Raghunatha Reddy (1943 or 1944 – 31 January 2026) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu-language films as a character artist. He is known for his metallic voice.
Life and career Raghunatha Reddy was born in Krishna District and did his schooling in Vijayawada and Machilipatnam. He initially worked for Lallaguda railway station, which was a part of South Central Railway zone before he was chosen to act in the play Aakasa Ramanna. He had stage experience and won an award for his debut drama competition for HMT Parishad. In Vijaywada, he was a part of the Jyothirmayi acting group. He made his debut in films with the Sobhan Babu-starrer Sarpayagam in 1991, produced by D. Ramanaidu and directed by Paruchuri Brothers after he was spotted in the play Dharmo Rakshita Rakshita. He was frequently cast in films starring R. Narayana Murthy or Mohan Babu notably featuring in Orey Rikshaw (1995). After falling sick in 2008, 2011 and 2014, he gradually stopped acting as frequently in films.
Reddy died on 31 January 2026, at the age of 82.నెల ముందు కొడుకు మరణం… ఇప్పుడు ఆ నటుడు
Plays Source
Aakasa Ramanna Punarapi Jananam Sandhya Chaya Dharmo Rakshita Rakshita Pallavi Amma Go to Hell Blackmail Rependi Vinasayacha Drushkrutam Muhammad bin Tughlaq Manasuna Veligina Deepalu Salabhanjikalu Rani Rudrama Sri Krishna Tulabharam
Filmography
Year Film RoleNotes1988Kallu1991Sarpayagam1992Mother IndiaRajyalakshmi's younger brotherNani1993Sabash RamuPrema Chitram Pelli VichitramRadha Sarathi1994 M. Dharmaraju M.A. 1995 Cheemala Dandu Orey RikshawVenkataratnamErrodu 1997 Surya Putrulu Preminchukundam Raa Giri's fatherSuper HeroesOka Chinna Maata Rowdy Durbar Narasimhayya Collector Garu Pelli PandiriNotla Raghunath Chowdary 1998 Rajahamsa Yuvarathna RanaChoodalani VundiGaneshDoctorSri RamulayyaPape Naa PranamSubbaraju Gari Kutumbam Srimathi VellostaRavi's father Aahaa..!Viswanadham1999 Police Yamajathakudu Judge Swayamvaram SultanMinister Bharata Ratna Home Minister Preminche Manasu Thammudu Raja KumaruduRajyalakshmi's brother SeenuSwetha's father2000 Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary Seetha's father AzadMahalakshmi's fatherSivanna9 NelaluDoctor Uncle Director General of Police 2001 Devi Putrudu Satyavati's father Bhalevadivi BasuJudgeDadagiri Akasa VeedhiloAir Force Officer 2002 Seema SimhamDoctorPremalo Pavani Kalyan AdrustamDhanraj Kondaveeti Simhasanam 2003 Vijayam Sridhar Rao Bheemudu Villain Ottesi CheputunnaLawyer Sambhu Abhimanyu 2004 MalliswariPolice Officer Swetha NaaguPraveen's fatherTelugu version Satta Love Today Madhyanam Hathya Siva Shankar Letha ManasuluBhanu's father 2005 Balu ABCDEFGV. Govardhan Rao 786 Khaidi Premakatha SankrantiSeshagiri Modati Cinema Bhadra Dhana 51 Gowtam SSCSudheer Prayatnam BhageerathaBullabbai's father 2006 Sri RamadasuMadanna Bommarillufather of Siddhu's friendVeerabhadraDoctor Evandoi Srivaru Boss SamanyuduRamunujam Sainikudu 2007 Toss Agastya 2008 Okka Magaadu Idi SangathiPolice Officer AatadistaParty Leader Sangamam 2009 Neramu Siksha Police Inspector SankhamM.P. 2010 Gaayam 2 I.G. 2011 Vastadu Naa Raju Mugguru Sri Rama Rajyam 2012 Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam 2018 Subrahmanyapuram
Awards HMT Parishad Best Actor He received different awards from various organizations.
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