Babloo Prithiveeraj

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Babloo Prithiveeraj
Born
Prithiveeraj

(1966-07-18) 18 July 1966 (age 58)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television presenter
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Beena
(m. 19942022)

Babloo Prithiveeraj (born 18 July 1966) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil films and television shows.

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Career

Prithveeraj made his acting debut as a child artiste and featured in films including Naan Vazhavaippen (1979), under the stage name of Babloo. He made a comeback as an actor in the 1980s with low budget Malayalam movies before starring in Vaaname Ellai directed by K.Balachander. He then started acting in negative roles in movies like Aval Varuvaala before entering tele serials. In the 2000s, he played crucial roles in the serials Ramany vs Ramany and the supernatural thriller Marma Desam, both directed by Naga. These serials gained him a breakthrough, while he also hosted the show Savaal in Jaya TV. He then appeared as transgender goon Ganga in Radhika’s serial Arasi, before continuing to act further in the serials Raja Rajeshwari and Vani Rani. [1]

As film offers became less frequent, Prithveeraj spent a year competing as a part of the dance reality show, Jodi No.1 during its second season. During the show, he was involved in an on-air altercation with actor and show judge Silambarasan. [2] Since 2010, he has predominantly concentrated on television roles and has featured as a lead character in the soap, Vani Rani . In 2014, he set up a bubble tea shop, Cha Republic, in Besant Nagar, Chennai after being inspired to set up a store following a visit to Malaysia. [3]

Personal life

Prithveeraj married Beena in 1994, [4] and they have a son named Ahed Mohan Jabbar. [5] Prithveeraj and Beena divorced in 2022 after being separated for six years.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1975 Naalai Namadhe Tamil Child actor
1979 Naan Vazhavaippen Child actor
1985 Naan Sigappu Manithan
Bandham Dancer in song "Hey Aatha"
1987 Oru Thayin Sabhatham Madhu
1989Malayathippennu Malayalam
Paandi Nattu Thangam RaviTamil
1990 Sandhana Kaatru Special appearance
Manaivi Oru Manickam
1991 Sigaram Special appearance
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
Azhagan Kumarasan
VasavadattaMalayalam
1992 Vaaname Ellai GauthamTamil
1993 Naan Pesa Ninaipathellam Guest appearance
1994 Priyanka Special appearance
Thaatboot Thanjavoor
Veeramani Gautham
Mani Rathnam Nadarajan
Pudhiya Mannargal
Thaai Manasu Periya Marudhu
1995 Chellakannu Rajavel
1996 Musthaffaa Lakshmanan
1997 Pelli Prudhvi Telugu
Pelli Pandiri Prakash
Raman Abdullah Tamil
1998 Aval Varuvala Prithvi
Circle Inspector Kannada
Pellaadi ChoopistaTelugu
Kante Koothurne Kanu
Deergha Sumangali Bhava Prakash
1999 Samarasimha Reddy Vasu
Hello Yama
Srimathi Vellostha Rajendra
Rajasthan
Panchadara Chilaka Prithvi
Preyasi Raave Sriram
Time DilipTamil
2000 Sudhandhiram Charlie
2000 Sammakka Sarakka Telugu
Madhuri
Nagulamma
Nagalingam RajaTamil
Goppinti Alludu ParamahamsaTelugu
Vyjayanti
Bhavani
Devullu Prashanth
Bachi Bachi
Sanchalanam
2001 Pandanti Samsaram Narendra [6]
Naa Manasistha Raa
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav Mohan
Nageswari Tamil
2002Lagna PatrikaSubhashTelugu
Santosham Shriram
Chennakesava Reddy Chennakesava Reddy's brother-in-law
2003 Naaga
Annai Kaligambal / Shri Kalikamba Tamil / Kannada
Palnati Brahmanayudu Telugu
Thayumanavan Tamil
Vani Mahal
2004 Love Today Telugu
Swetha Naagu Telugu
Kannada
Special appearance
Bhagawan Kannada
2005 Keelu Gurram SadhuTelugu
Gowtam SSC Kondal Rao
2006 Boys and Girls KumarTamil
Seethakoka Chiluka Telugu
Chinnodu RangaTelugu
2007Best FriendsPrithviMalayalam
2008 Vaaranam Aayiram AsadTamil
2011 Payanam / Gaganam ChandrakanthTamil / Telugu
2014 Chandamama Kathalu DKTelugu
KolagalaKannada
2015 Lailaa O Lailaa KuppuswamyMalayalam
Columbus Ashwin's fatherTelugu
2017 Ticket Tamil
Patel S. I. R. MontiTelugu
2018Parichayam
Nannu Dochukunduvate David
2019 Neerthirai YoganandTamil
NTR: Mahanayakudu Jaipal Reddy Telugu
Kathanam
Marshal G. M. Ravindar Reddy
2022 Balamevvadu Phani Bhushan
Urvasivo Rakshasivo Sindhuja's father
2023 Skanda Pradeep Malhotra
Maa Oori Polimera 2
Animal Asrar HaqueHindi
2025 Ace Tamil

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkLanguageNotes
1996–1997 Marmadesam Prasad Sun TV Tamil
1997Premi
1998Aalu Magalu ETV Telugu
Manasu Geesina Bomma
Nandini Sun TV Tamil
1998–1999 Ramany vs Ramany Ramany
2005–2006Raja RajeshwariRajan
2007–2008ArasiGanga
2008AlaipayutheyKarunakaran Jaya TV
2008–2009 Gokulathil Seethai Gokul Kalaignar TV
Jodi No.1 Contestant Vijay TV Second season
2010Rani Yaaru Raja Yaaru Sun TV
2012SavaalHost Jaya TV
2013–2018 Vani Rani Swaminathan Sun TV
2020–2023 Kannana Kanne Gautam Krishnan
2021 Anbe Vaa Gautam Krishnan
Intinti Gruhalakshmi Rohit Star Maa Telugu
2023ArdhangiBalamani Gemini TV
Dayaa Penmatsa Parshurama Raju Disney+ Hotstar
Super KudumbamGautham Sun TV Tamil
2024Naanga Ready Neenga Ready AhJudge

Awards

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