
Mohan Babu was born on 19 March 1952[4] to Narayanaswamy Naidu and Lakshmamma in the Modhugulapalem village near the banks of the river Swarnamukhi. His birth place is sandwiched between two famous pilgrim centers - Tirupati (abode of Lord Venkateswara) and Sri Kalahasti (abode of Lord Vayulingeswara) in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He was named Bhaktavatsalam Naidu in reverence to Lord Eswara by his parents. It was not until he stepped into the film industry that his name changed to Mohan Babu. Mohan Babu grew up with his three younger brothers, Ranganath Chowdary, Ramachandra Chowdary, Krishna and his sister Vijaya. After finishing primary schooling from Yerpedu village, he attended the S.P.J.N.M High School in Tirupati. As a child, Mohan Babu developed an interest with the stage and actively appeared in school plays from the age of 14. His father, a headmaster, was keen on his son pursuing an academic career. It was during this time that Mohan Babu moved to Chennai and acquired a degree in Physical Education from the YMCA College of Physical Education. He then moved on to attend the Madras Film Institute to pursue a career in the film industry. He was also a class mate of superstar Rajinikanth who is one of his closest friends in the film industry.[5]a
Shikanja Maalik
Jayasimha
Kadiyam Babji
Rudraksha Rushi
Kamal Babu
Video Babu
Vijayarama Raju
Yama Dharma Raja
Bharath
Vishwamitra
Pandit Raghava
Mahadeva Shastri
Saluva Narasimha Rayalu
Narasimham
Chakradhar
Captain Rao
Bharath Kumar
Bhakthavatsala Naidu
Gopal / Krishna
Pedarayudu / Raja
Shivaji
Paritala Sreeramulu
Shishupala
M. Bhaktavatsalam Naidu
Simhachalam
Basawadu (Special Appearance)
Sage Durvasa
Dr. Chakravarthy
Professor Viswamitra
Anna
Madhu
S.V. Ranga Rao
Sivangi Sivaramakrishna
Baskar
Narada
Sivanna
Ravi
Malavasimha
Saint (cameo appearance)
Surendra Nath
Chakravarthy
Satti
Manmadha Rao
Kishore Kumar
Ravi
Britisher
Lanka Eswar Rao
Goodala Kanna Rao
Mohan Rao
Self