Sarath Babu

Sarath Babu
Sarath Babu, IFFI (2009)
Born	Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (1951-07-31) 31 July 1951 (age 70) Amadalavalasa, Madras State (now Andhra Pradesh), India
Other names	Babu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Spouse(s)	Rama Prabha ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1988)​ Sneha Nambiar ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2011)​

Sathyam Babu Dixithulu (born 31 July 1951), known by his stage name Sarath Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films.He has worked in more than 200 films, most of them in a supporting role. He has appeared 80 films each in Telugu and Tamil, 20 in Kannada and a few in Malayalam and Hindi.He entered the film industry in 1973 through a Telugu film and later became popular through the Tamil film Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978), directed by K. Balachander. He has received eight state Nandi Awards.

Early life[]

Sarath Babu was born as Sathyam Babu Dixithulu on 31 July 1951.^[1][2]

Career[]

He is reported to have said that

My dad was a hotelier, he wanted me to handle his business but I wanted to be a police officer. During college days, I developed shortsight and my dreams crashed as clear eyesight was a pre-requisite to join the police. People told my mother that her son was good looking and he should get into films. My lecturers in college said the same. All this played on my mind. My father was against it but my mother supported me. I knew in my heart that I would not fit into business. Even if I failed I could fall back on the family business, that is what I thought though I knew in my heart that I would not fit into business. I responded to an advertisement in the paper for fresh faces for a film and I got through the audition more easily than I had expected. My first break was in a Tamil film, directed by K. Balachander. The same was remade in Telugu as Idi Katha Kaadu, with me, Kamal Haasan and Chiranjeevi and the film was a hit.^[3]

Selected filmography[]

This is partial filmography of Sarath Babu.

Malayalam films[]

Dubbing artist[]

Television[]

Awards[]

Nandi Awards^[5]

• Best Supporting Actor - Seethakoka Chilaka (1981)
• Best Supporting Actor - O Bharya Katha (1988)
• Best Supporting Actor - Neerajanam (1989)

Other Awards

• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male) for the film Malayan in 2017.

References[]

External links[]

• Sarath Babu at IMDb