Honoring A Legend – Remembering BA Raju on His 66th Beginning Anniversary

At this time, January seventh, marks the 66th beginning anniversary of Ba Raju, a person who was really the properly wisher of the Telugu movie business. For 40 years, he was not only a particular person working in cinema, he was an establishment in himself. Whether or not appearing as a journalist, a Public Relations Officer (PRO), a writer, or a producer, he remained on the prime of his sport. What made him really particular was his nature. In an business that may be very aggressive, he was a good friend to everybody. From prime stars and administrators to newcomers, he handled everybody with equal respect and love, typically appearing as a mentor to assist form the careers of many heroes and heroines.

Ba Raju’s skilled journey was nothing in need of wonderful. He started his profession taking care of publicity for Celebrity Krishna and ultimately grew to become the publicity in cost for over 1,500 movies, enjoying a large function of their success. His legacy in journalism is equally spectacular. After working for a number of day by day papers, he launched his personal journal, Tremendous Hit Weekly, in 1994 along with his spouse, B. Jaya. His dedication was so immense that he ran the journal for 27 years with out ever lacking a single problem till his final breath.

In 2001, he expanded his horizons by establishing the Superhit Mates and  RJ Cinemas banners along with his spouse. Collectively, they moved their operations to Hyderabad and produced profitable, beautiful films resembling Premalo Pavani Kalyan, Chantigadu, Beautiful, and Vaisakham. Past manufacturing, he was often known as the “Data Financial institution” of the business. He didn’t want a pc to seek out info, he had launch dates, theater runs, and field workplace collections proper at his fingertips.

As a pacesetter, Ba Raju served because the president of the Movie Critics Affiliation, the place he was all the time there to guard and assist fellow journalists. If anybody confronted monetary hassle or wanted emotional help, he was the primary to supply a serving to hand. Whereas he maintained shut relationships with everybody, he shared a really particular bond with Evergreen Celebrity Krishna and Celebrity Mahesh Babu.

Though Ba Raju is not with us, his work continues to thrive. He established the favored internet portal IndustryHit.com, and his well-known X (Twitter) account continues to supply updates to almost 7 lakh followers. His son, Shiva Kumar B, is now carrying the torch ahead and is revamping the Superhit Mates and RJ Cinemas banner to announce new movies with fashionable stars quickly. Ba Raju was a person who thought of films 24 hours a day, and his loss is one thing the business will all the time really feel. On today, we pay a heartfelt tribute to this glorious soul.