SUTTI VEERABHADRA RAO on Screen but in real life, Mamidipalli Veerabhadra Rao. He was a very popular Telugu film actor, who played as comedian and character artists he was a renowned radio and theatre artist. He was born on 6, June 1947 East Godavari Dist, of Andhra Pradesh and died on 30, June 1988 at Madras. Sutti Veerabhadra Rao was one half of the famous “Sutti Janta” the other being VELU. He entered the film industry in 1981 and became popular with Nalugu Stambalata in 1982. Until his untimely death due to a heart attack at the age of 41, he acted in 200 plus films in a short span of his film career.
Movie Nalugu Stambalata directed by Jandhyala, the duo of Veerabhadra Rao and Velu became popular as “Sutti Janta” as boss and assistant. Veerabhadra Rao identifies himself as the savior of Telugu language and Indian tradition. A hardcore nationalist who never accepts the greatness of other countries. He uses a phrase very often “NINNU EE DESANNI BAGU CHEYYATAM NA VALLA KADU” ( I can’t change you and this country) nobody requested him to do so but he feels like doing it for the sake of society. Interestingly he relates that mathematician Pythagoras as Pydavari Abbai of Visakha, and scientist Newton as Nutana belongs to Bengal. Likewise, he relates everything to Indian people and tradition. He never agrees that a foreigner is an inventor or doing something great. He never listens to others, he will be on his waterfall flow, his assistant names his flow as Sutti (hammer). He classifies the different flows as different hammers. The word “SUTTI” became popular during the 80s and it is everlasting, irrespective of year and time. It has become one-word phrase among Telugu people. The spontaneity and the nonstop flow of dialogues and clarity in a voice made Veerabhadra Rao as SUTTI VEERABHADRA RAO. The audience enjoyed to see him on the screen with different phrases and style. His screen presence was a year less, a decade made him unforgettable even after three decades of his absence from the screen, It really counts.
During his college days at SRR College, Vijayawada, he teamed with JANDHYALA who was his classmate, and together, they Participated in many competitions at the university level. This team went on to become one of the hit teams in the film industry with respect to comedy.
After Graduation, with love for theatre, he went on to become an employee of All India Radio, Vijayawada. Sri Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao (Rajani) is instrumental for his entry into AIR. Sri Rajani would select his staff only if they could pronounce all the 56 letters of Telugu language, in a clear tone, with correct pronunciation and enunciation.
He entered the Telugu film industry in 1981, with a film Jaatara. However, he got noticed in the industry in 1982 through the film Nalugu Stambalata by Jandhyala. He became famous in Tollywood for his lengthy dialogues. From 1982 to 1988, he acted in over 200 films in different kind of roles
