Author's Profile

ABOUT VALLURU MADHUSUDANA RAO (MADHU BABU)

Madhu Babu (Actual Name: Valluru Madhusudana Rao - Retired Headmaster of a School at Hanuman Junction, Near Vijayawada) is one of the most popular Telugu detective novelists.

Date of Birth: 6th July 1948
Started writing in the year 1971

His detective novels revolutionized the Telugu detective literature and his characters Shadow, Gangaram, Srikar, Mukesh, Bindu, Kulakarni, Captain Vasu etc., became household names of Telugu people. In particular people during 1970-1990's found their destination in fiction novels by Madhu Babu.

He has also written and still writing serials in Telugu weekly Swathi.

The hero of his detectives 'Shadow' has left an indelible impression among his readers. Many readers were educated by Madhu Babu’s intimate description of the geography, the lifestyles of various countries and remote regions, though fictitious. This trendsetter in Telugu detective novels mesmerized his readers and made them feel like they were watching a movie while reading his novels.

After getting popular with his detective literature, he started writing books with "Detectives Vathsava" and his partner cum friend "Shyam Sunder" as the main protagonist. He also wrote different novels without his famous detectives, some of them taking ancient backdrop and some leading to completely different fantasy worlds.

He worked as a headmaster in Hanuman Junction in Krishna district for a long time and was retired recently. Presently, this writer has turned to Television and films.

Some of his works:

Shadow Novels

1. 2 Miles to the Border
2. A Bullet for Shadow
3. A Devil A Spy
4. A Journey to Hell
5. A Minute in Hell
6. Angel of Death
7. Assault on Shadow
8. Assignment Karachi
9. Assignment Love Bird
10. Baba
11. Badmaash
12. Banjay
13. Bhayam... Bhayam (Running in Swathi Weekly)
14. Bhola Sankar 1
15. Bhola Sankar 2
16. Blood Hound
17. Bloody Border
18. Bombing Squad
19. Broken Revolver
20. Buffalo Hunters
21. Burma Doll
22. Carnival for Killers
23. Chichchara Pidugu (Continued by Dagger of Shadow)
24. Chinese Beauty
25. Chinese Mask
26. Chinese Puzzle
27. C.I.D Shadow
28. Commander Shadow
29. Counterfeit Killers
30. Dagger of Shadow (Continuation of Chichchara Pidugu)
31. Dangerous Diabolic
32. Dangerous Game 1
33. Dangerous Game 2
34. Deadly Spy 1
35. Deadly Spy 2 - Death in the Jungle
36. Dear Shadow
37. Devil's Dinner
38. Devils in Nicobar
39. Dirty Devil
40. Dr. Shadow
41. Dr. Sreekar M.B.B.S
42. Dr. Zero
43. Donga Donga Donga Pattukondi Pattukondi
44. Duel at Double Rock
45. Durmargudu
46. Dynamite Dora
47. Fighting Four
48. Fist of Shadow
49. Flying Bomb
50. Flying Falcon
51. Flying Horse
52. Golden Robe
53. Golden Shadow
54. Grenade Group
55. Gunfight in Green Land
56. Guns in the Night
57. Horrors Of Darkness
58. Hunter Shadow
59. Inspector Shadow
60. Junior Agent Sreekar
61. Kendo Warrior
62. Kill Quick or Die
63. Kill Them Mr. Shadow
64. Killers Gang
65. Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
66. Kiss Me Darling
67. License to Kill
68. Lone Wolf
69. Mera Naam Rajoola
70. Midnight Adventure 1
71. Midnight Adventure 2
72. Midnight Plus One 1
73. Midnight Plus One 2
74. Mission to Peking
75. Murdering Devils
76. Nalla Thachu (Continued by Warrior Shadow)
77. Never Love A Spy
78. Night Walker
79. Number 28
80. Once Again Shadow
81. Operation Arizona
82. Operation Bengal Tiger
83. Operation Counter Spy
84. Operation Double Cross
85. Operation Kabul
86. Professor Shadow
87. Red Shadow 1
88. Red Shadow 2
89. Revenge Revenge
90. Rudraani
91. Run for the Border
92. Run for the Highlands
93. Run Shadow Run
94. Scientist Miss Madhuri
95. Scientist Shadow
96. Secret Agent Mr. Shadow
97. Seventh Killer
98. Shadow in Baghdad
99. Shadow in Borneo
100. Shadow in Cochin
101. Shadow in Hyderabad
102. Shadow in Japan
103. Shadow in Sikkim
104. Shadow in Thailand
105. Shadow in the Jungle
106. Shadow The Avenger
107. Shadow The Spy King
108. Shadow!
109. Shadow! Shadow!! 1
110. Shadow! Shadow!! 2
111. Shadow! Shadow!! Shadow!!!
112. Shadow Vasthunnaadu Jaagraththa
113. Sicilian Adventure
114. Silver King
115. Spider Web
116. Star Fighter (Fighting Fool)
117. Target Five
118. Target Shadow
119. Taste For Death
120. Temple of Death
121. Ten Against Shadow 1
122. Ten Against Shadow 2
123. Terra-205 1
124. Terra-205 2
125. Terror Island
126. The Brain Washers
127. The Curse of Kung Fu
128. The Girl From C.I.B.
129. The Killer From C.I.B.
130. Tiger Munna
131. Time for Love
132. To Shadow with Love
133. Trouble Makers
134. Viplavam Vardhillali
135. Wanted Dead or Alive
136. Warrior Shadow (Continuation of Nalla Thachu)
137. Who are you?
138. Yamudu

Social Novels

1. Aarthi
2. Aparichithudu
3. Athanu
4. Bairagi
5. Bhavani
6. Chakra Theerdham
7. Crime Corner
8. Death Warrant
9. Down Street Mystery
10. Final Warning
11. Jaguar Jaswanth
12. Missing Number
13. Paamu
14. Please Help Me
15. Puli Madugu
16. Rahasyam
17. Red Alert
18. Red Silver
19. Rudra Bhoomi
20. Shankar Dada 1
21. Shankar Dada 2
22. Shiksha 1
23. Shiksha 2
24. Spandana
25. Vetti 1
26. Vetti 2

Fantasy Novels

1. Ananda Jyothy
2. Bhairava
3. Chathurnethrudu 1
4. Chathurnethrudu 2
5. Gandu Cheema
6. Kaalakanya
7. Kaalanaagu
8. Kaalikaalayam 1
9. Kaalikaalayam 2 - Kankaalaloya
10. Kaalikaalayam 3 - Kalyana Thilakam
11. Machchala Gurram 1
12. Machchala Gurram 2
13. Madhumaalini
14. Marakatha Manjusha 1
15. Marakatha Manjusha 2
16. Narudu
17. Nisaacharudu 1
18. Nisaacharudu 2
19. Rudrudu
20. Sasibaala
21. Sivangi
22. Sivudu 1
23. Sivudu 2
24. Swarna Gopuram
25. Swarna Khadgam 1
26. Swarna Khadgam 2
27. Veerabhadra Reddy 1
28. Veerabhadra Reddy 2
29. Vennela Madugu
30. Rudranagu

Vaatsava Shyamsunder Novels

1. Bomma
2. Dare Devil 1
3. Dare Devil 2
4. Finishing Touch
5. Gharshana
6. Hechcharika
7. Jwalaamukhi
8. Kankana Rahasyam
9. Nandini
10. Nishabdanaadam
11. Paarahushaar
12. Red Signal
13. Saadhana
14. Saalabhanjika
15. Shravani
16. Tiger Vathsava
17. Time Bomb
18. Top Secret
19. Top Ten
20. Touch Me Not
21. Two in One
22. Virgin Island
23. Viswa Prayathnam

TV series

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1. Chakra Theerdham (ETV)
2. Kaalikaalayam (Gemini TV)