J. D. Chakravarthy

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]

J. D. Chakravarthy
Born
Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy

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

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,[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

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

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
List of J. D. Chakravarthy Telugu film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
1989ShivaJ. Durga Rao / JDTelugu
1990Neti SiddharthaChakravarthy
Shiva Jagadish Dave / JD Hindi
1991Srivari ChindhuluTelugu
Atiradhudu
Prem Qaidi Prabhavati's son Hindi
1992Ennodishtam Koodamo Renjith Lal Malayalam
LathiRamanaTelugu
Akka Chellillu
1993Rakshana
AdarshamPrem
Prathap Vimal Raj Tamil
Inspector AshwaniTelugu
MoneyChakri
One By TwoBalaji
1994Money MoneyChakriAlso playback singer
1995GulabiChandu
1996Mrugam
DeyyamNarsing
Bombay PriyuduChitti Babu / J. D.
Anaganaga Oka RojuChakri
1997Egire PaavuramaSiva
Nenu PremisthunnanuChakri
Wife of V. VaraprasadThyagaraju
1998Satya Satya HindiWon-Screen Award Special Jury Award
Pape Naa PranamChakriTelugu
1999HarischandraaHarishchandra "Hari"
Premaku VelayaraManohar
2000Akka Bava EkkadaSuryam
Maa Pelliki RandiKumar
SooriSoori
Kodanda RamuduKodanda Ramudu (Ramu)
2001Navvuthu BathakaliraGanesh
2002Premaku SwagathamBalaji
Kannathil Muthamittal Dileepan Tamil
Durga Durga Hindi
2003GolmaalAmeer KhanTelugu
2004KaasiKaasi
Madhyanam HathyaRavi Kumar
Vaastu Shastra Virag Rao Hindi
2007Dubai SeenuChakriTelugu
Aag Subbu Hindi
2008HomamChandrashekhar aka ChanduTelugu
2009Sarvam Eashwar Tamil
JoshDurga RaoTelugu
2010Kacheri Arambam Sivamani Tamil
2011Money Money, More MoneyChakriTelugu
2012All the BestChandu
Bhoot Returns Tarun Awasthi Hindi
2013Samar John Frederick Tamil
2014Arima Nambi Rishi Dev
Ice Cream 2SikkaTelugu
2015Bhaskar the Rascal Sanjay Sharma Malayalam
DynamiteRishi DevTelugu
2016Zero Solomon Tamil
Shikhamani Anti-terrorist squadron leader Malayalam
2017NakshatramRamachandra NaiduTelugu
2018Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna Dilip Chakravarthy Tamil
2019Mikhael Muhammad Easa Malayalam
HippiHippi's bossTelugu
2022Oppanda 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
Year Film Language Director Writer Producer
1998Pape Naa Pranam Telugu Yes
2002 Durga HindiYes Yes
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai (Segment: A Bride's Revenge) HindiYes
Darwaaza Bandh Rakho HindiYes
2008 Homam TeluguYes Yes
2009 Sidham TeluguYes Yes
2011 Money Money, More Money TeluguYes Yes
2012 All the Best TeluguYes Yes

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

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