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
- 2 Miles to the Border
- A Bullet for Shadow
- A Devil A Spy
- A Journey to Hell
- A Minute in Hell
- Angel of Death
- Assault on Shadow
- Assignment Karachi
- Assignment Love Bird
- Baba
- Badmaash
- Banjay
- Bhayam... Bhayam (Running in Swathi Weekly)
- Bhola Sankar 1
- Bhola Sankar 2
- Blood Hound
- Bloody Border
- Bombing Squad
- Broken Revolver
- Buffalo Hunters
- Burma Doll
- Carnival for Killers
- Chichchara Pidugu (Continued by Dagger of Shadow)
- Chinese Beauty
- Chinese Mask
- Chinese Puzzle
- C.I.D Shadow
- Commander Shadow
- Counterfeit Killers
- Dagger of Shadow (Continuation of Chichchara Pidugu)
- Dangerous Diabolic
- Dangerous Game 1
- Dangerous Game 2
- Deadly Spy 1
- Deadly Spy 2 - Death in the Jungle
- Dear Shadow
- Devil's Dinner
- Devils in Nicobar
- Dirty Devil
- Dr. Shadow
- Dr. Sreekar M.B.B.S
- Dr. Zero
- Donga Donga Donga Pattukondi Pattukondi
- Duel at Double Rock
- Durmargudu
- Dynamite Dora
- Fighting Four
- Fist of Shadow
- Flying Bomb
- Flying Falcon
- Flying Horse
- Golden Robe
- Golden Shadow
- Grenade Group
- Gunfight in Green Land
- Guns in the Night
- Horrors Of Darkness
- Hunter Shadow
- Inspector Shadow
- Junior Agent Sreekar
- Kendo Warrior
- Kill Quick or Die
- Kill Them Mr. Shadow
- Killers Gang
- Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
- Kiss Me Darling
- License to Kill
- Lone Wolf
- Mera Naam Rajoola
- Midnight Adventure 1
- Midnight Adventure 2
- Midnight Plus One 1
- Midnight Plus One 2
- Mission to Peking
- Murdering Devils
- Nalla Thachu (Continued by Warrior Shadow)
- Never Love A Spy
- Night Walker
- Number 28
- Once Again Shadow
- Operation Arizona
- Operation Bengal Tiger
- Operation Counter Spy
- Operation Double Cross
- Operation Kabul
- Professor Shadow
- Red Shadow 1
- Red Shadow 2
- Revenge Revenge
- Rudraani
- Run for the Border
- Run for the Highlands
- Run Shadow Run
- Scientist Miss Madhuri
- Scientist Shadow
- Secret Agent Mr. Shadow
- Seventh Killer
- Shadow in Baghdad
- Shadow in Borneo
- Shadow in Cochin
- Shadow in Hyderabad
- Shadow in Japan
- Shadow in Sikkim
- Shadow in Thailand
- Shadow in the Jungle
- Shadow The Avenger
- Shadow The Spy King
- Shadow!
- Shadow! Shadow!! 1
- Shadow! Shadow!! 2
- Shadow! Shadow!! Shadow!!!
- Shadow Vasthunnaadu Jaagraththa
- Sicilian Adventure
- Silver King
- Spider Web
- Star Fighter (Fighting Fool)
- Target Five
- Target Shadow
- Taste For Death
- Temple of Death
- Ten Against Shadow 1
- Ten Against Shadow 2
- Terra-205 1
- Terra-205 2
- Terror Island
- The Brain Washers
- The Curse of Kung Fu
- The Girl From C.I.B.
- The Killer From C.I.B.
- Tiger Munna
- Time for Love
- To Shadow with Love
- Trouble Makers
- Viplavam Vardhillali
- Wanted Dead or Alive
- Warrior Shadow (Continuation of Nalla Thachu)
- Who are you?
- Yamudu
Social Novels
- Aarthi
- Aparichithudu
- Athanu
- Bairagi
- Bhavani
- Chakra Theerdham
- Crime Corner
- Death Warrant
- Down Street Mystery
- Final Warning
- Jaguar Jaswanth
- Missing Number
- Paamu
- Please Help Me
- Puli Madugu
- Rahasyam
- Red Alert
- Red Silver
- Rudra Bhoomi
- Shankar Dada 1
- Shankar Dada 2
- Shiksha 1
- Shiksha 2
- Spandana
- Vetti 1
- Vetti 2
Fantasy Novels
- Ananda Jyothy
- Bhairava
- Chathurnethrudu 1
- Chathurnethrudu 2
- Gandu Cheema
- Kaalakanya
- Kaalanaagu
- Kaalikaalayam 1
- Kaalikaalayam 2 - Kankaalaloya
- Kaalikaalayam 3 - Kalyana Thilakam
- Machchala Gurram 1
- Machchala Gurram 2
- Madhumaalini
- Marakatha Manjusha 1
- Marakatha Manjusha 2
- Narudu
- Nisaacharudu 1
- Nisaacharudu 2
- Rudrudu
- Sasibaala
- Sivangi
- Sivudu 1
- Sivudu 2
- Swarna Gopuram
- Swarna Khadgam 1
- Swarna Khadgam 2
- Veerabhadra Reddy 1
- Veerabhadra Reddy 2
- Vennela Madugu
- Rudranagu
Vaatsava Shyamsunder Novels
- Bomma
- Dare Devil 1
- Dare Devil 2
- Finishing Touch
- Gharshana
- Hechcharika
- Jwalaamukhi
- Kankana Rahasyam
- Nandini
- Nishabdanaadam
- Paarahushaar
- Red Signal
- Saadhana
- Saalabhanjika
- Shravani
- Tiger Vathsava
- Time Bomb
- Top Secret
- Top Ten
- Touch Me Not
- Two in One
- Virgin Island
- Viswa Prayathnam
TV series
[edit]- Chakra Theerdham (ETV)
- Kaalikaalayam (Gemini TV)