Mohammad Khadeer Babu is a

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, journalist and Telugu movie script writer.

Childhood and early life

He hails from

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a town in

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, India). He studied B.Sc. Computer Science in Jawahar Bharati College. Born in a middle class Muslim family to Mohammed Kareem and Sartaj Begum.

Career

As short story writer

His short stories ''Dargamitta Kathalu'' and ''Polerammabanda Kathalu'' are known for their nativity and regional dialect. Being a

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, his stories reflect the traditions and culture of Muslim community. The stories in these two volumes are the childhood experiences of the writer narrated from the point of view of a child. The real beauty of the stories lies in the way the writer narrates the incidents using the regional dialect without losing his grip on the childhood innocence which gives a realistic picture of the life. This aspect makes the audience look into the details of the life lived by the writer and his family which the child himself is hardly aware of. This spirit in the story makes humour and pathos run hand in hand in the story. New Bombay Tailors, Phuppujaan Kathalu, Beyond Coffee, Metro Kathalu, Zero Blood are his other major works.

As Movie script writer

As a movie script writer, Khadeer babu has written dialogues for

Onamalu ''Onamalu'' ( Alphabet) is a 2012 Telugu-language philosophical film, produced & directed by Kranthi Madhav on Sunshine Cinema banner. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Kalyani and music composed by Koti. The film premiered on 22 June 2012. The film ...

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Manamantha ''Manamantha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu ...

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