The Inseparable Friends - Often Called "Body &Soul" - An Inspiration

Babu (The Artist) and Ramana (The Writer) is worth a great friendship


A eye arresting painting or an art work or a beautiful film heroine is always referred to ‘Babu Bomma’ around the world. That is the honour Babu, the painter gained in Indian artist’s arena. Babu is considered as the natural artist of nature and women.
Babu And Rmana - The Body and Soul

From the days of Adam and Eve, it is female that is the focus point of beauty. The natural beauty and charm of a female is responsible for human race though male is instrumental. That natural attraction, the female, is further escalated with the touch of a brush to raise the erotic emotion in is ‘Babu Bomma’
Babu is not only an artist but a film maker. Babu and Ramana (film writer) are the inseparable duo and people call them ‘body and soul’. These inseparable pair had set an example for ideal friendship. Lived together for 50 years in the same house ,sharing good and bad with poise and tranquillity they are called ‘Nishkama Rishis’ (unattached to worldly attractions). They never came public for popularity and fame. They dislike show and celebrations.  Babu is well known for creative art and captured the hearts of thousands through his portraits, cartoons, paintings, caricatures, illustrations and calligraphy. Bapu creates wonderful and creative painting with few free hand strokes. His drawings and pictures depict 100% Indian culture.
 In recognition of his contribution to the field of Art in general and for telugu culture in particular, Bapu was honoured by various Govt and non Govt organisations. To name a few 
Satthiraju Lakshmi Narayana also known as Bapu was born in the year 1933, December 15.  He breathed his last on August 31, 2014. Mullapudi Venkata  Ramana on the other hand is a story writer. Ramana was born in Dhavaleswaram June 28, 1931 and passed away on February 23, 2011, Chennai
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Babu's Naughty Budugu

Mullapudi Venkata Rmanas’ created Budugu a fictional character and Budugu is a very naughty boy. ‘Budugu’ the child character is a house hold name in Telugu Nadu is a precocious and bratty child, bu this actions end up in good humour and entertainment. Mullapudi’s Budugu represents the world as seen by the character. Budugu has an opinion about everything. Budugu talks about politicians, culture and informs reality of the world. Budugu wanted to become a jhatka (horse-cart) rider/engine(train) driver. Many characters come and go in his stories like his parents – Radha and Gopalam, and unmarried uncle – baabai and various neighbours like laavupaati pakkinti pinnigaru and her husband, budugu's child love is ghana Pasoonamba and a  detective makes a comedy appearance.
Both Ramana and Babu created history in Indian Telugu film industry. Their best contribution is for mythological films. Babu draws the whole film in the form of drawings before it goes for production. That is his way of screen plot before direction. Gew of the famous films they produced are ‘Sampurna Ramayanam’, ‘Rama Rajyam’, ‘Andala Ramudu’ and ‘Mutyla Muggu’. The films where Babu has s[ecial attention to women and the heroines in those films are called ‘Babu Bommalu’ are 

Few Babu's Paintings:

Different Postures of a Female with different Expressions:


Romantic Mood

Bhapu's heroines

 Mullapudi Ramana died well before babu and Babu could not tolerate the separation. In his own words he wrote while screening a film 'Midhunam" : Ref; http://www.indiaglitz.com/bapu-felt-the-loss-of-ramana-in-mithunam-telugu-news-89678

That is the height of true friendship.


References:
http://pusthakalu.in/telugu-novels/bapu-ramana