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Krishnam Raju Biography: Wife, Brothers, Acting career, Awards, Political Career, Death, and other details

Krishnam Raju Biography: Krishnam Raju, a well-known Telugu actor of the sixties and seventies and the former Union Minister for Defence and External Affairs passed away on September 11, , while undergoing treatment after a brief illness at AIG Hospital at around am.

Krishnam Raju was 83 years old and is survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Apart from being a renowned name in the film industry, Krishnam Raju was elected to Lok Sabha in and again in on a BJP ticket. He was a Union Minister of State for four years during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s last term as the Prime Minister of India from

Know more about Krishnam Raju wife, Death reason, brothers, acting and political career, awards, and other important details.

Krishnam Raju Biography

Born	January 20,
Place of Birth	Mogalturu, Andhra Pradesh
Age	82 years at the time of death
Death	September 11, (Hyderabad)
First Wife	Seeta Devi (died)
Second Wife	Syamala Devi (m. )
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other Political Affiliations	Praja Rajyam Party
Occupation	Actor, Politician
Children	Sai Praseedha, Sai Pradeepti, Sai Prakeerti
Awards	Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Telugu, Nandi Award for Best Actor

Krishnam Raju Wife, family, Early Life, brothers

Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju was born on January 20, to Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju.

Film Producer U. Suryanarayana Raju is his younger brother and actor Prabhas is his nephew. Krishnam Raju at one time worked as a journalist for the Andhra Ratna and was also awarded with the Second Best Photographer at the State level.

Krishnam Raju was fond of cameras and had a collection of cameras.

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He was also the owner of Gopi Krishna Movies.

Krishnam Raju Second Wife

Krishnam Raju first married Seeta Devi who passed away and later married Syamala Devi in , with whom he has three daughters- Sai Praseedha, Sai Pradeepti, Sai Prakeerti.

Krishnam Raju Acting Career

Krishnam Raju entered Tollywood in with the film Chilaka Gorinka which was directed by Kotayya Pratyagatma alongside Krishna Kumari.

His debut film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film- Silver for that year, however, it did not produce the expected result. In , Krishnam Raju acted in the mythological film Sri Krishnavataram which also stars N.T. Rama Rao.

Krishnam Raju in appeared in Nenante Nene. Reportedly, he was reluctant at first to act in the film given the role is of the antagonist and that he had debuted in the film as a protagonist.

Upon being advised by his peers and the co-actors to gain exposure to a diversified character, Krishnam Raju took on the role and the movie came out to be successful

Krishnam Raju acted in films with established actors including Akkineni Nageswara Rao and N.T. Rama Rao. He also worked with established actresses- Jamuna, Kanchana, Krishna Kumari, and Rajasulochana.

Krishnam Raju Filmography

Year	Films
	Chilaka Gorinka
	Sri Krishnavataram
	Malli Pelli
	Drohi
	Anuradha
	Raj Mahal
	Gandhi Puttina Desam
	Tulsi
	Harathi
	Amma Nana

Krishnam Raju Political Career

In , Krishnam Raju was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha
In , he was a member of the Committee on Commerce Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
In , Krishnam Raju was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha, BJP Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha.
Krishnam Raju was a member of the Committee on Finance Member, Committee on the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
In , he served as a Member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
From , Krishnam Raju was the Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs.
From , he was Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.
In , the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.