Happy Birthday Jagapathi Babu: Here’s some interesting facts about the actor

Hyderabad: Think about the finest actors in Tollywood who could play any role and the list will be incomplete without Jagapathi Babu. Over the years, the actor has performed various roles and has done various iconic movies.

Be it family films like ‘Subalagnam’ or out-and-out mass entertainers like ‘Gayam,’ he has aced the art of presenting emotions with utmost honesty. The actor, who is celebrating his 61st birthday on 12 February, is also known as JB and Jaggu Bhai by his fans. So, as the seven-time Nandi Award-winning actor turns a year older, let’s take a look at some interesting facts about the actor.

Jagapathi Babu was born to veteran producer-director VB Rajendra Prasad. The actor made his debut with the film ‘Simha Swapnam’ in the year 1989. His debut film was bankrolled by his father. In his career of around three decades, he has acted in around 170 feature films. Over the years, the actor has worked with some popular directors such as Ram Gopal Varma, SV Krishna Reddy, Krishna Vamsi, and K. Raghavendra Rao among others.

The actor was also known as Junior Sobhan Babu for the kind of family subjects he picked and the kind of films he made, which mostly catered to the family audience.

However, success didn’t come easy for the actor and he had his share of struggles and failures. When he made his debut, everyone criticised Jagapathi Babu for his voice and said it would be hard for him to survive for even two years in the industry. However, Jagapathi Babu emerged as a perfect example of perseverance. Every time he garnered criticism, he bounced back with double effort.

The actor who has seen many blockbusters in his career suffered back-to-back disasters during the early 2000s. While everyone thought his career had come to an end, he proved his acting mettle by accepting supporting roles that weigh heavily in the plot. His first attempt at such roles began with Boyapathi’s ‘Legend’ starring Balakrishna. He soon became the most sought-after antagonist not only in Tollywood but in the entire South Indian film industry. And since then, his resurgence has been much spoken about and the audience felt it was the right decision.

Also, the actor committed a great deed during his 60th birthday last year. He announced that he was donating all his vital organs so that they can be put to good use after he passed away.

To such a wonderful and down-to-earth actor, let us wish him Happy Birthday once again.