Sobhanbabu was born to Uppu Suryanarayanarao and had four siblings, three sisters, Dhanaranga, Jhansi and Nirmala, and a brother, Sambasivarao. Sobhanbabu completed his initial schooling at Kuntamukkula, Mylavaram. He pursued his Intermediate in Krishna District.[1][2] He completed B.Sc degree in Physics at Andhra Christian College, Guntur. After that he opted for a Law degree in Madras to pursue his cinema career.[11]
Personal life
He married Santhakumari on May 15, 1958. They had three daughters, and a son Karunasesh. He never introduced his son into film industry and he made him a successful businessman. He enjoyed a peaceful family life. Shoban Babu and KV Chalam were best friends, till KV chalam death, after that he shared a close friendship with Chandramohan until his last breath. He also helped his workers (driver, chefs etc) financially and settled them well. It is also rumored that he also maintained a close relationship with actress and former Tamilnadu chief minister "Jayalalitha". He also used to give valuable suggestions to film actors regarding buying assets and investments. Actor Murali Mohan followed his suggestions and settled well.[1]
Death
screenshot of Sobhan Babu from a movie scene
On 20 March 2008, aged 71. Shobanbabu after completing yoga he freshned up and sat on his favourite "rocking chair" reading newspaper and waiting for breakfast. Suddenly he suffered massive heart attack and fell down from his chair and injured his nose. Immediately family members rushed him to hospital and he was pronounced dead. Tollywood and Kollywood stars paid homage to him, whole film fraternity mourned his death. He was cremated at his own farm in chennai.[1]
^"6th International Film Festival of India" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 1 November 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^. CineGoer. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012.
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Sobhan Babu born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao 14 January 1937 20 March 2008 was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema 1 2 He made his film debut in Bhakta Sabari 1959 but Daiva Balam 1959 released earlier 3 4 He garnered four Filmfare Awards South for Best Actor and Special Jury Award for Bangaru Panjaram 1969 at the 4th IFFI 5 6 Sobhan Babu was featured in National Award winning films such as Sita Rama Kalyanam 1961 Mahamantri Timmarusu 1962 Lava Kusa 1963 Nartanasala 1963 featured at the 3rd Afro Asian Film Festival and Desamante Manushuloyi 1970 3 7 8 He is often referred to as Nata Bushana 9 Sobhan BabuBornUppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao 1937 01 14 14 January 1937Krishna District Madras Presidency British India now Andhra Pradesh India Died20 March 2008 2008 03 20 aged 71 Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaOther namesNatabhushanaYears active1959 1996SpouseSanthakumari m 1958 wbr Children4In a film career as a matinee idol spanning more than thirty five years Sobhan Babu starred in more than 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 10 Contents 1 Background 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 Awards 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditSobhanbabu was born to Uppu Suryanarayanarao and had four siblings three sisters Dhanaranga Jhansi and Nirmala and a brother Sambasivarao Sobhanbabu completed his initial schooling at Kuntamukkula Mylavaram He pursued his Intermediate in Krishna District 1 2 He completed B Sc degree in Physics at Andhra Christian College Guntur After that he opted for a Law degree in Madras to pursue his cinema career 11 Personal life EditHe married Santhakumari on May 15 1958 They had three daughters and a son Karunasesh He never introduced his son into film industry and he made him a successful businessman He enjoyed a peaceful family life Shoban Babu and KV Chalam were best friends till KV chalam death after that he shared a close friendship with Chandramohan until his last breath He also helped his workers driver chefs etc financially and settled them well It is also rumored that he also maintained a close relationship with actress and former Tamilnadu chief minister Jayalalitha He also used to give valuable suggestions to film actors regarding buying assets and investments Actor Murali Mohan followed his suggestions and settled well 1 Death Edit screenshot of Sobhan Babu from a movie scene On 20 March 2008 aged 71 Shobanbabu after completing yoga he freshned up and sat on his favourite rocking chair reading newspaper and waiting for breakfast Suddenly he suffered massive heart attack and fell down from his chair and injured his nose Immediately family members rushed him to hospital and he was pronounced dead Tollywood and Kollywood stars paid homage to him whole film fraternity mourned his death He was cremated at his own farm in chennai 1 Awards EditFilmfare Awards SouthFilmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu Khaidi Baabayi 1974 Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu Jeevana Jyothi 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu Soggadu 1976 Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu Karthika Deepam 1979 Filmography EditMain article Sobhan Babu filmographyReferences Edit a b c d Telugu star Shoban Babu passes away dna Archived from the original on 2 November 2016 Retrieved 23 September 2016 a b Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu Krishnasastri Sahityam third volume Vishalandhra Publishing House Hyderabad pp 78 82 a b Actor Sobhan Babu passes away 21 March 2008 via The Hindu Sobhan Babu s statue unveiled in Kurnool The Hindu 16 April 2012 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 23 May 2013 The Times of India directory and year book including who s who Times of India Press 1984 Sobhan Babu passes away DNA India http www basthi com movies bangaru panjaram 1969 telugu movie online Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Bangaru Panjaram at Basthi com 6th International Film Festival of India PDF Directorate of Film Festivals 1 November 1976 Archived from the original PDF on 2 May 2017 Retrieved 2 May 2017 Sobhanbabu s 100 Days Films List CineGoer 27 September 2012 Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 Ramachandran T M 1973 Film world Vol 9 A star is born after lot of struggle Telugu Swag teluguswag com Archived from the original on 25 January 2020 Retrieved 28 July 2020 External links EditSobhan Babu at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sobhan Babu amp oldid 1147418421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
