Saturday 31 March 2012

Betha Sudhakar

Sudhakar Betha
Born	Sudhakar Betha February 1, 1956 (age 56) Markapur, India
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actor

Background

Sudhakar Betha was born in Markapur, Prakasam district. His father was a Deputy Collector So, his education never happened in one place. It was all over Andhra Pradesh. He studied till intermediate and then joined Madras film Institute and ventured into films.

Film Career

Tamil Film career

After Intermediate Sudhakar went to Madras and joined the film institute. There he met Chiranjeevi along with Narayan Rao who happen to be his classmates. Among the three friends, Sudhakar got the first chance to act as a hero with actress Radhika in a Tamil movie Kizhakke Pogum Rail which was a super hit. He then established himself as an actor in tamil doing 45 films, out of which 35 of them enjoyed a 100-day run. He and Radhika were a hit pair at that time, both of them acted together in 18 films. In spite of a comfortable hero status in Tamil films Some politics in Tamil filmdom made him come to Telugu films.

Telugu Film Career

In the beginning days in Telugu film industry he acted as a lead actor in films like Srushti Rahasyalu, Oorikicchina Maata, Bhogi Mantalu and others. He then started doing comedian roles which fitted him well. He is famous for his peculiar voice modulation, He became a popular comedian in 80's and 90's by his dialogue pronunciation. He is also fondly known as "Picha Kottudu Sudhakar".