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J. D. Chakravarthy
Born
Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy

(1970-04-16) 16 April 1970 (age 54)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma materChaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • screenwriter
  • musician
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​

Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy, known professionally as J. D. Chakravarthy, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician known for his work primarily with Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Chakravarthy made his screen debut with the Telugu film, Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, featured at the 12th IFFI.[1] He subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the remake of the same film titled Shiva (1990). He then starred in the blockbuster Satya, featured in the Indian panorama section at the 29th IFFI, and was listed among CNN-IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time.[2][3] Chakravarthy received the Screen Award Special Jury Award.[4][5]

Chakravarthy has starred in more than seventy feature films in a variety of roles predominantly in Telugu, Hindi and a few Tamil, and Malayalam films. He is best known for his performances in box office hits like Neti Siddhartha (1990), Money (1993), Money Money (1995), One by Two (1993), Gulabi (1995), for which he received the state Nandi Special Jury Award,[citation needed][6][4][5] Mrugam (1996), Bombay Priyudu (1996), Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Egire Paavurama (1997), Nenu Premisthunnanu (1997), Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998), Premaku Velayara (1999), Pape Naa Pranam (2000), Premaku Swagatam (2002), Madhyanam Hathya (2004), Homam (2008), and Dayaa (2023).[7][8][9]

Early life

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Chakravarthy was born into a Telugu speaking family of carnatic singer Prof. Dr. Kovela Shantha, and father Nagulapati Suryanarayana Rao. He is born in Hyderabad, India. His elder sister Vijayanthi is settled in the United States.[10][11] He did his schooling in St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad), and completed B. E. from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology.[12][13]

Career

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He debuted in 1989 through Ram Gopal Verma's debut Telugu film, Siva as J.D., as one of the student leaders, and in the same year appeared in a supporting role in the Malayalam film Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo before devoting all his time to films under his mentor's Ram Gopal Varma 's production.

He has worked in many Telugu films directed by ace film makers of the time like Mani Ratnam, Krishna Vamsi, S. V. Krishna Reddy, K. Raghavendra Rao, Kodi Ramakrishna, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Siva Nageswara Rao, Gunasekhar, and Vamsy.[14][15] His first Hindi film in a lead role, Satya, was critically acclaimed and became a commercial blockbuster.[16] In 2002, he played a role of Sri Lankan Tamil Eelam fighter Dileepan, in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Kannathil Muthamittal.

He also starred in Hindi film like Vaastu Shastra, and Aag alongside Sushmita Sen, and Bhoot Returns alongside Manisha Koirala. He made his film directing debut, with Darwaaza Bandh Rakho and anthology film Darna Zaroori Hai got archived at the New York Institute of Technology, New York, America as part of the film course [17][18]

He has returned to Telugu film industry with Homam as a director and actor in the year 2008.[19] He then went on to direct Siddham.[18] He had a role in director Vishnuvardhan's Tamil film Sarvam, starring Arya and Trisha.[5] In 2016, he has appeared in the Malayalam film Bhaskar the Rascal pairing with Nayanthara also starring Mammootty. Then he played a young army officer in another Malayalam film Shikhamani, and made his Kannada film debut with the unreleased Raavani alongside Pooja Gandhi.[20][21]

Filmography

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List of J. D. Chakravarthy Telugu film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
1989 Shiva J. Durga Rao / JD Telugu
1990 Neti Siddhartha Chakravarthy
Shiva Jagadish Dave / JD Hindi
1991 Srivari Chindhulu Telugu
Atiradhudu[22] Venky
Prem Qaidi Prabhavati's son Hindi
1992 Ennodishtam Koodamo Renjith Lal Malayalam
Lathi Ramana Telugu
Akka Chellillu
1993 Rakshana
Adarsham Prem
Prathap Vimal Raj Tamil
Inspector Ashwani Telugu
Money Chakri
One By Two Balaji
1994 Money Money Chakri Also playback singer
1995 Gulabi Chandu
1996 Mrugam
Deyyam Narsing
Bombay Priyudu Chitti Babu / J. D.
Anaganaga Oka Roju Chakri
1997 Egire Paavurama Siva
Nenu Premisthunnanu Chakri
Wife of V. Varaprasad Thyagaraju
1998 Satya Satya Hindi Won-Screen Award Special Jury Award
Pape Naa Pranam Chakri Telugu
1999 Harischandraa Harishchandra "Hari"
Premaku Velayara Manohar
2000 Akka Bava Ekkada Suryam
Maa Pelliki Randi Kumar
Soori Soori
Kodanda Ramudu Kodanda Ramudu (Ramu)
2001 Navvuthu Bathakalira Ganesh
2002 Premaku Swagatham Balaji
Kannathil Muthamittal Dileepan Tamil
Durga Durga Hindi
2003 Golmaal Ameer Khan Telugu
2004 Kaasi Kaasi
Madhyanam Hathya Ravi Kumar
Vaastu Shastra Virag Rao Hindi
2007 Dubai Seenu Chakri Telugu
Aag Subbu Hindi
2008 Homam Chandrashekhar aka Chandu Telugu
2009 Sarvam Eashwar Tamil
Josh Durga Rao Telugu
2010 Kacheri Arambam Sivamani Tamil
2011 Money Money, More Money Chakri Telugu
2012 All the Best Chandu
Bhoot Returns Tarun Awasthi Hindi
2013 Samar John Frederick Tamil
2014 Arima Nambi Rishi Dev
Ice Cream 2 Sikka Telugu
2015 Bhaskar the Rascal Sanjay Sharma Malayalam
Dynamite Rishi Dev Telugu
2016 Zero Solomon Tamil
Shikhamani Anti-terrorist squadron leader Malayalam
2017 Nakshatram Ramachandra Naidu Telugu
2018 Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna Dilip Chakravarthy Tamil
2019 Mikhael Muhammad Easa Malayalam
Hippi Hippi's boss Telugu
2022 Oppanda Chakri Kannada
Anek Anjaiah Bellamkonda IPS Hindi
Ek Villain Returns ACP V.K. Ganesan Hindi
Kaari SKR Tamil
Dahini - The Witch Pratap Hindi

Other credits

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Year Film Language Director Writer Producer
1998 Pape Naa Pranam Telugu Yes
2002 Durga Hindi Yes Yes
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai (Segment: A Bride's Revenge) Hindi Yes
Darwaaza Bandh Rakho Hindi Yes
2008 Homam Telugu Yes Yes
2009 Sidham Telugu Yes Yes
2011 Money Money, More Money Telugu Yes Yes
2012 All the Best Telugu Yes Yes

Web series

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Year Name Role Language Service
2023 Taaza Khabar Shetty Hindi Disney Hotstar
Dayaa Dayaa Telugu Disney Hotstar

References

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  1. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "J. D. Chakravarthy". Koimoi. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Sangeetha, P (21 March 2010). "J D Chakravarthy's commercial kacheri". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tough and uncompromising". m.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Friday Review Hyderabad / Cinema : Flip side of being super cop". The Hindu. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  8. ^ "JD ChakravarthyБ─≥s new film with Srikanth". Supergoodmovies.com. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Sasikumar to face-off against JD Chakravarthy in Kaari". The Times of India. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Metro Plus Hyderabad / Personality : Rebel without a pause". The Hindu. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  11. ^ "J. D. Chakravarthy with Manisha Koirala". Komal Nahta. Mumbai, India. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  12. ^ "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : When old memories came alive". The Hindu. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Chakravarthi – Interviews in Telugu Movies". Totaltollywood.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  14. ^ Chakri, JD. "JD Chakravathy interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com (Interview). Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  15. ^ "JD Chakravarthy". Andhra Headlines. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  16. ^ "Metro Plus Delhi / Entertainment : Some chill, some frill". The Hindu. 25 October 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  17. ^ "No director does self-introspection: JD – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  18. ^ a b "Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Taking its own sweet time! – Sarvam". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  19. ^ Eenadu daily, eenadu cinema, page 10, 29 June 2012
  20. ^ A Sharadhaa (26 April 2016). "JD Chakravarthy to Direct a Kannada Film". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  21. ^ A Sharadhaa (17 August 2015). "When a Gun Summarised Raavani". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  22. ^ v9 Videos (3 August 2024). ATHIRADHUDU | EXCLUSIVE TELUGU FULL MOVIE | BHANU CHANDER | J.D.CHAKRAVARTHY | NIROSHA | V9 VIDEOS. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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