Krishna Bhagavan (), (born 2 July 1965) is an actor in

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, who has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He is also well known as a writer.

Early life

Krishna Bhagavan was born Veeraraju Paparao Chowdary in

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, a small village in the

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District to Veeraraju Meenavalli and Veeraraju Lakshmi Kantham. He spent his childhood in Kaikavolu and went to Pedapudi to study at Gandhi Memorial School there. He used to cross the farms and a small canal to go to his school.

Personal life

He is married to Lakshmi and has one daughter.

Career

He was very interested in acting since childhood and acted in school plays. His first professional drama was ''Pending File'', in which he played the role of Parandhamayya but, as he went on the stage, he forgot his lines completely. It was a memorable experience for him as a drama artiste. He then went to

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to start his film career. He did a screen test for ''

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'', where he was one among 300 people. He got an opportunity to act in that film but the producer's death halted the project. After that he did ''

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'', for ''

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'', along with Raghava, Nishanti and Ram Jagan. It was directed by

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. He then appeared in ''

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'', which was directed by Vamsy. He has done the script work for few movies including ''Detective Narada''. His career as an actor languished until he performed the role of Babji in the television serial ''Vasantha Kokila'', directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao, which won him the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award. Afterward, he acted in the movies '' Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!'' and '' Kabaddi Kabaddi''. After becoming a popular comedian, Krishna Bhagavan got offers as solo lead and acted in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Mr. Girisham'', ''Andhra Andagadu'', and '' Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters.''

Filmography

Telugu

References

External links

* * https://youtube/Qs4yUMBe8XY * https://www.youtube.com/#krishnabhagavanlatest * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM_lzsUQ9V0
A brief history of Krishna Bhagavan

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