Mukku Raju

Mukku Raju (Sagiraju Rajamraju) was a Tollywood film choreographer and actor. Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films.[1] He also directed and wrote scripts for a few films. He started a dancers associations in Madras, later moved to Hyderabad and co-founded the Telugu Dancers and Directors Association, to support and help the budding directors and dancers. He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A Village in 1940).[2]

Mukku Raju
Born
Sagiraju Rajamraju

1931
Kumudavalli, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died31 July 2014 (aged 83)
Bhimavaram, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesRajubabu, Mukku Raju
Occupation(s)Choreographer, Actor
Years active1984-2014
SpouseSaraswathi
Children3
AwardsNandi Award
Websitehttps://m.facebook.com/Mukku-Raju-532144596945359/?ref=bookmarks

Raju was also an Ayurveda practitioner and a Multilinguist and was best known by the name Sagi Rajan Raju in his hometown, Kumudavalli.

Raju died aged 83 after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada.

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes
20101940 Lo Oka GramamDixituluTelugu
2008 Maga Simham Telugu
2005 Maha Simham Telugu
2003 Indiramma Telugu
2001 Maa Avida Meeda Ottu Maa Avida Chala Manchidi Telugu
1998 Telugodu Telugu
1997 Rowdy Darbar Telugu
1995 Orey Rikshaw Telugu
Cheemala Dandu Telugu
1994 Erra Sainyam Telugu
1989 Bharata Nari Telugu
Paila Pachesu Telugu
1987 Dabbevariki Chedu Telugu
1984MayuriTelugu
Ananda Bhairavi Kannada
1968 Tikka Sankarayya Telugu
1957 Mayabazar Telugu

Other films like Erra Sainyam, Orey Rikshaw and Cheemala Dandu were some of his popular movies. He played important roles in movies directed by R. Narayana Murthy.[3] He choreographed for legendary actors NTR and Sivaji Ganesan.[4]

Awards

He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for the film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.[5]

Death

Raju died on 31 July 2014 due to ill health in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district.

References
  1. "Actor Mukku Raju passes away". indiaglitz. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "'1940 lo oka gramam' release soon". The Hindu. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  3. "Veteran actor Mukku Raju passes away". Sakshi Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. "NTR's choreographer Mukkuraju no more". 31 July 2014.
  5. "Nandi awards 2008 announced". idlebrain. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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