 Jagapathi Babu (originally named as Jagapathi Rao) was born in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad.He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Tollywood.Jagapathi Babu made his debut in Telugu with the movie "Simha Swapnam"(1989) which was produced by his father and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.