[1] He rose to the heights of stardom with his movies Needaleni Adadi (1974), Thoorpu Padamara (1976), Kanya-Kumari (1977), Idekkadi Nyayam (1977), and Jaganmohini (1978).
[1] Raju made his debut as an actor in 1974 with the film Needa Leni Aadadi.
The film Jaganmohini (1978), directed by B. Vittalacharya, in which Raju plays the main character became a blockbuster.
Later, he acted in such films as Gandharva Kanya, Mantradandam, Mohini Sapatham, all directed by Vittalacharya.
He also worked with other directors as a folklore hero in films like Triloka Sundari (1980), directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.