Mukku Raju (Sagiraju Rajamraju) was a Tollywood film choreographer and actor. Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films.[1] He also directed and wrote scripts for a few films. He started a dancers associations in Madras, later moved to Hyderabad and co-founded the Telugu Dancers and Directors Association, to support and help the budding directors and dancers. He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A Village in 1940).[2]
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Born | Sagiraju Rajamraju 1931 Kumudavalli, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
Died | 31 July 2014 (aged 83) Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Rajubabu, Mukku Raju |
Occupation | Choreographer, Actor |
Years active | 1984-2014 |
Spouse(s) | Saraswathi |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Nandi Award |
Website | https://m.facebook.com/Mukku-Raju-532144596945359/?ref=bookmarks |
Raju was also an Ayurveda practitioner and a Multilinguist and was best known by the name Sagi Rajan Raju in his hometown, Kumudavalli.
Raju passed at the age of 83 after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada.
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2008 | 1940 Lo Oka Gramam | Dixitulu | Telugu | |
1984 | Mayuri | Telugu |
Other films like Erra Sainyam, Orey Rikshaw and Cheemala Dandu were some of his popular movies. He played important roles in movies directed by R. Narayana Murthy.[3] He choreographed for legendary actors NTR and Sivaji Ganesan.[4]
He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for the film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.[5]
Raju died on 31 July 2014 due to ill health in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district.
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