Subbbaraya Sarma is an Indian actor known for his works in
Telugu cinema
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,
theatre
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, and television. In a film career spanning more than forty years, Sarma played a variety of roles as a
character actor and
comedian
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.
In 1989, he received the Tri-Annual Best Actor for the play ''Onteddu Bandi'' written by
L. B. Sriram.
Sarma is best known for his acting in works such as ''
Srivariki Premalekha'' (1984), ''Bava Bava Panneeru'' (1989), ''
Yamaleela'' (1994), ''
Subha Lagnam
''Subhalagnam'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language film co-written, directed, and scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Roja. The film was produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under the Sri Priyanka Pictures banner an ...
'' (1994), ''
Mayalodu'' (1993), ''
Matrudevobhava'' (1993), ''
Gangotri
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'' (2003), ''
Magadheera'' (2009), ''
Top Hero
''Top Hero'' is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Mulpuri Venkatrao and Achanta Gopinath under the Sri Chitra Creations banner and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Soundarya and music is also comp ...
'' (1994), ''
Dharma Chakram'' (1996), ''
Manasantha Nuvve
''Manasantha Nuvve'' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. N. Aditya. This film stars Uday Kiran and Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film was written and produced by M. S. Raju and had music composed by R. P. Pa ...
'' (2001), ''
Baahubali: The Beginning'' (2015), and ''
Rudhramadevi
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'' (2015).
Selected filmography
References
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Living people
Indian male television actors
1947 births
Slapstick comedians
Indian male comedians
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
Nandi Award winners
People from Krishna district
Telugu male actors
Telugu comedians
Indian male stage actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors