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Krishnam Raju

Born: January 20, 1940 Movies: 1 Songs: 0
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Alias
Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju
Age
86 years
Birth Place
Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)
City
Hyderabad
Occupation
Actor
Languages
Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Height
6' 2"
Weight
kg
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black
Religion
Hinduism
Education
Under Graduate
Spouse
U. Shyamala Devi
Parents
Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju
Children
Sai Praseedha, sai Prakeerthi
Brothers
U.Suryanarayana Raju

Summary

Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (born 20 January 1940) is a former popular Telugu film actor. He wa

Biography

After late 1990s he became active in politics. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Kakinada and Narasapur constituencies. He served as a minister of state for external affairs in the Third Vajpayee Ministry from 1999 to 2004. On 24 March 2009 he has joined Praja Rajyam Party founded by southern megastar Chiranjeevi. In 2009 State assembly elections he contested for M.P. seat from Rajamundry constituency and had Murali Mohan as a major opponent who contested on behalf of Telugu Desam Party (TDP). While both were film actors, both of them lost election to incumbent MP, Undavalli Arun Kumar of Indian National Congress.

Facts & Trivia

He has a nephew, Prabhas, who is also known as 'Rebel Star' and who is currently one of the most popular actors in Tollywood.

Filmography

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