Fans' grief on Sobhan Babu's demise news

[schimata2]

The below mail has been sent to me by a great fan of Sobhan Babu (Hemanth, NY, an younger brother of Jayant Paranji)..

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For 32 years he was my hero. I always wished I was as good looking & as attractive as him. He was a voracious reader, a good writer, a vocal philosopher, a silent philanthropist, a man with both foresight & hindsight, a great planner, a wonderful executor and a strict disciplinarian. I always wished I could have a mind like his.

It all started one day in January 1976 when I was watching Pichchi Maaraju (Sudarshan 70mm, Hyderabad). In the film he pretends to be a psychiatric patient and the audience doesn't know that until the scene just before the interval, when he calls the Police Commissioner & says, "Nenu CID officer Gopi sir. Radha hathya chesinatlu oppukundhi sir". The screen froze with the superimposition of the word Vishranthi. The lights went on but no one got out of their seats !!! The sudden plot point was too stunning !!! A few seconds later the 70 paisa ticketwalas started going beserk followed by the three ruppee fifty paisa walas. As a gullible 15-year old, that situation did impact me. For days I would go about enacting & re-enacting that sequence. A few weeks later Iddaru Iddare released and from then on I became a big fan of his.

In March of that year a charity cricket match was played between Telugu filmstars & Hindi filmstars. I paid thirty ruppees for a 'gallery seat' just to see him in flesh & blood ! There were two entertaining moments for me during that match. One was Sobhan Babu affectionately lifting Vanisri & 'cradling her' while the audience roared in reaction and the second one was when a couple of hindi heroines held his hand & refused to let go of him ! The most forgettable moment was when he was out caught by Shabana Azmi of a Saira Banu delivery to the very first ball he faced !!!

He was one of those who appealed both to the gandhi class & balcony class. He had an aura of elegance even while doing a mass role. He brought about a new way of acting to the telugu film industry called Casual Acting. He had no stereotypes in any of his portrayals, that's why till date - though many have tried - nobody has been successful in imitating him the way they imitate his three contemporaries. He could fit into any of the genres - mythological, folk, family & dishum-dishum.

He wrote a series called Nenu Naa Kathanayikalu (on his heroines) for a magazine called 'Screenplay', that's when I realised he was a good writer. On his 50th birthday, he wrote about his reflections in Vijaya Chitra (January 1987). Till date I haven't read an article of such high literary standards from any other actor. It was awesome. Even my dad, who still hates films & film culture, was appreciative of that.

He was most definitely instrumental in my coming to the media. What started off as an aspiration to become a hero like him, metamorphosed over the years into becoming a Television Producer. Though I was cut off from telugu films after moving north.....I did keep myself abreast about any information on him.

It was pure chance that made me come face to face with him. I was working for the News Dept of ITV (the Indian TV channel of New York). In June/July of 1992, the three day ATA function was being celebrated in Whiteplains, a town 30 miles north. I headed off for live coverage with my satellite truck. The moment was quite dramatic. I was taking an extremely slow close-up pan shot of the delegates & who do I see in my camera lens seated in the front row ??? Him !!! I couldn't believe my eyes & had to look up at him directly & again look down into the lens repeatedly to re-check. But by the time I finished the coverage & got to his seat to shake hands with him he was gone ! Then again in October of that year, just a few days after my marriage, Sadhana & I were returning from Madras after obtaining her H-4 visa & were seated in the front row B-Zone of the plane. After touching down at Begumpet, guess who walks out from behind the 1st class screen ??? Him again ! I was right up with him. It was a paradoxical moment for me. I wanted to shake hands but at the same time act 'cool' in front of my wife, but then I couldn't hide my feelings. Sadhana noticed it & asked why I was blushing ??? Another oppurtunity lost..........

When Movie Time Video opened in Flushing, New York, I scrambled to see all those films of his which I hadn't seen. And thanks to Atluri Srinivas of Telugucinema.com, I had my fill of info too. Off-late I've been a great patron of chimatamusic.com most of the time playing Sobhan's songs. A contributor called Parasakthi2003 has uploaded quite a few songs of his on youtube & I've never failed being a repeat audience to those.

Today, call it providence or some psychic connection, I was watching Paramaanandayya Sishyula Katha online (http://www.moviestelugu.tk) where Sobhan played the role of Lord Shiva (my favourite form of God). The scene that was playing when my phone rang was - NTR, who played the role of Nandi Vardhana maharaju in the film is worshipping a linga in bhooloka & the flowers are falling on Sobhan's (Lord Shiva's) feet in Kailasa. That's when Sumanth rang to tell the sad news ! That was followed by several other calls from my friends ! They know my Sobhan obsession, that's why apparently the first thought that came to their minds was my reaction.

My sadness cannot be described in words. After finishing work I drove 30 miles north of New York City to the Whiteplains auditorium & placed a bouquet of flowers on one of the front row chairs. The security guard politely asked me what it was all about. I told him that 14 years back my idol was seated on that chair & now he has passed on. While walking back to my car I couldn't hold back my tears.

Today, a part of me has died. The feeling is the same as I had felt on Februaru 20, 1983 & June 4, 2002........when I suffered personal tragedies.....It is going to take a long long time to sink in.....and an even more longer time to recover.

MAY SOBHAN'S SOUL REST IN PEACE
Hemanth Paranji
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[venkatet06]

very good touching article. The following words of yours are most touching i.e.

After finishing work I drove 30 miles north of New York City to the Whiteplains auditorium & placed a bouquet of flowers on one of the front row chairs. The security guard politely asked me what it was all about. I told him that 14 years back my idol was seated on that chair & now he has passed on. While walking back to my car I couldn't hold back my tears.

What a way to show your feelings.

Unfortunately I am not having such memories. I too an ardent fan of Sobhan since I am a 08th Class student. (Now I am 40 yrs old). I wanted to be look like him. But could only managed to grow a SOBHAN BABU RINGU. Gradually I came to know about stories about Sobhan and my love towards him grown from infactuated love to SOMETHING SPECIAL. Since then I started to emulate his personality traits. I believe I am successful on that front.

From a govt. employee in secretarial line ( of course now also I am working in a Govt. Co. as Personal Assistant), I started growing as a individual and emulated his reading habits and started to mend my life and tried to add meaningfulness to life just like that of Sobhan. Now I can say I successfully converted myself as a mentee to sobhan (i wont mind if anyone call that as Ekalavya type of menteeship). Oflate I am conducting personality development programmes in my organisation, free motivational classes to school students, even designed a training course for teachers. I am often used to quote some of Sobhan's personality traits to my participants. Now I am no longer trying to display/show /copy his physical appearance features but only his intellectual qualities. This is the influence Sobhan imparted on me. I am grateful to him for that.

Since last 6 months, I am regularly listening chimatamusic.com mainly of sobhan's songs. I am fondly reading the miniarticles of chimata about each song. Now through this mail I am trying to share the feelings of chimata srinivas and wanted to convey my deep heartfelt condolences to all fans of sobhan and sobhans family members.

Venkat

[schimata2]

Usually I am awake until 11: 00 PM every day, but I went to bed at 10: 00 PM on the night of March 19th. I usually check in my office and personal emails once I get up in the morning. On the early morning of March 20th @ 6: 30 AM, when I checked my gmail account, there was an alert that there were a few new posts in the Discussion Board. I casually clicked on the link and I saw the post by Santha Ram (B'lore) that "andAla naTudu ika lEru". I was wondering how come this guy (he has become very dear to me with his genuine concern in our site..by providing almost 500 requested songs to the site in the last one and half years) was implying Raghuvaran as the andAla naTuDu, as we were paying condolences to Raghavaran the previous day. Once I read Santha Ram's post and clicked on the hyper link in the post, it took me to the eenADu page with that saddest news.. my heart beat stopped for a while and this is the saddest news for me after three such shocks in the last 20 years: NTR's demise in 1996; my little cousin sister's brain tumor death in the same year; my nAyanamma's death in 1999).. Instantly, I was tearful and was silently crying. I was literally staring at the eenAdu news item for about 5 minutes. Then I quickly glanced at some other sites and then I realized that my favorite was no more. I then told my wife about the sad news and told her to get the kids ready and drop them off at the schools (which I usually do every morning).


The very first memory of mine with Sobhan Babu's movies is some time in 1976 (I was 5, 6 years old) with jeevana jyOti (watched in Ramadaadu theatre in Pusapadu with my mom and other female neighbors) and manchi manushulu (watched in Vankayalapadu with my aamma, Dhana akka and nAyanamma). We still did not have a cinema theatre in our village by that time. Teh age difference between me and my youngest bAbAyi, Anjaneyulu is just 8 years and he is the one exposed me to Sobhan Babu's movies in particular. I still remember the paper clippings from the pogarubOtu movie (on his study book pad) and how used to enjoy the kODenAgu movie.

By default, I was a great fan of NTR like any other kid of my age during that time. I was happily enjoying with all action movies of NTR, Sobhan Babu and Krishna. Especially we used to go to the neighboring villages on bi-cycles with my brother, Chitti Babu and my cousins, Vinnakota Chinna Veeraiah, Vinnakota Ravi, Vinnakota Sreenu, Mungara Ramesh etc to watch those action movies. Some times, we used to cross the cotton fields (pratti chElaku aDDam paDi veLLEvALLam) to reach the theatres in the neighboring villages. The memories are still afresh in my mind, when we watched the movies such as jEbudogna, lOguTTu perumALLukeruka, monagADu, khaidee kALidaasu, rAmabANam, jUdagADu, kaksha, gaDusu pillODu, iddarU iddarE, guNavantuDu, bAbu etc. I get really nostalgic to recall which movie in which village/theatre I watched in. I used to shout (of ocurse in a lower voice) in the movie theatres while watching such movies as mAhAmantri timmarusu and lavakuSa (where Sobhan Babu appears for a few minutes) "aDugO..Sobhan Babu" ani. During my high school days my favoritism from NTR/Krishna/Sobhan Babu veered to Chiru, as NTR already retired by that time and it used to be exciting for me to watch Chiru's action movies in comparison to Krishna's movies. But I still had a soft corner to Sobhan Babu, though he was getting older by that time and I made a point to watch all his action movies such as prateekAram, balidAnam etc. Once I went to Vijayawada (Intermediate), I used to watch most of Sobhan Babu movies (such as Sarada, kilADee bullODu etc) that I had missed earlier. Slowly I lost interest in Sobhan Babu's family movies in the mid/late 80's, but my favoritism in his old action movies still remained intact.

We have relatives in Mangalagiri and I always used to stay there for a day or two and mostly I used to watch some old movies there during my Inter days. I am not sure how many of you remember this.. in 1985/86/87, there used to be a big Sobhan Babu's stylist banner by his fans at the Managalagiri Bus stop and the banner was printed with all bus arrival/departure schedules as well. I wished that my name could also have been on that Fans' name list. Later in 1988, I was about to go to REC Jaipur on Aug 4th and again I was in Mangalagiri so that the next day I would take GT Express to Agra. On 04/1988, I along with my cousins was ready to go to the first show of maraNa mrudangam. But when I went to the theatre, I saw "guNavantuDu" was playing in another theatre. Then I left my cousins in disbelief and hurriedly took a rickshaw and went to watch "guNavantuDu" instead with a hope that I could watch maraNa mrudangam later, but I would not be able to watch "guNavantuDu", if I missed it then.

In the last four years (after Gemini/Teja TV came to US), I had a chance to watch some of the old movies of Sobhan Babu and I now realize that he is a great actor.

I will continue it later..

[mehtamusic]

this is mehta prasad from hyderabad i am 28 years old and only got an opportunity to see shoban babu sir movies in television than in a theater the only movie i have seen in theater is "evandi avida vachindi" i really donot know about the great personality till date that shoban babu sir is such a great person. after his demise i have got an opportunity to see his interview in ETV (which was shot 10 years back) all through the interview the way he talked it looked like i was watching an interview of a great philosopher, only few people realise the real phase of true life and i definately say that he is the one among them the interview reflects his mentality and character and i really admired him. the way people reacted after the shocking news people were really expressing their views about him from the bottom of their heart that shows what he is, i think he is the person who is very clean in the industry i donot have good language skills to really express my feelings about him all i can say is i really feel from my heart that he is a COMPLETE MAN in life as well as in his career only few people can manage the life in this way!! at this time i remember a saying it goes like this...."prapancha srusti prarambham ayinappati nundi e nijamaina pani vrudhaga poledu alage prapancha srusti prarambham ayinappati nundi e nijamaina jeevitham vrudhaga poledu". ....andaru pudataru... potharu kani jeevithanni nijanga chala takkuva mandi jeevistharu meeru cinemalo natincharu jeevitham lo jeevincharu mee thoti artist laki ela undalo chupincharu meeru dhanuyulu sir,shoban babu sir meeru ekkada unna meeku a devudi daya untundi ani nenu manaspurthiga bhavisthunnanu mi athma ki shanthi kalagalani a devudi ni pradhisthunnanu.

[MagikalMysteria]

Hez a legend and definitely belongs to the top 5 heroes of all time in Telugu cinema. Hez the only actor apart from Dilip Kumar to win three consecutive film fare awards, which is a tribute to his acting.

I never got to watch any of his block buster movies but grew up knowing and watching Shoban Babu as the most sort after man by the female contingent. He was so very handsome and maintained an amazing personality and fitness till the last days of his film career and quit the industry on a high. Very very few people get this credit.

And Hemant, I am pretty touched by your article mate, this actually made me sign up to this website to post my own feelings about him. I was never a great fan but yes he has the ability to make any one watch him withouth taking one's eyes of the screen.I only wished your long admiration to this legendary actor had some sort of happy ending where in you atleast met him once and told him, Sir Iam a great fan of yours. Iam sure its a different kick when well read people go up to people with Iconic status and express their liking for them, though am sure the great man would have treated all fans alike.

Dont know I always liked a song of his in Illalu Priyuralu, "Adivaram Ardhangiki" it had not just wonderful energizing music,with nice combinations of instruments used but also a great performance by Shoban Babu, which can bowl over any maiden watching his enactments. No wonder Girls and women liked him so very much. Ironically my decade and half search has ended a day after the great man passed away, when i saw the song on this site.

Its a huge loss to the Telugu film industry, probably the biggest blow since NTR passed away in 96. God bless the born artist who entertained the industry for over five decades, who has been an epitome of discipline and who quit the industry when he was still delivering commercial and critically acclaimed performances, may his soul Rest in Peace.

[schimata2]

The below post was sent by Dr. Sudhakar Rao, Hyderabad
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The news about the passing away of Sobhan Babu garu has left us in a state of utter disbelief and later, as the news very slowly sank in (it never will fully), memories of the golden era in Telugu films - so enriched by the magical presence of Sobhan Babu - come back in a flood...The twinkle in the eyes, the unique dialogue-delivery, the curl of hair on the fore-head all come to mind...He was equally at home in romantic films as well as in tear-jerkers and in movies that conveyed a strong social message. He was like a whiff of fresh air to the Telugu film scene...much like Rajesh Khanna on the Hindi film scene, at about the same time too!


I grew up watching Sobhan Babu films in the early and mid-seventies, and many of the films left an indelible impression on my young mind in those days.. Haunting melodies from those films were forever etched in my nascent memory even at such an young age...


To me, the golden era of Telugu films was really 1965-75...I see 1975-76 as the watershed year, a year when the sun had started setting on the golden era, and mediocrity started creeping into films...This decline was complete by the late seventies, though there were glorious exceptions like Mallepoovu to mention one.


My father used to work in the IDPL in those days (1968 - 74) and we used to stay in the IDPL township in Balanagar area...So, we saw a lot of films in cinema theaters in Balanagar/Sanathnagar area (Vimal, Sobhana, Gokul, Swamy) or in Secunderabad (Alankar, Ajantha, Chitrani, Manohar, Paradise, Prashanth, Anjali, Satyam, Manju, etc). I used to greatly enjoy the rides on my dad’s Fantabulus scooter (of Royal Enfield) on the way to and from the movies, often times also taking in the views of the airplanes at the Begumpet airport while passing thru’ Bowenpally area … I still remember my dad cutting a route across the tarmac at Begumpet airport on his Fantabulus scooter!


…Alas, many of these theaters have since long been demolished to be converted into prime real estate property..To sentimental folks like those from my generation, the plush multiplexes of today and the movies (actually, crap) they play these days are not a patch on the cinema theaters of yesteryear Hyd'bad/Sec'bad that screened great films.... Each theater and movie in those days had a unique appeal and aura.


My parents still fondly remember the landmark Sobhan Babu film 'Manushulu Maraali' in 1969.. In latter years, we watched Sobhan Babu films like Sampoorna Ramayanam, Minor Babu, Jeevana Tarangalu, Sharada, Khaidi Babai, Puttinillu-Mettinillu, Iddaru Ammayilu, Kathanayakuralu, Kode Nagu, Kaalam Marindi, Ida Lokam, Doctor Babu, Manchi Manushulu, and Manavudu Danavudu.


After 1974, we moved to Nallakunta (Hyderabad) and so we used to watch (most of) the movies in Basant, Sangam, Sudarshan, Venkatesa, Shanti, Deepak and Prabhat...Sobhan Babu films that come to mind are Babu, Jeevana Jyothi, Soggadu, Devudu Chesina Pelli, Balipeetam, Jebudonga and Iddaru Iddare.


Some songs from those Sobhan years had a very special place in my heart, even at such an young age...Most of the songs, of course, were regulars on All India Radio in those days...The most memorable of them, for me, would be (not in any order of ranking)


Adigo Navalokam (Veerabhimanyu, 1965)
Nannu Evaro Takiri (Sattekalapu Satteyya, 1969)
Charana Kinkinulu (Chelleli Kapuram, 1971)
Kanula Mundu Nevunte.. (Chelleli Kapuram, 1971)
Mundarunna Chinnadani (Kalam Marindi, 1972)
Anuvu anuvuna velasina deva (Manavudu Danavudu, 1972)
Ee Jeevana Tarangalalo & Ee Andaniki Bandham Vesa Okanadu (Jeevana Tarangalu, 1973)
Sarada.. Nanu Cheraga, Sreemati Gariki Teerina Vela (Sarada, 1973)
Karunna Mainaru (Minor Babu, 1973)
Nee manasu - Naa manasu ekamai (Ida Lokam, 1973)
Ikkade Kalusukunnamau (Jeevitam, 1973)
Sangamam.. Anuraga Sangamam (Kode Nagu, 1974)
Orabbee Chebutanu.. (Khaidee Babai, 1974)
Okanati Mata Kadu.. & Madhuvolakabose Nee Chilipi Kallu (Kannavari Kalalu, 1974)
Ide paata, pratee chota - Ilage paaduthuntaanu (Puttinillu Mettinillu, 1973)
Neevu Leka Nenu Lenu.., Padaku Padaku.. & Vinu Naa Maata - Vinna vante.. (Manchi Manushulu, 1974)
Neelala Ningilo.. Megala Terulo (Jebu Donga, 1975)
Yedu Kondalavada..Venkatesa (Soggadu, 1975)
Oka Janta Kalisina Tarunana (Babu, 1975)
Kusalama.. Neeku Kusalamena, Kalasi Paadudam & Chandamama Raave (Balipeetham, 1975)
Ikkade Kalusu Kunnamu (Jeevitam, 1973)
Oho.. Lalita.. Na Prema Kavita (Malle poovu, 1978)
Gaali Vaanalo..Vaana Neetilo (Swayamvaram, 1982)


Sarada, Manjula, Vanisri and Lakshmi formed great pairing with Sobhan Babu...None of the latter-day heroines somehow could match up to these four along-side Sobhan...This is not about the statistics (in fact, Jayasudha leads the list as far as the number of films as heroine in Sobhan films are concerned!), but the sheer screen presence of the on- screen pairing that the above four heroines had with Sobhan Babu. My dad’s favorite Sobhan Babu film was Kodenagu, immortalized by the lilting song ‘Sangaman…Sangaman’. Mom’s fav. was Kannavari Kalalu.


On the Sunday before he passed away, Teja TV aired the Sobhan film ‘Pogaru Bothu’...and I sat glued to the Tv set for the duration of the film...little realising that the coming Thursday would bring the heart-breaking news of his death...His passing away has left us all shattered...It seems unreal that Sobhan Babu is no more...But, does he not live in the hearts of Telugus everywhere, from Atlanta to Auckland...

He has left us all with great memories of his films that we would forever cherish...He lived a happy and contented life...to the last.


Thanks to Sri Atluri Srinivas garu (Pittsburg, PA), we could talk to Sri Karuna Seshu (Sobhan Babu's son) on phone and express our condolences to the bereaved family...But, at this moment, are we not all bereaved too? The enormity of the fact that he is no more in our midst shall take a long time to sink in; if at all...Such effervescence of spirit can never be extinguished by mere death...He lives on...


Sudhakar Rao
Hyderabad
E-mail ID: himakar@hotmail.com

[dellspider]

I am an ardent fan of shoban babu garu through out my life i am 35 years now. I watched his movie Khaidi babi when i was 15 years in second release and from then i have watched all his movies on the first day, every one in my family and friends know that i watch his movies on the first day first show.

I got to know the news very late after 2 days, i was traveling and the day before i missed a flight from chicago to boston and has to stay in a hotel and after reaching there went to office and when went to a mall for some shopping my father told me about this bad news , i was shocked and for about an hour i could not think of any thing and after reaching home searched all available sites and read news about it.


I dont know how to express the feelings.

[MagikalMysteria]

By the time I grew old enough to make note of movies, Shoban was slowly reducing his active involvement with movies, and Chiru was on the rise then.

So for people who belong to the slightly next generation they might definitely have missed his purple patch. But it wouldn’t take long for anyone to realize that he is the most complete actor, who could match NTR in mythological movies or emulate ANR in social movies and had an image of his own in romantic movies.

Inspite of his unassailable success in the industry, he never ever tried to dominate the industry even when he was at his very prime. Speaks a lot about his humbleness and values.

Man of few words that he was, once in an Etv. interview when asked about his role in Sampoorna Ramayanam and his experience with Bapu, he just summed up the entire thing with one line, "Jagamerigina Brahmanuniki Jandhyamela?”

Such a thorough professional, never got any one from his family involved with the film industry. Man with high principles and am glad that young learned actor NTR Jr gave his bit by dedicating the award to him.

The fact that the Telugus who have now spread across the world akin to the century old "Brain Drain theory, coupled with the obsession for the NRI or foreign returned Tag" including a few gentleman who flaunt it at the drop of a hat in any article they write, are still not able to forget him even decades after his prime only speaks about how great and humble a person he was, inspite of his indisputable and legendary acting career.

[nagrk]

Hello all,

First of all, thanks to Chimata Srinivas for providing a wonderful forum for all the music lovers for me. Me & my wife have been listening to Chimatamusic songs for more than 1.5 years now. After going thru the feelings expressed by others on sad demise of a great actor Sobhan babu, I want to share my feelings. I registered today so that I can post on this site.

I watched Sobhan's only interview in ETV in mid 1990's. Most part of the interview he was thanking NTR for all the help he extended to Sobhan. The best part of the interview was when the interviewer asked him a question 'People say that you are very conjuce. What is your response'. His answer was amazing - 'Sahayam (help) anedi chesinavallu cheppuko koodadu, teesukunna vaallu marchipokoodadu. Nannu nammukoni 80 mandi pani chestunnaru. Nenu badhyata rahityam ga dabbu kharchu chestay, vaalla paristiti emiti?'. I was so impressed with his personality and I always quote this to many of my friends. His words shows his great personality.
May Sobhan's soul rest in peace.

[swap76]

I am so touched and saddened by reading all the emails of grief for his death. Even though I am not a great fan of sobhan babu like all of you, I really liked all his movies right from manushulu maarali, sampoorna ramayanam, veerabhimanyu..

Even though most of sobhan babu's earlier movies were during the early mid 70's when I was not born, I had the opportunity to see all his movies again thanks to my mother who is a big fan of him.

I remember when I was 8 years old, we were in Tirupati and we heard that Sobhan babu, Jayasudha and Jayaprada were staying in the same hotel as we were. The whole unit was shooting in Tirupati.
So naturally I was curious to see how Sobhan babu looks like in person and me being a child helped ,as the manager personally took me to Sobhan babu's room. It was like watching someone ethereal, Very handsome , fair and towering person, I could not take my eyes off him. The memory that stayed with me most was that he not only spoke to me in his soft voice but I sat on his lap and he ordered a dosa for me and was courteous to my mother and father. How many stars are like that?? He was so sweet, he even told me that I could see his shooting. I will always remember his soft voice, wearing the crisp white kurta and pancha and sitting and talking.. Later, my interest increased even more and I would take whatever chance I can to see the movie with my father and mother.Some movies would be re- released again and I would watch it.

Last year my father passed away suddenly due to cancer and when I look back at my childhood memories with him, it was going to the movies and sobhan babu was a big part of it...

I still remember the call I got from my mother, crying and saying, 'he is no more', all the pain and hurt of losing my father and losing Sobhan Babu somehow came together.

Even now, when I was reading the emails and felt the grief, I could not help crying.. Why is it that it impacts us so much. It is because this legend has given us moments and sweet memories, every bit of it and when that person is no more, it is like a part of us is no more either

[hanuman]

And after all that you are not a fan of Sobhan? Just kidding . Welcome to the group swap76. It was a very good and touching post by you. As Srini quoted in the Addala Meda section (song of this week), actors are humans just like the rest of us and the fans easily forget that aspect. I think we tend to extend our impression of their on-screen characters to their real life personaloties. For example, villains are bad guys heros are super human comedians are always silly, heroines are glam dolls and so on.

I am sorry to hear about your father's death and your personal loss. As some one who lost both parents long ago, my sympathies are with you and I can assure you that time will heal everything.

Also please keep writing on the board. You seem to have a very good writing style and please keep it going here.

[NANDAKISHOR K]

hi hanuman,

Bahukaala darshanam- ekkadiki vellipoyaru -

meeru, surya okkasari silent ayipoyetappadiki, kaasta nissaaranga anipistundi.

Other than our Param veera upload chakra birudaankitulu santaram all our lot seems to be lost somehow.

Only srini is like citi bank - a city that never sleeps....


Kishor

[hanuman]

hello kishor garu, i have always been around but just got very busy at work for the last several weeks and didn't have anything meaningful to contribute.

[schimata2]

Hi folks,

For the last two months, I am more busy at Sobhan Babu DB.. partly the blame should be on me as well for this DB's stagnation...

Surya is in India now and seems to be very busy with his work.

Thanks Santha Ram for keeping the DB alive!!!

Let us again be active here.

Cheers,
Srini

[Raji1]

Hi

Can you tell me where can i find Shoban babu's nenu naa kathanayikalu on the net?

Thank you