Actor · Telugu cinema
Babloo Prithiveeraj
Babloo Prithiveeraj movies: 35 Telugu films on file, 1997–2026. Earliest on file: Pelli Pandiri (1997). Latest release: Nilakanta (2 January 2026).
- Films on file
- 35 (35 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1997–2026
- Born
- 18 July 1966 · July birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Chennakeshava Reddy, N.T.R: Mahanayakudu, Palnati Brahmanayudu
- Record
- Q38846799 on Wikidata
Babloo Prithiveeraj (born 29 November 1965) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films and in television. Known for villainous roles, he won the Nandi Award for Best Villain for the Telugu film Pelli (1997). He later became a popular television actor and made his Bollywood debut in Animal (2023).
Early career
Prithiveeraj began acting as a child under the screen name Babloo. He returned as an adult in the 1980s with low-budget Malayalam films before appearing in K. Balachander’s Vaaname Ellai (1992).
Villain roles
He became known for negative roles, notably in the Telugu film Pelli (1997), which won him the Nandi Award for Best Villain, and the Tamil film Aval Varuvala (1998). Though he started in supporting parts, he moved easily between comic and dramatic roles and continued playing villains in Tamil cinema.
Television
In the 2000s he found a breakthrough on television with the supernatural thriller serial Marma Desam and Ramany vs Ramany, both directed by Naga. He also hosted the show Savaal on Jaya TV and played the goon Ganga in Radhika’s serial Arasi. His role in Vani Rani won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal in 2014.
Reality television
When film offers slowed, he spent a year competing in the second season of the dance reality show Jodi No.1.
Business and Bollywood
In 2014 he opened a bubble tea shop, Cha Republic, in Besant Nagar, Chennai, inspired by a visit to Malaysia. He made his Hindi film debut in Ranbir Kapoor’s blockbuster Animal (2023).
Career on file
Babloo Prithiveeraj appears in 35 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1997 to 2026. The earliest of them is Pelli Pandiri (1997), and the most recent release is Nilakanta (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Chennakeshava Reddy (2002), N.T.R: Mahanayakudu (2019) and Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003). Other recent releases on file are Eesha (2025), Krishna Leela (2025) and Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama (2025).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 12 films with Babloo Prithiveeraj, followed by Nandamuri Balakrishna (5) and Jagapati Babu (5). Among directors, Kodi Ramakrishna cast Babloo Prithiveeraj most often, in three films; next are B. Gopal (2) and K. Raghavendra Rao (2). Koti and Vandemataram Srinivas each scored four of them, more than any other music director; next are Mani Sharma (3) and Bheems Ceciroleo (2). Geeta Chitra International produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 31 different directors, 25 music directors and 103 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 22 of them; they average 149 minutes, and the longest is Nuvvu Naaku Nachav at 180 minutes. Ten of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1990s (7), 2000s (14), 2010s (4) and 2020s (10). 2025 is the busiest single year, with seven films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.