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
OccupationChoreographer, Actor
Years active1984-2014
Spouse(s)Saraswathi
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 passed at the age of 83 after a short illness, and his funeral took place at Cherukuvada.

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes
20081940 Lo Oka GramamDixituluTelugu
1984MayuriTelugu

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. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "'1940 lo oka gramam' release soon". The Hindu. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 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. http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-07-31/NTRs-choreographer-Mukkuraju-no-more-103598
  5. "Nandi awards 2008 announced". idlebrain. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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