J. D. Chakravarthy
Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy, known professionally as J. D. Chakravarthy, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, and singer known for his work primarily with Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada 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][6]
J. D. Chakravarthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy 16 April 1970 |
| Other names | J.D. |
| Alma mater | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse |
Anukriti Govind Sharma
(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 (1996), for which he received the state Nandi Special Jury Award,[4][7][5][6] 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), Dubai Seenu (2007), Homam (2008), Arima Nambi (2014), Bhaskar the Rascal (2015), Mikhael (2019), Ek Villain Returns (2022), Anek (2022), Dahini - The Witch (2022), and Dayaa (2023).[8][9][10]
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.[11][12] He did his schooling in St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad), and completed B. E. from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology.[13][14]
Hindi cinema
His first Hindi film in a lead role, Satya, was critically acclaimed and became a commercial blockbuster.[15] He also starred in Hindi films like Vaastu Shastra, and Aag alongside Sushmita Sen, and Bhoot Returns alongside Manisha Koirala. He made his film directing debut, with Darwaza 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 [16][17]
South cinema
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 Ennodishtam 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, Shiva Nageswara Rao, Gunasekhar, and Vamsy.[18][19] In 2002, he played a role of Sri Lankan Tamil Eelam fighter Dhileepan, in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Kannathil Muthamittal. He has returned to Telugu film industry with his Hit Film "Homam" Both as Director And Actor in year 2008.[20]
He then went on to direct Homam and Sidham.[17] He had a role in director Vishnuvardhan's Tamil film Sarvam, starring Arya and Trisha.[6] In 2016, he has appeared in the Super Hit Malayalam "Bhaskar The Rascal" pairing with Nayan Tara also starring Mamooty. Then he played a young army officer in another Malayalam film Shikhamani, and made his Kannada film debut with Raavani alongside Pooja Gandhi.[21][22] He is also directing 3 Kannada films for entertainment factory productions.
Filmography
Telugu films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Shiva | J. Durga Rao / JD | Debut film |
| 1990 | Neti Siddhartha | ||
| 1991 | Shrivaari Chindhulu | ||
| Atiradhudu | |||
| 1992 | Lathi | Ramana | |
| Akka Chellillu | |||
| 1993 | Rakshana | ||
| Adarsham | |||
| Inspector Ashwani | |||
| Money | Chakri | ||
| One By Two | Balaji | ||
| 1994 | Money Money | Chakri | Also playback singer |
| 1995 | Gulabi | Chandu | Nandi Special Jury Award |
| 1996 | Mrugam | ||
| Deyyam | Narsing | ||
| Bombay Priyudu | Chitti Babu / J. D. | ||
| 1997 | Egire Paavurama | Siva | |
| Nenu Premisthunnanu | |||
| Anaganaga Oka Roju | Chakri | ||
| Wife of V. Varaprasad | Thyagaraju | ||
| 1998 | Pape Naa Pranam | Chakri | |
| 1999 | Harischandraa | Harishchandra "Hari" | |
| Premaku Velayara | Manohar | ||
| 2000 | Akka Bava Ekkada | Suryam | |
| Kodanda Ramudu | Kodanda Ramudu (Ramu) | ||
| 2001 | Navvuthu Bathakalira | Ganesh | |
| Maa Pelliki Randi | Kumar | ||
| Soori | Soori | ||
| 2002 | Premaku Swagatham | Balaji | |
| Golmaal | Ameer Khan | ||
| 2004 | Kaasi | Kaasi | |
| Madhyanam Hatya | Ravi Kumar | ||
| 2007 | Dubai Seenu | Chakri | |
| 2008 | Homam | Chandrashekhar aka Chandu | |
| 2009 | Josh | Durga Rao | |
| 2011 | Money Money, More Money | Chakri | |
| 2012 | All the Best | Chandu | |
| 2014 | Ice Cream 2 | Burglar | |
| 2015 | Dynamite | Rishi Dev | |
| 2017 | Nakshatram | Ramachandra Naidu | |
| 2019 | Hippi | Hippi's boss | |
Other language films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Shiva | Jagadish Dave / JD | Hindi | Debut Hindi film |
| 1991 | Prem Qaidi | Prabhavati's son | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Ennodishtam Koodamo | Renjith Lal | Malayalam | |
| 1993 | Prathap | Vimal Raj | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Satya | Satya | Hindi | Won-Screen Award Special Jury Award |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Dileepan | Tamil | |
| Durga | Durga | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Vaastu Shastra | Virag Rao | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Aag | Subbu | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Sarvam | Eashwar | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Kacheri Arambam | Sivamani | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Bhoot Returns | Tarun Awasthi | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Samar | John Frederick | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Arima Nambi | Rishi Dev | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Bhaskar the Rascal | Sanjay Sharma | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Zero | Solomon | Tamil | |
| Shikhamani | Anti-terrorist squadron leader | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna | Dilip Chakravarthy | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Mikhael | Muhammad Easa | Malayalam | |
| 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
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pape Naa Pranam | Telugu | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Durga | Hindi | Yes | Yes | |
| 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
| Year | Name | Role | Language | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Taaza Khabar | Shetty | Hindi | Disney+Hotstar |
| Dayaa | Dayaa | Telugu | Disney+Hotstar | |
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