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{{Short description|Indian film public relations officer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Diamond Babu
|image =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|06|16}}
|birth_place = [[Madras]] (now Chennai), [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|occupation = [[public relations officer]], [[media consultant]]
|alma_mater =
|othername = Babu
|yearsactive = 1986–present
|parents = [[Film News Anandan]]<br />Sivagami
|spouse = {{marriage|Saraswathi|1983}}
|children = 1
|relatives =
}}
'''Diamond Babu''' is an Indian [[public relations officer]] and [[media consultant]] who predominantly works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He has worked more than 600 films as public relations officer in [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajini at Diamond Babu's son's wedding |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-at-diamond-babu-s-son-s-wedding-imagegallery-kollywood-ockp02agbcisi.html |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 March 2018 |archive-date=3 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225353/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-at-diamond-babu-s-son-s-wedding-imagegallery-kollywood-ockp02agbcisi.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2017 |title=Best PROs in the town are... |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/diamond-babu-and-riaz-get-the-best-pro-award-at-bgm-2017.html |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=Behindwoods |archive-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135920/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/diamond-babu-and-riaz-get-the-best-pro-award-at-bgm-2017.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Babu's father [[Film News Anandan]] was one of the earliest journalists, managers and chroniclers of Tamil cinema, and he wanted his son to enter the film industry. Babu, on the other hand, was comfortably educated in [[Delhi]] and employed at a bank. To satisfy his father's wish, he left his bank job, started the "Diamond" film club and screened films for a close group at Devi Bala, Sathyam and Subham theatres in the early 80's. Tamil films faced some hiccups at the censors, and one such trouble was the reason Babu became a fully fledged PRO, since he realised that being knowledgeable in Hindi, he could be a bridge between the north and the south.<ref name="TNM">{{Cite web |date=17 July 2014 |title=Diamond Babu- The man with a diamond touch in Kollywood |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/diamond-babu-man-diamond-touch-kollywood-20170 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214001234/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/diamond-babu-man-diamond-touch-kollywood-20170 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |access-date=3 March 2018 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 1986, when producer Aabhavanan wanted to convert a five-minute documentary into a commercial film, Babu's father canvassed for funds—the concept of [[crowdfunding]] is not new – and Babu got drawn into the struggle and was made the PRO. In 1986, when ''[[Oomai Vizhigal]]'' faced some hurdle in getting the censorship, Babu was able to liaise with the tribunal in Delhi. The film, starring [[Vijayakanth]] was a blockbuster hit. After [[Oomai Vizhigal]] his next nine films were also successive blockbuster hits and he was looked as lucky PRO in Tamil film industry.<ref name="TNM" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |date=20 June 2016 |title=பிஆர்ஓ யூனியன் தேர்தல்: ஆறாவது முறையாக டைமண்ட் பாபு.. முதல் முறையாக ஜான்! |url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/diamond-babu-john-won-the-key-posts-pro-union-040642.html |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ta |access-date=3 March 2018 |archive-date=3 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303225618/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/diamond-babu-john-won-the-key-posts-pro-union-040642.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="sortable" class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1986 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Oomai Vizhigal]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|1990 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[My Dear Marthandan]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2014 |title=Diamond Babu's son Vikram Sagar's wedding reception with Preethi at Raja Muthiah Hall in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chennai/diamond-babus-son-vikram-sagars-wedding-reception-with-preethi-at-raja-muthiah-hall-in-chennai/articleshow/30396691.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 January 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729203156/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chennai/Diamond-Babus-son-Vikram-Sagars-wedding-reception-with-Preethi-at-Raja-Muthiah-Hall-in-Chennai/articleshow/30396691.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|1991 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Captain Prabhakaran]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|1992 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|1993 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kalaignan]]''
|style="text-align: center;" |[[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|1994 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Rajakumaran (film)|Rajakumaran]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|1999 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Mannavaru Chinnavaru]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2000 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2001 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Aalavandhan]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2003 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Chandramukhi]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Sachein]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2007 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Mozhi (film)|Mozhi]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2008 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Abhiyum Naanum (film)|Abhiyum Naanum]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2009 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kanthaswamy]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2010 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Aasal]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2012 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Thuppakki]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|2014 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Arima Nambi]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]''
|style="text-align: center;" |[[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion|Baahubali]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Neruppu Da]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]<br />and<br />[[Line producer]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018 ||style="text-align: center;" | ''[[Vishwaroopam II]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |''[[Thuppaki Munai]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|-
| 2020 || style="text-align: center;" |''[[Asuraguru]]''
|style="text-align: center;" | [[public relations officer|PRO]]||style="text-align: center;" | ||
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|-
! width=5%| Year
! style="width:40%;"| Film
! style="width:40%;"| Category
! style="width:40%;"| Award
! style="width:15%;"| Result
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2017
| style="text-align:center;" |''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' & ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |Best PRO
| style="text-align:center;" |Behindwoods Gold Medals 2017
| {{won}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2017 |title=Behindwoods Gold Medals 2017: Full winners list |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/complete-list-of-award-winners-in-behindwoods-gold-medals-2017.html |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=Behindwoods |archive-date=6 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106062722/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/complete-list-of-award-winners-in-behindwoods-gold-medals-2017.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20201117045240/https://filmnews24x7.com/ Official website]}}
*{{IMDb name|8024754}}

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[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Film people from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]

Diamond Babu - Revision history

SeymourStonehous at 19:05, 25 March 2026