Krishna, more commonly known as Krishnudu, is an actor in the
Telugu film industry.
[Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2011)]
A comic caper
", ''The Hindu
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'', 2 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-12 He has mostly done supporting roles until ''
Vinayakudu'', where he played the lead male role. He is currently affiliated with YSRCP party.
Early life
Krishnudu was born as Alluri Krishnam Raju in a Kshatriya Raju Zamindari family and brought up in Razole Taluk, East Godavari district,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India.
He is known for his comedy roles. His grandfather was Alluri Varha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, Zamindar of Chinchinada. In the 1970s, as a result of the
Land Ceiling act introduced by the then
Prime Minister of India
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-
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 and was al ...
, Krishnudu's family lost 4,500 acres of land, which was the largest amount of land in Andhra Pradesh.
Filmography
Films
TV series
* ''Yuva'' (
Star Maa
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)
* ''Gangato Ram Babu'' (
Zee Telugu
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)
References
External links
*
Krishnudu at Oneindia.in*http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/krishnudu.html
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Living people
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
People from East Godavari district
Telugu comedians
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Telugu television
Indian male comedians
1975 births