Mohan Babu was born on 19 March 1952[4]\u00a0to Narayanaswamy Naidu and Lakshmamma in the Modhugulapalem village near the banks of the river\u00a0Swarnamukhi. His birth place is sandwiched between two famous pilgrim centers –\u00a0Tirupati\u00a0(abode of Lord Venkateswara) and\u00a0Sri Kalahasti\u00a0(abode of Lord Vayulingeswara) in the\u00a0Chittoor district\u00a0of\u00a0Andhra Pradesh. He was named Bhaktavatsalam Naidu in reverence to Lord Eswara by his parents. It was not until he stepped into the film industry that his name changed to Mohan Babu. Mohan Babu grew up with his three younger brothers, Ranganath Chowdary, Ramachandra Chowdary, Krishna and his sister Vijaya. After finishing primary schooling from Yerpedu village, he attended the S.P.J.N.M High School in Tirupati. As a child, Mohan Babu developed an interest with the stage and actively appeared in school plays from the age of 14. His father, a headmaster, was keen on his son pursuing an academic career. It was during this time that Mohan Babu moved to\u00a0Chennai\u00a0and acquired a degree in\u00a0Physical Education\u00a0from the YMCA College of Physical Education. He then moved on to attend the\u00a0Madras Film Institute\u00a0to pursue a career in the film industry. He was also a class mate of superstar\u00a0Rajinikanth\u00a0who is one of his closest friends in the film industry.[5]a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mohan Babu was born on 19 March 1952[4]\u00a0to Narayanaswamy Naidu and Lakshmamma in the Modhugulapalem village near the banks of the river\u00a0Swarnamukhi. His birth place is sandwiched between two famous pilgrim centers –\u00a0Tirupati\u00a0(abode of Lord Venkateswara) and\u00a0Sri Kalahasti\u00a0(abode of Lord Vayulingeswara) in the\u00a0Chittoor district\u00a0of\u00a0Andhra Pradesh. He was named Bhaktavatsalam Naidu in reverence to Lord Eswara […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-33874","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n