Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu,

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and

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films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across most generations of

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with a career spanning over six decades. She formed a noted pair on Telugu screen during the 1970s and 1980s with comedian Raja Babu. She acted opposite

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in Shanti Nilayam and many other films from 1968 onwards. She acted in Hindi opposite Mehmood in the movie '' Do Phool''.

Personal life

When she was one month old, her father's sister adopted her and they shifted to

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. Rama's childhood was spent there till the age of 14 years when they shifted to

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. She currently lives in Vayalpadu, near Madanapalle. She had adopted her sister's infant daughter, Vijaya Chamundeswari. Vijaya is married to film actor

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Filmography

Telugu films

Tamil films

Other language films

Awards

* She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian - Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002) (in Telugu)

References

External links

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TELUGU ACTRESS ACTED IN MOST NUMBER OF FILMS , telugu book

Actor's wife comes to court seeking divorce , Chennai News - Times of India

Actor's wife comes to court seeking divorce , Chennai News - Times of India
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