Bharath Raju
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Bharath Raju was an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films in supporting roles. He is best known for his roles in Mangatayaru Tiffin Center (2008), Ready (2008) and Jump Jilani (2014). He is the brother of actor Ravi Teja.
Personal life
In 2012, he was arrested alongside his brother Raghu for purchasing drugs from a Ugandan national in Hyderabad.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2010/Aug/20/ravi-tejas-brothers-caught-with-drugs-179589.html|title=Ravi Teja's brothers caught with drugs|first=|last=|date=16 May 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=31 March 2025}} In 2014, Hyderabad police questioned Raghu and a woman for leaving their cars parked on Kavuri Hills. An angered Bharath Raju abused the cops and was subsequently arrested.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260617/bharath-was-once-held-for-peddling-narcotics.html|title=Bharath was once held for peddling narcotics|first=|last=|date=26 June 2017|website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}
He died in a car crash while speeding and drunk in the emergency lane on ORR in Hyderabad after hitting a lorry around 9:45 a.m. on 23 June 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-26 |title=Ravi Teja's brother Bharath Raju was drunk during accident? Empty liquor bottles in his car |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/ravi-teja-brother-bharath-raju-was-drunk-accident-empty-liquor-bottles-in-his-car-4723207/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=26 June 2017 |title=Hyderabad: Bharath Raju was speeding in wrong lane |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260617/hyderabad-bharath-raju-was-speeding-in-wrong-lane.html |website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2017-06-25 |title=Actor Bharat Raju fades into oblivion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/actor-bharat-raju-fades-into-oblivion/article19146189.ece |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} Ravi Teja and his family except for Raghu notably skipped his brother's funeral since the family was shocked by his sudden death.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/bharath-lonely-in-death-ravi-teja-skips-last-rites/articleshow/59316213.cms|title=Bharath lonely in death, Ravi Teja skips last rites|work=The Times of India |date=26 June 2017|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}{{Cite web |date=2017-07-02 |title=Ravi Teja opens up on skipping brother Bharath Raju's funeral |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/ravi-teja-opens-up-on-brother-bharath-raju-funeral-1021985-2017-07-02 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}
Filmography
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- Athade Oka Sainyam (2004)
- Venky (2004)
- Pedababu (2004)
- Okkade (2005)
- Veerabhadra (2006)
- Dhee (2007)
- Mangatayaru Tiffin Center (2008)
- Ready (2008)
- Ek Niranjan (2009)
- Kalavar King (2010)
- Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010)
- Baava (2010)
- Bodyguard (2012)
- Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013)
- Jump Jilani (2014)
- Rabhasa (2014)
- Dohchay (2015)
- Sher (2015)
- Aa Mugguru (2016)
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References
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