Subbaraya Sarma is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Sarma played a variety of roles as a character actor and comedian.
In 1989, he received the Tri-Annual Best Actor award 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 (1994), Mayalodu (1993), Matrudevobhava (1993), Gangotri (2003), Magadheera (2009), Top Hero (1994), Dharma Chakram (1996), Manasantha Nuvve (2001), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), and Rudhramadevi (2015).
Selected filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 1984 Srivariki Premalekha Purohitudu1987YugakartaluChandamama Raave1988O Bharya KathaProspective bridegroom's father 1989 Hai Hai Nayaka Bava Bava Panneeru 1991 Vichitra Prema Indra Bhavanam Minor Raja 1993 Ladies Special Mayalodu Matrudevobhava Ananthaswami 1994 Number One Subha Lagnam Lata's father Top Hero Yamaleela 1995 Rikshavodu Alibaba Adbhuta DeepamRao, Indu's fatherDear BrotherSisindriGhatothkachudu 1996 Dharma ChakramNayudu Gari KutumbamCollege Student Amma DurgammaGunshotAkkum BakkumMaavichiguru Judge1997Korukunna PriyuduPriya O PriyaKaliyugamlo Gandargolam Egire PaavuramaPriyamaina SrivaruOmkaramPelli ChesukundamW/o V. Vara Prasad1998 GaneshSubbaraju Gari Kutumbam PandagaDeergha Sumangali BhavaNavvulataPelli PeetaluSreevarante MaavarePelladi Chupista Suprabhatam1999VichitramD.S.P. TirupathiAnaganaga Oka AmmaiPremaku VelayaraSwapnalokamIddaru Mitrulu2000Sardukupodaam RandiKauravuduSri Srimathi SatyabhamaBalaramSakutumba Saparivaara SametamAnnayyaKodanda Ramudu 2001 Manasantha NuvvePrematho RaaStudent No: 1Preminchu2002Nee Sneham2 Much AdrusthamVasuNeethone VuntanuNuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu2003TagoreGangotriPellam Oorelithe2004Koduku Guri Subash Chandra Bose's father 2005 PandemChatrapathiSubhash Chandra Bose Allari Pidugu2006Sri RamadasuKokila2007Sri Satyanarayana SwamyBhajantriluYamadongaMaharadhi2008SouryamPandurangaduNagaram2009SankhamMagadheera GurudevuluVengamambaAa Intlo2010Maryada RamannaPriyamaina AnjaliPanchakshari 2011 Anaganaga O DheeruduSri Rama RajyamViswamitra2014GalipatamMaha Bhaktha Siryala 2015 Baahubali: The Beginning Rudhramadevi 2021 Skylab 2025Hari Hara Veera MalluMadannaChiranjeeva
Television
Popula Pette (1997) Rambo in Love (2025)
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