Murali Sharma

Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominently in Telugu and Hindi films.[1][2][3][4][5] Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi cinema.[6][7]

Murali Sharma
Sharma in 2013
Born9 August 1972 (1972-08-09) (age 51)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​

Sharma gained wide recognition in television with Doordarshan's Paltan in which he plays the lead role of Col. R.S. Sajwan. Sharma has appeared in various soap operas such as Guns and Roses, Siddanth, Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Mahayagya, Viraasat, Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani, Rishtey, Humne lee hain shapath, and Rangeela Ratan Sisodia.[2][3]

Early and personal life

Murali Sharma was born on 9 August 1972 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and was brought up in Mumbai.[8][9] His father, Vrijbhushan Sharma is a Marathi, while his mother Padma Sharma is Telugu and comes from Guntur.[10] Sharma calls himself a "Bombaywala". He completed his bachelor's degree, and studied acting at the Roshan Taneja Acting School in Mumbai.[11][12] He is married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar.[13]

Sharma with his wife Ashwini Kalsekar at an event in 2014

Career
Sharma at the IFFI 2006

Murli Sharma appeared as Captain Khan in the 2004 Bollywood movie Main Hoon Na alongside Shahrukh Khan. In 2007, he had roles in the Hindi movies Dhol, Dhamaal, Black Friday, and the Telugu movies Athidhi and Kantri. He received a Nandi Award for his dual role of Kaiser/Ajay Shastri in Athithi. In 2008, he made an appearance in the Bollywood film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and appeared in Golmaal Returns and Sunday.

In 2011, Sharma had supporting roles in Singham, Oosaravelli, starring Jr. NTR and Dhoni in Telugu. He continued to work in Hindi and Telugu, and in 2012 he had his first role in a Malayalam film Karmayodha starring Mohanlal. In 2013 he also worked in the Tamil and Marathi film industries.

In 2015, he had larger roles in Gopala Gopala and Bhale Bhale Magadivoy. He also worked in Badlapur, ABCD 2, and the Tamil film Paayum Puli. In 2016, he appeared in Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, Savithri, Sanam Teri Kasam and Wazir. He also did main role in DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017), in 2018 Agnyaathavaasi and Vijetha, in 2019 Saaho, in 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Street Dancer 3D. He played role of Valmiki in the movie Ala Vaikunthapuramloo.

In 2021, he appeared in A1 Express, Sreekaram, Jathi Ratnalu and Chaavu Kaburu Challaga.

Awards

He received the Nandi Award for Best Villain in 2007 for Athidhi. He also received the Filmfare Award South and SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo in 2021.[14] ‘New Life Theological University’ awarded  Murali Sharma an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the welfare of society in 2021.[15]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
2002 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Hindi
Raaz Inspector Saab
2003 Maqbool Devsare [16]
Dhoop Colonel Rathore [16]
2004 Main Hoon Na Mr. Khan[16]
Masti Eunuch at band stand[16]
Black Friday Inspector Virendra Vani aka VV Vani
2005 Karam Kaif
Mangal Pandey: The Rising Sheikh Paltu [16]
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Bakra (target)
Apaharan Muralidhar
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow Shekhar
Chocolate Bilaal
2006 Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera Dinesh
The Memsahib Kishore Thakkar
Rockin Meera Prem Singh
Fight Club – Members Only Police Inspector
Buddha Mar Gaya Rohan Alexander
2007 Dhamaal Inspector Kulkarni (Crime Branch)
Dhol Zicomo
Athidhi Qaiser/Ajay Sastry Telugu Nandi Award for Best Villain;Telugu Debut
Ek Dastak Hindi
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Sunil
2008 Kantri Gangstar Telugu
Sunday Mysterious Stalker Hindi
One Two Three M. M. Munde
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Airport Inspector Special appearance
Golmaal Returns M. D. Sawant
2009 Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye Concertgoer
Chal Chala Chal Gajendra Singh
13B Inspector Shiva Naik
2010 Shaapit Mr. Shekhawat (Kaaya's father)
Lamhaa News Reporter
Dabangg ACP Malik
Golmaal 3 Inspector Mohan Dande
Tees Maar Khan Agent Mr. Mukherjee
2011 Chattam Sarath Chandra Telugu
Singham DSP Satyam Patkar Hindi
Oosaravelli Local Don Telugu
Chatur Singh Two Star Tony Hindi
Dhoni Ghani Bhai Tamil Tamil Debut
Telugu
2012 Mr. Nookayya Shajahan Bismil Telugu
Aalaap Naxalite Hindi
Choron Ki Baraat
Ajintha Mukhiya Marathi Marathi Debut
Adhinayakudu DGP Telugu
Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal Hanumant Singh Hindi
OMG – Oh My God! Laxman Mishra
Chakravyuh Naga
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Reddappa Telugu
Karmayodha Khais Khanna Malayalam Malayalam Debut
2013 Platform No. 6 Telugu
Policegiri MLA Hindi
Pattathu Yaanai Marudhamuthu Tamil
Zindagi 50-50 Inspector Ramakant Rangoji Pawar Hindi
Ramachari Veedo Pedda Gudachari Commissioner Chaddha Telugu
Arrambam Durani Tamil
Vijay Aso MLA Marathi
2014 Poshter Boyz Cabinet Minister in State Government
Yevadu ACP K. Ashok Verma IPS Telugu
Anjaan Johnny Tamil
2015 Paayum Puli Lal
Gopala Gopala Akbar Bhai Telugu
Baby Mr. Gupta Hindi
Badlapur Michael Bhai
Black Home
ABCD 2 Shetty
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Panduranga Rao Telugu
2016 Guru Maan Singh Marathi
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha David Bhai Telugu
Savithri Dora Babu
Sri Sri J. K. Bharadwaj
Babu Bangaram Commissioner
Wazir Mahesh Hindi
Jai Gangaajal Munna Mardani
Aatadukundam Raa Vijay Rao Telugu
Ghantaa Marathi
Devi Dilip Tamil
Abhinetri Telugu
Tutak Tutak Tutiya Hindi
Sanam Teri Kasam Police Officer
Hyper Gaja Telugu
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Priya's father
2017 Dwaraka Chaitanya Telugu
Mister Sri Veera Narasimha Rayalu
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham Purushottam
Yuddham Sharanam Jaidev "JD" Shastri
Ninnu Kori Chandramouli (Pallavi's father)
Poster Boys Health Minister Hindi
Golmaal Again Inspector Mohan Dande
London Babulu Sharma Telugu
Prematho Mee Karthik Karthik's father
2018 Bhaagamathie ACP Sampath
Tamil
Agnyaathavaasi Sharma Telugu
Touch Chesi Chudu Police Commissioner
Awe Magician Yogi
Juvva CI Viswanath
Mehbooba Afreen's father
Vijetha K. Srinivas Rao
Happy Wedding Akshara's father
Brand Babu Diamond Babu's father
Shailaja Reddy Alludu Chaitanya's father
Ee Maaya Peremito Pramod Jain
Devadas Police Officer Sharma
Padi Padi Leche Manasu Prakash Cherukuri
2019 NTR: Kathanayakudu Aluri Chakrapani
One Day: Justice Delivered Dr. Ajay Hindi
Ranarangam MLA Simhachalam Telugu
Kennedy Club Mukesh Rathore Tamil
Saaho David Telugu
Hindi
Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene Tharun Telugu
Tadka Tebli Singh Hindi
Evaru Vinay Varma Telugu
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Chakravarthy
Prati Roju Pandage Dhamodhar
2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru Army General
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Valmiki SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
Street Dancer 3D UK Cop Hindi
HIT: The First Case Ibrahim Telugu
2021 Check SP Telugu
A1 Express Murali
Sreekaram Chaitra's father
Jathi Ratnalu Sports Minister Chanakya
Chaavu Kaburu Challaga Sekhar Samuel
Paagal MLA Raja Reddy "Raji"
Most Eligible Bachelor Vibha's father
Varudu Kaavalenu Bhoomi's father
Shyam Singha Roy Lawyer Krishnamurthy
2022 Radhe Shyam Chakravarthy Telugu
Hindi
Major Commander Shera Singh Telugu
Hindi
Khiladi Puttaparthi Telugu
Bheemla Nayak CI Kodanda Ram [17]
Stand Up Rahul Prakash
F3 Anand Prasad
Godfather Narayana Verma
Sita Ramam Subramanyam
Ori Devuda Paulraj
Yashoda Balram
Cirkus Dr. Roy Jamnadas Hindi
2023 Veera Simha Reddy Jayaram Telugu
Mr. King Seetha Rama Raju
Kabzaa CM Veer Bahaddur Kannada Kannada Debut
Vinaro Bhagyamu Vishnu Katha Sharma Telugu
Ravanasura DIG Narasimha Murthy
Agent Ricky's friend
Rangabali Sahaja’s father
Kolai Adithya Koushik Tamil
Kushi Chadarangam Srinivasa Rao Telugu
Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty Polishetty Phanindra
Tiger Nageswara Rao DSP Vishwanath Sastry
Yaariyan 2 Raajlaxmi's father Hindi

Television
Year Serial Role Notes
1997-98 Raja Aur Rancho Episodic
1997 Ghar Jamai Doctor Salim
1998 Saaya Mr Malik
Rishtey Guest
2002 Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha Shukrant
2004 Special Squad Bomber

References
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  12. Bhandaram, Vishnupriya (16 September 2012). "One shade darker". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.
  13. "Murli Sharma and wife Ashwini in Poshter Boyz". The Indian Express. 25 July 2014.
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