Jagapati Babu

Jagapati Babu
Jagapati Babu at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Born	Veeramachaneni Jagapati Rao Chowdary (1962-02-12) 12 February 1962 (age 55)
Residence	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Years active	1989-present
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Parent(s)	V. B. Rajendra Prasad

Jagapati Babu  pronunciation  (born Veeramachaneni Jagapati Rao Chowdary) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, few Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. In a career spanning 25 years, Jagapati Babu has starred in over 120 feature films, and has received 2 Filmfare Awards and 7 state Nandi Awards.

He received the Kala Bhushana Award, for his contribution to cinema, by TSR Lalitha kala Parishat. He has worked with noted directors like K. Raghavendra Rao, A. M. Rathnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, S.V. Krishna Reddy, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Guna Sekhar, Radha Mohan, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, M. Raja, and J. D. Chakravarthy.

Jagapati Babu was born on 12 February 1962, in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad.[1] He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Tollywood.