Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters.
Subbaraju was born in Bhimavaram, to Penmatsa Ramakrishnam Raju and Vijayalakshmi. Subbaraju did his education at D. N. R. College, Bhimavaram. He did his bachelor's degree in Mathematics before doing a computer course and joining Dell Computers, Hyderabad.
His most notable works include Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammayi, Arya, Pokiri, Leader, Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, Businessman, Mirchi, , Temper, , Geetha Govindam, and Majili. Subbaraju is immensely popular in Japan for his role as Kumara Varma in the 2017 epic action film, '.
Subbaraju is known to keep his personal life private. On 26 November 2024, Subbaraju shared via Instagram that he had tied the knot to Dr. Sravanthi Tapal in Florida, United States. Sravanthi is a dentist by profession.