Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films.
He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for his film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A Village in 1940).
Other films like Erra Sainyam, Orey Rikshaw and Cheemala Dandu were some of his popular movies.
[4] He received the Nandi Award for Best Character Actor in 2008 for the film 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.
[5] Raju died on 31 July 2014 due to ill health in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district.