 Later, he acted in the Tollywood industrial hit "Bobbili Brahmanna" which earned him Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) and Nandi Award for Best Actor.He also remade the film in Hindi as "Dharm Adhikari" with Dilip Kumar and Jeetendra in 1986.Later, he acted in films such as "Raraju", "Bharatamlo Shankaravam", "Rowdy", "Bandee", "Tirugubatu", "Aggi Raju", "Bullet", "Ukku Manishi", "Ravana Brahma", "Neti Yugadharmam" and "Ugra Narasimham".