Actor Sobhan Babu needs no introduction and he was a man of integrity and principles. The actors' discipline is one to be written in every actor's almanac and followed.Shobanâs discipline and his ethical code of conduct has always been an example for many in Tollywood. As a mark of respect, a statue of Sobhan Babu stands proud in the centre of Vijayawada.A bronze statue of this handsome actor was unveiled in Vijaywada's Gandhinagar centre by actor and Rajahmundry MP Muralimohan.
Earlier there was an issue about Shoban Babu's statue in Chennai. A Tamil extremist political organization Tamizhar Munnetra Padai (TMP) threatened to demolish Sobhan Babu's statue in Chennai. The TMP members claimed that there was no need for the statue of Shoban Babu in Chennai as there was no significant contribution to Tamil Nadu from him.
The actor, born in Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh on January 14, 1937, died here on March 20, 2008. He had donned the lead role in over 200 films in Tollywood.
Earlier there was an issue about Shoban Babu's statue in Chennai. A Tamil extremist political organization Tamizhar Munnetra Padai (TMP) threatened to demolish Sobhan Babu's statue in Chennai. The TMP members claimed that there was no need for the statue of Shoban Babu in Chennai as there was no significant contribution to Tamil Nadu from him.
The actor, born in Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh on January 14, 1937, died here on March 20, 2008. He had donned the lead role in over 200 films in Tollywood.