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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{notability|1=Biographies|date=May 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kancharapalem Raju
| image =
| birth_name = Vepada Subba Rao
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kancharapalem]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| nationality =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2018–present
}}
'''Vepada Subba Rao''', better known as '''Kancharapalem Raju''', is an Indian actor who works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language films. He received wide popularity for the character "Raju" from his debut film ''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|title='C/O Kancharapalem' and the Politics of Unspeakability of Caste|url=https://thewire.in/film/c-o-kancharapalem-and-the-politics-of-unspeakability-of-caste|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Wire}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Subba Rao used to act in dramas. He worked at [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation|GVMC]]. During the casting period of ''C/o Kancharapalem'', director [[Venkatesh Maha]] gave him a chance to act in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-28|title=Knowing the Vizag-based star cast of C/o Kancharapalem|url=https://www.yovizag.com/co-kancharapalem-vizag-actors/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Vizag|language=en-US}}</ref> The film brought him wide acclaim and since then he continued acting in the films.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-07|title=South Stream: Care of Kancharapalem|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/south-stream-care-of-kancharapalem-6151763/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He won a jury award for his work in the film ''C/o Kancharapalem'' at the Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title=C/o Kancharapalem actor Subba Rao wins award at Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/c/o-kancharapalem-actor-subba-rao-wins-award-at-caleidoscope-indian-film-festival/articleshow/67041582.cms|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#ffc;" |{{dagger}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[C/o Kancharapalem]]''
|Raju
|Debut film
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
|''[[Palasa 1978]]''
|Satya Narayana
|
|-
|''[[Colour Photo]]''
|Jayakrishna's father
|
|-
|''Bucchi Naidu Kandriga''
|Narayana
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2021
|[[Akshara (film)|''Akshara'']]
|RMP Doctor
|
|-
|''[[Uppena]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Vakeel Saab]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kanabadutaledu]]''
|Mavayya
|
|-
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
|Attender Simhachalam
|
|-
|[[Gamanam (upcoming film)|''Gamanam'']]
|Cricket Coach
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Kerosene - A Burnt Truth]]''
|Ramaswamy
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=nm10100660|name=Subba Rao Vepada}}

[[Category:Telugu male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors from Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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