Short Biography
Sarath Babu was born on 31-07-1951 in Amudalavalasa, Srikakulam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India as Sathyam Babu Dixithulu. He is an Indian Film Actor, Television Actor & Dubbing Artist who was well-known for his work in Telugu & Tamil cinema. He also worked in some Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi & English movies.
Sarath Babu Complete Bio & Career
Sarath Babu was brought up in Andhra Pradesh and was the son of a hotel owner. His father wanted him to continue his business while Babu wanted to join the police department. But due to his bad eyesight, he couldn’t join the police. Even though his father was against it, Sarath Babu made it to the films because of his mother’s encouragement. He was known for all his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi & English. He had completed almost 37 years in the film industry and had acted in nearly 200 movies.
His debut film was Pattina Pravesam of Tamil in 1977. His role as Venkatachalam in Nizhal Nijamagiradhu in 1973 gave him popularity. He did many other movies like Annamalai, MullumMalarum, Sitara, Chiranjeevi, MudivallaArambham, SagaraSangamam, Amruthavarshini, Baba and the recent Magadheera, Brindavana, Masani, etc.
He had acted in over 80 films each in Tamil and Telugu, 20 in Kannada, few in Malayalam, Hindi & English.
He had won many laurels like eight Nandi Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Character Artiste for his movie Malayan. He also came close to winning the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Nenjathai Killadhe in 1980.
He was suffering from septicemia disease and was admitted to a hospital in Bangalore in April 2023. On 20-04-2023, he was shifted to AIG Hyderabad. He died on 22-05-2023 at the age of 71 at AIG Hospital in Hyderabad.