Madhu Babu (Full Name: Valluru Madhusudana Rao) is a Telugu detective novel writer.
Biography
Madhu Babu's fictional detectives, Shadow, Gangaram, Kulakarni, Mukesh, Bindu, Srikar became very popular during the 1970-1990s. He is still writing in Telugu weeklies Swathi and Sahari (Online) and also written serials in Telugu weekly Navya and also Nadhi Monthly. He has his own publication house. He has also written film and television scripts. In May 2022, he started his own Podcast channel on YouTube and other mediums as 'Shadow Madhu Babu (Official) Audio Books'. He started his own official WHATSAPP (Channel), Telegram group and Facebook page administered by him.
He worked as a head master in Hanuman Junction in Krishna district Andhra Pradesh, Now staying with his son in Hyderabad
Bibliography Shadow Novels
2 Miles to the Border A Bullet for Shadow A Devil A Spy A Journey to Hell A Minute in Hell Angel of Death Assault on Shadow Assignment Karachi Assignment Love Bird Baba Badmaash Banjay Bhayam... Bhayam (2025) Bhola Sankar 1 Bhola Sankar 2 Blood Hound Bloody Border Bombing Squad Broken Revolver Buffalo Hunters Burma Doll Carnival for Killers Chichchara Pidugu (Continued by Dagger of Shadow) Chinese Beauty Chinese Mask Chinese Puzzle C.I.D Shadow Commander Shadow Counterfeit Killers Dagger of Shadow (Continuation of Chichchara Pidugu) Dangerous Diabolic Dangerous Game 1 Dangerous Game 2 Deadly Spy 1 Deadly Spy 2 - Death in the Jungle Dear Shadow Devil's Dinner Devils in Nicobar Dirty Devil Dr. Shadow Dr. Sreekar M.B.B.S Dr. Zero Donga Donga Donga Pattukondi Pattukondi Duel at Double Rock Durmargudu Dynamite Dora Fighting Four Fist of Shadow Flying Bomb Flying Falcon Flying Horse Golden Robe Golden Shadow Grenade Group Gunfight in Green Land Guns in the Night Horrors Of Darkness Hunter Shadow Inspector Shadow Junior Agent Sreekar Kendo Warrior Kill Quick or Die Kill Them Mr. Shadow Killers Gang Kiss Kiss Kill Kill Kiss Me Darling License to Kill Lone Wolf Mera Naam Rajoola Midnight Adventure 1 Midnight Adventure 2 Midnight Plus One 1 Midnight Plus One 2 Mission to Peking Murdering Devils Nalla Thachu (Continued by Warrior Shadow) Never Love A Spy Night Walker Number 28 Once Again Shadow Operation Arizona Operation Bengal Tiger Operation Counter Spy Operation Double Cross Operation Kabul Professor Shadow Red Shadow 1 Red Shadow 2 Revenge Revenge Rudraani Run for the Border Run for the Highlands Run Shadow Run Scientist Miss Madhuri Scientist Shadow Secret Agent Mr. Shadow Seventh Killer Shadow in Baghdad Shadow in Borneo Shadow in Cochin Shadow in Hyderabad Shadow in Japan Shadow in Sikkim Shadow in Thailand Shadow in the Jungle Shadow The Avenger Shadow The Spy King Shadow! Shadow! Shadow!! 1 Shadow! Shadow!! 2 Shadow! Shadow!! Shadow!!! Shadow Vasthunnaadu Jaagraththa Sicilian Adventure Silver King Spider Web Star Fighter (Fighting Fool) Target Five Target Shadow Taste For Death Temple of Death Ten Against Shadow 1 Ten Against Shadow 2 Terra-205 1 Terra-205 2 Terror Island The Brain Washers The Curse of Kung Fu The Girl From C.I.B. The Killer From C.I.B. Tiger Munna Time for Love To Shadow with Love Trouble Makers Viplavam Vardhillali Wanted Dead or Alive Warrior Shadow (Continuation of Nalla Thachu) Who are you? Yamudu
Social Novels
Aarthi Aparichithudu Athanu Bairagi Bhavani Chakra Theerdham (2005) Crime Corner Death Warrant Down Street Mystery Final Warning Jaguar Jaswanth Missing Number Paamu Please Help Me Puli Madugu Rahasyam Red Alert Red Silver Rudra Bhoomi Shankar Dada 1 Shankar Dada 2 Shiksha 1 Shiksha 2 Spandana Vetti 1 Vetti 2
Fantasy Novels
Ananda Jyothy Bhairava (2025) Chathurnethrudu 1 Chathurnethrudu 2 Gandu Cheema Kaalakanya Kaalanaagu Kaalikaalayam 1 Kaalikaalayam 2 - Kankaalaloya Kaalikaalayam 3 - Kalyana Thilakam Machchala Gurram 1 Machchala Gurram 2 Madhumaalini Marakatha Manjusha 1 Marakatha Manjusha 2 Narudu Nisaacharudu 1 Nisaacharudu 2 Rudrudu Sasibaala Sivangi Sivudu 1 Sivudu 2 Swarna Gopuram (2024) Swarna Khadgam 1 Swarna Khadgam 2 Vasanthothsavam (Running in Swathi Weekly) Veerabhadra Reddy 1 Veerabhadra Reddy 2 Vennela Madugu Rudranagu
Vaatsava Shyamsunder Novels
Bomma Dare Devil 1 Dare Devil 2 Finishing Touch Gharshana Hechcharika Jwalaamukhi Kankana Rahasyam Nandini Nishabdanaadam Paarahushaar (2025) Red Signal Saadhana Saalabhanjika Shravani Tiger Vathsava Time Bomb Top Secret Top Ten Touch Me Not Two in One Virgin Island Viswa Prayathnam
TV series
Chakra Theerdham (ETV) Kaalikaalayam (Gemini TV)
References Madhubabu's Own (Official) Audiobook / Podcast Channel Shadow Novel Writer Madhu Babu Exclusive Interview || Dil Se With Anjali #372.