Tamil cinema.Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. His most notable works include ''
Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammayi'', ''
Arya
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,'' ''
Pokiri
''Pokiri'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action film, action thriller film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film was produced by Jagannadh and Manjula Ghattamaneni by their respective production companies Vai ...
,
Leader
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,
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap,
Businessman
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,
Mirchi,
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion,
Temper
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** Temper mill, a steel processing line
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,
Duvvada Jagannadham
''DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written-directed by Harish Shankar. Produced by Dil Raju, the film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. It was released on 23 June 2 ...
,
Geetha Govindam
''Geetha Govindam'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Parasuram. It is produced by Bunny Vas under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, while Subbaraju, Rahul ...
, and
Majili
''Majili'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic sports drama film directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner of Shine Screens Production. The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Samantha Ruth Prabh ...
''. Subbaraju is immensely popular in Japan for his role as
Kumara Varma in the 2017
epic
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* Epic film, a genre of film with heroic elements
Epic or EPIC may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and medi ...
action film
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, ''
Baahubali: The Conclusion''.
Early life
Subbaraju was born in
Bhimavaram
Bhimavaram is a city and headquarters of West Godavari district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bhimavaram mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division. It is a part of Bhimavaram Urban Development Aut ...
, to Penmatsa Ramakrishnam Raju and Vijayalakshmi. Subbaraju did his education in D. N. R. College,
Bhimavaram
Bhimavaram is a city and headquarters of West Godavari district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bhimavaram mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division. It is a part of Bhimavaram Urban Development Aut ...
. He did his bachelor's degree in Mathematics before doing a computer course and joining
Dell
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Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...
Computers, Hyderabad.
Career
Subbaraju's introduction to the cinema world was an accident. Director
Krishna Vamsi
Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...
's personal assistant asked Subbaraju to fix a computer issue for Krishna Vamsi's personal computer. After going to Krishna Vamsi's house, Subbaraju was then offered a small role in Krishna Vamsi's ''
Khadgam
''Khadgam'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Shar ...
''.
Filmography
Telugu
Tamil
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
References
External links
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Telugu male actors
Living people
People from West Godavari district
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
21st-century Indian male actors
1977 births