Kancharapalem Raju

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| name = Kancharapalem Raju

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| birth_name = Vepada Subba Rao

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| birth_place = Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2018–present

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Vepada Subba Rao, better known as Kancharapalem Raju, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. He received wide popularity for the character "Raju" in his debut film C/o Kancharapalem (2018).{{Cite web|title='C/O Kancharapalem' and the Politics of Unspeakability of Caste|url=https://thewire.in/film/c-o-kancharapalem-and-the-politics-of-unspeakability-of-caste|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Wire|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144353/https://thewire.in/film/c-o-kancharapalem-and-the-politics-of-unspeakability-of-caste|url-status=live}}

Early life and career

Subba Rao used to act in dramas. He worked at GVMC. During the casting period of C/o Kancharapalem, director Venkatesh Maha gave him a chance to act in the film.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-28|title=Knowing the Vizag-based star cast of C/o Kancharapalem|url=https://www.yovizag.com/co-kancharapalem-vizag-actors/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Vizag|language=en-US}} The film brought him wide acclaim and since then he continued acting in the films.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-07|title=South Stream: Care of Kancharapalem|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/south-stream-care-of-kancharapalem-6151763/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205707/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/south-stream-care-of-kancharapalem-6151763/|url-status=live}} He won a jury award for his work in the film C/o Kancharapalem at the Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival.{{Cite news|title=C/o Kancharapalem actor Subba Rao wins award at Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/c/o-kancharapalem-actor-subba-rao-wins-award-at-caleidoscope-indian-film-festival/articleshow/67041582.cms|access-date=2023-03-08|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|first=Neeshita|last=Nyayapati|date=11 December 2018|archive-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506090358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/c/o-kancharapalem-actor-subba-rao-wins-award-at-caleidoscope-indian-film-festival/articleshow/67041582.cms|url-status=live}}