Sarath Babu

Sathyam Babu Dixithulu, known by his stage name Sarath Babu, is an Indian film actor, known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. He has acted in more than 200 films, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in more than 100 films in Tamil and 80 in Telugu, 20 in Kannada and a few in Malayalam and Hindi. He entered the film industry in 1973 through a Telugu film and later became popular through the Tamil film Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978), directed by K. Balachander. He has received eight state Nandi Awards.