Pally Babu Mohan commonly known as Babu Mohan is an Indian actor and politician formerly from the

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. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his role in '' Mamagaru''.

Early life

Babu Mohan was born in Beerolu,

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, India. His father was a teacher. He worked as a government employee in the revenue department of Andhra Pradesh. He later left this job to pursue his interest in films.

Film career

Babu Mohan debuted in the film ''Ee Prasnaku Baduledi'', followed by ''Ahuthi'' (directed by Kodi Ramakrishna), '' Ankusam'' and then a comedy character in '' Mamagaru''. The last of these established his reputation as a comedian. After this film, Babu Mohan and

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developed a comedy partnership and are one of the most celebrated duos, for which many producers created special characters. The pair played in '' Mayalodu'', '' Rajendrudu Gajendrudu,'' and other films, the majority of which were directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Babu Mohan also paired with

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. Their films include '' Hello Brother'', '' Varasudu'', '' Allari Alludu'', Inspector Ashwini, '' Pedarayudu'', Paradesi, '' Appula Appa Rao'' and ''

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''.

Political career

Babu Mohan was a staunch supporter of N. T. Rama Rao from his early days, and this led him to join the

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. He contested the 1998 Lok Sabha elections from the Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency on behalf of the NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) but lost. He was first elected as an MLA in the 1998 by-elections and retained the seat in

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from Andole Assembly constituency in Medak district serving as a Minister for Labour in the N. Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. In the general elections, held in

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and

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, he lost to the previous Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha. In the year 2014, he quit Telugu Desam Party to join Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi and in 2014 general elections he won again as an MLA from the same constituency against Damodar Raja Narasimha. Later in the year 2018, he joined

. On October 28, 2023, he announced that he will be resigning from the party, citing insult and deliberate exclusion, particularly by individuals like Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay, as the reasons for his decision. In March 2024 he has joined the Praja Shanti Party and quit the party one month later. In 2024, he took the membership of

Personal life

Mohan is married to Indira Vijaya Lakshmi. Their eldest son, Pally Pavan Kumar, died in a road accident on 12 October 2003.

Filmography

As dubbing artist

References

External links

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