Personal Details

Father’s Name	:	Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju.
Date of Birth	:	20 January 1940.
Place of Birth	:	Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh).
Marital Status	:	Married.
Date of Marriage	:	20 September 1996.
Spouse’s Name	:	Smt. U. Shyamala Devi.
No. of Daughters	:	4
Educational Qualifications	:	Under Graduate.
Qualifications	:	Profession Agriculturist, Artist and Former Ruler.
Permanent Address	:	Vill. Mogaltur, Mandal Narasapur, Distt. West Godavari-505 209 (Andhra Pradesh)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments	:	Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards.
Social and Cultural Activities	:	Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Special Interests	:	Welfare of the people.
Favourite Pastimeand Recreation	:	Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games.
Sports and Clubs	:	Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player.
Countries Visited	:	Widely travelled.
Other Information: President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware of fiscal, academic and political policies; and actively engaged in Sangh Pariwar activities,. Born in the motherland of Alluri Sitarama Raju, the great freedom fighter, Krishnam Raju continues to forge ahead with his lasting smile and service, daring and dedicated as Alluri himself. Krishnam Raju rejuvenates himself with twice-a-day yoga session. He is into transcendental meditation and says that with meditation one can be as active with just two hours of sleep instead of the usual eight hours. He believes that the body is a slave to the mind and that no medicine is more powerful than a controlled mind. He is a voracious reader and takes keen interest in spiritual writings.