Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an Indian film and television actor known for his works in Hindi, Bengali and Telugu language films.[1] He is best known for playing Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Krishna (1993).[2][3] He played the title role in films such as Adi Shankaracharya (1983), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Swami Vivekananda.[4] In the 1986 film Sirivennela, he played a blind flutist.[5] He has played the role of PKR (chief ministerI in the 2022 Telugu film Godfather.[6]

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Banerjee as Lord Shri Krishna in Krishna
Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965
Magarwara, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1983–2004
2016
2022

Personal life

Banerjee was born into a Bengali Brahmin family on 14 March 1965, in Magarwara village of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh. He went to St. Aloysius School, Kanpur and graduated from the Pune Film Institute.

Currently he teaches meditation in Rishikesh.[1][7][8] Banerjee supports an NGO Pankh which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand.[9][10][11]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1983Adi ShankaracharyaAdi ShankaraSanskrit
1985Vallabhacharya GuruTelugu
Sri Datta DarsanamSridatta
1986SirivennelaPandit Hari Prasad
1987Swayam KrushiBhaskar
O Prema Katha
1991Madhavatyana
1998Swami VivekanandaSwami VivekanandaEnglish
2004Paio Maro BhagwanHindi
2016M. S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryChanchal
2022GodfatherPKRTelugu

Television
Year Serial Role Language Channel Notes
1993–1997KrishnaKrishna / VishnuHindiDD National
1995Arjuna
1997–1999Om Namah ShivayRajkumar VrishdwajDD National
2001Jai Ganga MaiyaVishnu

References
  1. "Krishna: Know the real avatars of Lord Krishnas of TV". The Times of India. 17 August 2014.
  2. "भगवान कृष्ण का रोल करने वाले इस एक्टर को हुए थे साक्षात दर्शन? बेहोश होकर गिर पड़े!".
  3. "Shri Krishna: TV's Krishna Sarvadaman Bannerjee was preaching Geeta on the chariot, this miracle was happening all around!".
  4. "जब टीवी का कृष्ण बना बॉलीवुड का स्वामी विवेकानंद, नेशनल अवॉर्ड ले गए 'गुरु' मिथुन चक्रवर्ती".
  5. "Sarvadaman D. Banerjee". IMDb.
  6. "Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan starrer 'Godfather' to premiere on Sankranthi". The Times of India. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. "सिर्फ नितीश भारद्वाज ही नहीं, टीवी के इस फेमस 'कृष्णा' का भी हो चुका तलाक, अब ऋषिकेश में सिखाते हैं योग".
  8. "रामानंद सागर के 'कृष्ण' सर्वदमन डी बनर्जी".
  9. "Ramanand Sagar's 'Krishna' Sarvdaman D Banerjee teaches yoga on the banks of Ganga in Rishikesh, he is the 'Messiah' of poor children".
  10. "'श्री कृष्ण' बन प्यारी-सी स्माइल से लूट लिया था दिल, अब बदल गया है पूरी तरह लुक, ऋषिकेश की वादियों में तलाश रहे सुकून".
  11. "कहां हैं सीरियल 'श्री कृष्णा' में 'भगवान कृष्ण' का किरदार निभाने वाले ये कलाकार? जानें पूरी जानकारी".
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