Culture · Giri BabuGiri Babu dies in Hyderabad after more than 600 films; family plans last ritesWritten November 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Giri Babu dies in Hyderabad after more than six hundred films.0:03Family Plans last writes.0:06Giri Babu has died after a screen career spanning more than six hundred films.0:11His work connected generations of Telugu film audiences, moving from leading roles0:15to villains, comedy, and supporting characters.0:18His family is preparing to take him back to his native village.0:20What has the family planned for his final journey home?0:23Giri Babu died on Saturday, November14, while receiving treatment at a private0:27hospital in Khandipur Hyderabad, born Yera Seshagiri Rao in Ravanathala.0:31Andhra Pradesh, he became known to audiences as both an actor and a filmmaker.0:36His elder son, actor and comedian Ragu Babu, described two and a half years of0:40illness.0:40He said his father had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, along with a lung infection, and0:44had withdrawn from acting.0:46Ragu Babu said his father had been bedridden for six to seven months.0:50He said Giri Babu's blood pressure and blood sugar suddenly dropped on Saturday, and0:54that he died that afternoon.0:56Giri Babu's exact age is unsettled.0:58His birthday is consistently given as June eight.1:01But two different birth years have followed him through biographical references.1:04The two ages are eighty and eighty three point a one thousand nine hundred forty six1:09birth year would make him eighty.1:10A one thousand nine hundred forty-three birth year would make him eighty.1:13Three point t here is no confirmed resolution of that difference.1:16His released films give a much clearer picture of the career.1:18Ragu Babu described his father's working years as running from one thousand nine1:22hundred and seventy-three until two thousand twenty-two.1:25His release debut was Jagame Maya in one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three.1:28His final released appearance was Animanchi Sakunamula in two thousand and1:31twenty-three.1:32Those releases booked into fifty-year span.1:34Before his death in two thousand twenty-six, he nearly gave up before audiences ever1:38saw that debut.1:39Three films stopped before completion, leaving him frustrated enough to return home1:43from Chennai.1:44Daria Sahase Lakshmi stopped shooting, and Tapatadugulu was shelved too.1:48Swarganiki Nishinalu stopped after nearly six reels.1:51Already married with children, Giri Babu returned to Ravanathala intending to farm1:55and concentrate on his family.1:56He stopped going to films and didn't even want to hear film songs.2:00His family would switch off the radio when they saw him approaching.2:03A friend sent his photographs to a production house looking for newcomers.2:06An offer for Jagamaya brought him back.2:08Before its release, he had signed nearly seven films.2:11Fellow cast member Mirali Mohan became a close lasting friend.2:15Subscribe to this channel as we follow the family's plans for Giri Babu's last2:18rites.2:19Ragu Babu put his father's total at more than six hundred and fifty films, including2:23two or three in other languages.2:25Most were Telugu.2:26That more specific family total fits the broader count of more than six hundred.2:30He worked alongside N.2:32T.2:32Rama Rao, Akana Swara Rao, and Krishna, then Chiranjavi, Mohan Babu, and Nagarjuna.2:37In the one thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven mythological film Kurukshatram,2:40he played Dushasana.2:42Later audiences knew him through very different kinds of films.2:45His credits stretched from Jiathi and Pasavati Pranam to Hello Brother, Sisindri and2:49Little Soldiers.2:50He appeared in Ninipaladatta and Chandralika, Siddha, then Gamyam and Gita Govindam.2:56Later work included Jati Ratnalu and Oki Oka Jivatam.3:00Giribabu also financed and directed films.3:02He produced Sima Garjana, featuring Krishna, and the successful cowboy film3:06Mirupudhadi, as well as Indrajith.3:08He directed Ranarangam in1985 with Banachandra and Sumalatha as the leads.3:14Indrajith followed in1990, starring his younger son.3:17His directing credits also included Ni Sukame ni Korakuna in2008 .3:22He was also involved in producing Devathalara Devanchandi.3:25Ragu Babu credited him with making the first black and white Telugu cinema scope3:30film through that production.3:31Giribabu leaves two sons and a daughter.3:34Ragu Babu is the elder son.3:36Younger son Bose Babu, also known as Bozu Babu, entered cinema too.3:40Giri Babu's wife, Sridavi, died following illness in2016 .3:45Chiranjeevi called his passing an irreparable loss to Telugu cinema.3:49He praised Giri Babu's distinctive acting and style, and his contributions across3:53acting, producing, and directing.3:55He offered condolences to the family and fans.3:58Director Enial Ravupudi remembered his versatility and the lasting affection for his4:02performances.4:03Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister BA Shagan Mohan Reddy recalled Giri Babu's4:08friendship with his father and his active role in the party.4:10The movie Arsties Association mourned a life member.4:13Ragu Babu thanked the actors, technicians, and others who contacted the family with4:17condolences and support.4:19His remains were kept at the Telugu Film Chamber Building in Hyderabad for film4:22workers and fans to pay their respects.4:24The association had announced a viewing from seven to nine on Saturday evening.4:28That announced window has passed.4:30The family plans to take him from Hyderabad to Ravanathala, near Angolay in Andhra4:34Pradesh's Prakasam district.4:35Ragu Babu said the family had decided together to hold his last rites in their4:39native village.4:40The ceremony is planned for Sunday, November fifteenth, after three in the4:44afternoon.4:44The movie Artist Association announced a three-two four window in Ravanathala.4:48Near Mitarametla, the family hasn't yet confirmed that the last rites have 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