Evergreen Tollywood actor late Shoban babus statue in Chennai is in the eye of the storm . from past few days Tamizhar Munnetra Padai (TMP), a fringe outfit, is demanding its removal.
On Monday some members of the outfit were detained by the police at after they attempted to proceed on a rally to remove the statue of Sobhan Babu in retaliation to the removal of the statue of slain LTTE leader Prabakaran at Nagapattinam.
Tamil Nadu government denied permission to install the statue of stained LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran. As the government refused to do so TMP vowed to demolish the statue questioning that how can the government allow tatues of stars from other regions.
Shoban Babu is known for his roles in telugu films. He has done versatile roles in various genre. He has garnered five Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards and four Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). He received the Rashtrapati Award for his performance in the 1969 classic film Bangaru Panjaram. He took voluntary retirement from movies and not accepted less importance roles.
On Monday some members of the outfit were detained by the police at after they attempted to proceed on a rally to remove the statue of Sobhan Babu in retaliation to the removal of the statue of slain LTTE leader Prabakaran at Nagapattinam.
Tamil Nadu government denied permission to install the statue of stained LTTE leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran. As the government refused to do so TMP vowed to demolish the statue questioning that how can the government allow tatues of stars from other regions.
Shoban Babu is known for his roles in telugu films. He has done versatile roles in various genre. He has garnered five Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards and four Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). He received the Rashtrapati Award for his performance in the 1969 classic film Bangaru Panjaram. He took voluntary retirement from movies and not accepted less importance roles.