Star Portrait-Krishnam Raju

Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju who is well known as Rebel Star Krishnam Raju is known for his rebellious acting. He is a popular actor Tollywood. He is the uncle of New generation actor Prabhas . Krishnam Raju starred in more than 183 Telugu films in his career and was a prominent actor of the 1970s and 1980s in Tollywood. After late 1990s he became active in politics. He is an all-round star action king and rebel star on the silver screen. He was born on 20 January, 1940 in Mogalthuru, West Godavari district to the couple Late Shri Uppalapati Veera VenkataSatyanarayana Raju. After completion of his graduation he entered into films. He is an all-round star action king and rebel star on the silver screen and real hero in Real life. Behind this tall, towering and fiery personality is a calm, concerned and genuine human being. Krishnam Raju is a versatile personality. Not many people may know that he was once a journalist. He worked as a reporter for the Andhra Patrika.

Film Journey.

He entered the films in 1966 with “Chilaka Gorinka” which was produced and directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma co-starring Krishnakumari. This film bagged the prestigious Silver Nandi Award at the time of its release. Though he entered films as a villain, he metamorphosed into a full-fledged ‘hero’ within a short period. He left his mark as a powerful actor in his 34-year long film career. His character was so multi-faceted and his talent so exceptional that some roles were actually created for him. Many in the industry believe that Krishnam Raju alone can suit certain roles. He played a variety of roles in Krishnaveni, Bhaktha Kannappa, Amara Deepam, Mana Voori Pandavulu, Katakatala Rudraiah, Seetha Ramulu, Thrishoolam, Bobbili Bhahmanna, Tandra Paparayudu, etc. He could enact a pious role as elegantly as he did that of an angry young man or a historical character. Recognition for his histrionics came in the form of the President’s Award and Filmfare Award for Amaradeepam and Mana Voori Pandavulu. Later, he entered the film production field and brought out many successful films under the banner Gopikrishna. He also produced a Hindi film Dharmadhikari starring stalwarts such as Dilip Kumar. He is widely considered as a master producer. Krishnam Raju is an optimist to the core. He is untiring in his pursuits and accepts success and failure with equanimity. In his long journey from Mogalthuru village to the national capital, he always exhibited dedication, honesty and hard work in whatever work he took up. No wonder he has a huge fan following as much in politics as in the film industry. Apart from producing films, he also turned industrialist with his Gopi Krishna Granites, through which he provided employment to hundreds of people. The film industry recognised his leadership qualities by unanimously electing him thrice as president of the Cine Artistes Society

Political Career.

He entreated into politics in 1992, he contested in 1992 election for the Narasapuram Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket and he won. He shifted to Bharatiya Janata Party in 1998 and He won the 1998 Lok Sabha election from Kakinada on BJP ticket. He set a record with a thumping majority of over 165,000 votes. He was elected to 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Kakinada and Narasapur constituencies. He was in the advisory committees of the Information & Broadcasting, and Commerce Ministries during 1998-99.  He served as a minister of state for external affairs in the Third Vajpayee Ministry from 1999 to 2004. He has joined in Praja Rajyam Party founded by southern megastar Chiranjeevi on 24th March 2009. In 2009 State assembly elections he contested for M.P. seat from Rajahmundry constituency and had Murali Mohan as a major opponent who's contesting 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.

Awards and Honours

He has won Five Film fare Awards including Film fare Lifetime achievement Award and Two Nandi Awards.

Rebel gets Rajamata!

Young Rebel Star Prabhas finally found her Rajamata. For those who are surprised about the title, Prabhas and for that matter even Leader Rana found their mother.

This is not in real life but in reel life for Rajamouli's prestigious venture Bahubali. The film stars Anushka and Rajamouli after scrutinising various stars finally settled for yesteryear southern seductress Ramya Krishna.

She will be seen as Rajamata of Rana and Prabhas.Rajamouli feels Ramyakrishna will be apt for the role that commands respect. 

Star Portrait-Prabhas

Prabhas Raju Uppalapati who is well known as Young Rebel star Prabhas is one of the Tollywood best heroes. He is the heartthrob of many people especially girls may die for his films. He continues to have a large, loyal fan base among Telugu people, especially among females and young men. He was born on 23rd October 1979 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to the couple U. Suryanarayana Raju and Siva Kumari. Although he was born in Chennai his parents belongs to Mogalturu village in West Godavari District. Prabhas has two siblings, he is the younger one of all, and his elder brother name is Prabodh and one sister Pragathi. He is the nephew of Rebel Star Krishna Raju.

 Film Journey

 He entered into film industry in 2002 with the film “Eeshwar” about a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl at the time of its release he received best complements from critics. He is active for more than a decade in industry and He has acted in many blockbusters and youthful family entertainers. He got chance to perform in lead character in the film “Raghavendra” in 2003. His third film “Varsham” reversed his fortune which was created a sensation at box office in 2004. Then he acted under the direction of B. Gopal in Adavi Ramudu, which miserably failed at the box office. In Krishna Vamsi’s” Chakram” which was released in 2005 he played a cancer patient, which performed moderately at the box office. However in the same year the film “Chatrapathi”, 2005 with Shriya Saran was a huge success and marked a turning point in his career. The movies which followed like Pournami in 2006, Yogi and Munna in 2007 and Bujjigadu in 2008 however failed to leave an impact at the box office. In 2009 Prabhas was seen in “Billa” which is a reworked Telugu version of the hugely successful bollywood film “Don”. This film turned and super hit and He shared screen space for the first time with his real life uncle, Krishnam Raju Uppalapati.  Some of the films that he has acted include Eeshwar, Raghavendra, Varsham, Adavi Ramudu, Chakram, Pournami, Yogi, Ek Niranjan, Darling, Mr. Perfect, Bujjigadu, Billa, Munna, Rebel, Mirchi etc.  Now he is currently busy with the film “Baahubali” under ace director Rajamouli’s direction which is going to release in three different languages Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. With this film Prabhas is going debut into Kollywood and Bollywood industries.

 Award Nominations

 Filmfare Awards for Best Actor  for the film “Varsham” in 2004

Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the film “Chatrapathi” in 2005

Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the film “Ek Niranjan” in 2009

Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the film “Mr. Perfect” in 2011

South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actor for the film “Mr. Perfect” in 2011

 Awards Received

 He won the Santosham Film Award as best performer in the film Varsham in 2004
He won the CineMAA Award for Best Actor for the film Mr. Perfect in 2011

Bollywood villain between Prabhas and Rana!

Rebel Prabhas is the talk of Tollywood town ever since he signed Rajamouli's prestigious project Bahubali. The film stars even Anushka and Rana.

Till recently there was a talk that Rana and Prabhas will be engaged in deadly duel wielding their swords riding on horses.

However according to the latest Prabhas will be crossing swords even with gigantic villain from Bollywood who starred in films like ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ ‘Dabangg 2’ and Chennai Express.

Sources say Satyaraj recommended Nikitin to Rajamouli. Nikitin will have important role in the film.

Bahubali blast from next week

Rebel Star Prabhas has been silent for quite sometime. He couple of days along with Rana participated in Rajamouli's Bahubali shoot. However that is only a test shoot and Rajamouli later flew to US.

Now he is back and Bahubali is going to have a blast at RFC from next week on Aug 12th. Already art director Sabu Cyril ereted beautiful set at RFC. Anushka is the other star in the film for which Keeravani is the music director.

Prabhas' dual power in Bahubali?

Young Rebel Star Prabhas after signing Rajamouli's Bahubali disappeared from media attention. This disappointed his fans who are asking for more king of spice after superhit Mirchi.


Now it seems Prabhas is getting ready to show his dual power in Rajamouli's Bahubali. Sources say Rebel is maintaining secrecy about his dual roles so that it will come as a surprise treat for fans.

Currently he is busy preparing for Bahubali's second schedule. Rana,Anushka are the other stars in the film. In the meantime Krishnam Raju is also getting ready to show his nephew in powerful role in Okka Adugu.

Rajamouli designing weapons for Rebel

When Young Rebel Star Prabhas appears on screen, there will not be any shortage of action. Currently he is starring in Rajamouli's prestigious venture Bahubali. Prabhas postponed his marriage,sacrificed his other projects to star in this Rajamouli's film.

According to the latest Rajamouli is busy designing weapons and swords for Rebel Prabhas to fight in the film. Prabhas trained along with Anushka and Rana in sword fighting and horse riding. 

Rebel spreading spice across India!

Fans of Young Rebel Star Prabhas may be disappointed that they will be missing his mass treat for more than a year. Even Prabhas is feeling for that as he postponed his marriage after scoring a blockbuster with Mirchi. He did it to star in Rajamouli's prestigious venture Bahubali in which he romance tall beauty Anushka as Prithviraj Chauhan.

Even though his uncle Rebel Star Krishnam Raju tried pacifying his fans by announcing that Prabhas will come as Okkadunnadu before Bahubali,fans are not happy. Now Rebel is spicing up entire India.According to sources Sandalwood and Bollywood filmmakers are impressed by Mirchi and are keen to remake the film in their languages.

Buzz is Eega star Sudeep will play Prabhas' role in Kannada Mirchi while in Bollywood John Abraham will be donning Prabhas' role.Hope Prabhas' fans will be happy that their hero's spice is spreading all over India.

Hot Tollywood heroes

Missing strings in 'Mirchi'

Young Rebel Star Prabhas, Anushka,Richa Gangopadhyaya’s mass entertainer ‘Mirchi’ directed by Koratala Siva hit the screens across the world in a grand manner. It immediately made strong impact on masses. However some feel that there are some missing strings in Mirchi.

Some of the missing strings include
1. Prabhas’s sensational and scintillating dances to DSP’s music.

Most of the songs lacked Prabhas’ fast movements and they are venting their ire on choreographer.

2. Darling’s romance with Richa and Anushka.

While some are satisfied with his romance with Anushka, many are disappointed with his lack of romantic touch with Richa.

3. Lack of elevation of Prabhas

Many are let off with the director in the climax as it did not in any manner elevate Prabhas’s heroism to the core.

Wonder what film makers say on this response from movie lovers.

Mirchi movie review

Young Rebel Star Prabhas' Mirchi is releasing tomorrow across the world amidst huge expectations. This came as surprise for many as Prabhas' earlier film Rebel bombed at box office. Sources say it is due to Prabhas' upcoming film with Rajamouli'.

Now there is Italian connection to Mirchi. According to insiders Prabhas will be seen as Jai an Architect in Italy. He is a guy not so keen on love. Suddenly he will be knowing about important developments in India which force him to return to the country. How he solved and what role Vennela (Anushka) and Manasa (Richa Gangopadhyaya) played and whom he loves, form red hot 'Mirchi'. One should enjoy how Italian architect constructed Mirchi success towers.

Release date: 08 Feb 2013

Rating : 3.25/5

Director : Koratala Siva

Producer : V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Pramod Uppalapati

Music Director : Devi Sri Prasad

Starring : Prabhas, Anushka, Richa Gangopadhyay

Young Rebel Star Prabhas’s ‘Mirchi’ is releasing today amidst good expectations. The buzz around the film is pretty good due to Prabhas’s stylish looks and a hit musical album. Anushka and Richa Gangopadhyay are the heroines in this movie and Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music. Let us see how the movie is.

Story :

Jai (Prabhas) is an architect based in Milan. He comes across Manasa (Richa) and instantly falls in love with her. Our tall and handsome hero starts wooing Manasa and she reciprocates. Just as the track gets going, Jai comes to know about the violent family background of Manasa. He decides to reform this family ,based in Macherla district of Palnadu area, and heads to India.

Manasa’s family is headed by Nagineedu, Bannerjee, Sampath Raj and Subbaraju. With the help of bank manager Veera Pratap (Brahmanandam), Jai slowly starts reforming the family and he wins the appreciation of all, except Sampath Raj.

As the story unfolds, it is revealed that Jai has a deep connection with the Palnadu area and with Deva (Sathya Raj). Deva is the arch enemy of Manasa’s family. Manasa also realises that Jay is romantically involved with another woman, Vennela (Anushka).

What is Jai’s past and how is he related to Deva? Will he reform Manasa’s family and win her hand or will he go with Vennela? That forms the story of this movie.

Plus Points :

Prabhas is ultra handsome in the movie. His look in Mirchi is perhaps his best yet and women will go gaga over him. He looks terrific in formal wear. Prabhas is the single biggest asset of this movie and he carries the film completely on his shoulders. His lovable mannerisms and relaxed body language will click well with youngsters. Prabhas’s performance in action episodes and in emotional scenes is excellent as always.

Richa Gangopadhyay looks good in the film. Anushka delivers a neat performance in the second half of the movie. Brahmanandam manages to bring a few laughs as Veera Pratap and his scenes with Prabhas are good.

Sathyaraj has done a good job. Nadiya looks good as Prabhas’s mother. Adithya Menon, Bannerjee and Subba Raju are ok and they do their job. Sampath Raj is effective as the bad guy.

The film has some good moments that elevate Prabhas’s heroism – like the scene where he grabs Sampath Raj by the neck and drags him along in a jeep. There are two fight sequences where Prabhas appears in a dhoti and both of them are good.

Dialogues are a major asset for this movie. Koratala Shiva is a good dialogue writer and he has used his skill well for his maiden directorial venture. ‘Barbie Girl’ and ‘Idhedho Bagundhe’ songs have been shot well.

Minus Points :

The plot of this movie is basically a major kichidi of some Telugu films like ‘Brindavanam’ , ‘Dhammu’ and ‘Sankham’. As a result, the plot is predictable, lacks depth and does not offer any real support to the film.

There are a number of outdated and cliched scenes in the movie – especially in the Palnadu faction episodes. The film’s screenplay could have been a lot better. There is neither a linear nor a logical progression in the scenes and that spoils the experience a bit.

The director could not effectively capitalize on the key emotional moments in the film. I will not be able to elaborate more on this without revealing the plot, so I will stop here.

The climax of the movie could have been better. When picturizing a mass masala entertainer, one should go with the flow and concentrate on the entertainment. Why go for moral science classes?

Technical Aspects :

Cinematography is neat. Editing is not up to the mark and a number of needless scenes could have been chopped off. Devi Sri’s music and background score are major assets for the movie.

Koratala Shiva is a very good dialogue writer and he succeeds in that department yet again. In terms of direction, he only comes up with a very average effort.

Verdict :

Mirchi is not as spicy as its name suggests, primarily due to a weak climax and predictable plot. Prabhas’s ultra glamorous look, Brahmanandam’s comedy and some good dialogues are major assets for the movie and these factors make it a decent one time watch. At the Box Office, the film will turn in a good commercial performance