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 16 April 1970 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology |
| Occupations |
|
| 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 (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 edit
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 edit
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.[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 Dhileepan, in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Kannathil Muthamittal.
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 [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 Sidham.[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 Nayantara 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 edit
This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (January 2024) |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Year | Name | Role | Language | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Taaza Khabar | Shetty | Hindi | Disney+Hotstar |
| Dayaa | Dayaa | Telugu | Disney+Hotstar |
References edit
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b "J. D. Chakravarthy". Koimoi. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tough and uncompromising". m.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JD ChakravarthyБ─≥s new film with Srikanth". Supergoodmovies.com. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "J. D. Chakravarthy with Manisha Koirala". Komal Nahta. Mumbai, India. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chakravarthi – Interviews in Telugu Movies". Totaltollywood.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "JD Chakravarthy". Andhra Headlines. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eenadu daily, eenadu cinema, page 10, 29 June 2012
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
