Jagapati Babu
- Recitazione
- 12 febbraio 1962 · Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biografia
Jagapathi Babu (born Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary; 12 February 1962), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. He made his acting debut as a child artist in his father's *Manchi Manushulu* (1974) and made his lead debut in *Simha Swapnam* (1989). He had his breakthrough with *Peddarikam* (1992) and appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's thriller *Gaayam* (1993), for which he won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. During the 1990s and 2000s, he appeared in family dramas, comedies, and action films, including *Subhalagnam* (1994). He won Nandi Best Actor Awards for *Maavichiguru* (1996) and *Manoharam* (2000), and Best Supporting Actor awards for *Anthahpuram* (1998) and *Lakshyam* (2007), the latter also earning him a Filmfare Award. In 2014, Jagapathi Babu played Jitendra in Boyapati Srinu's *Legend*, opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. He won the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Villain for the role. He subsequently appeared as an antagonist and character actor in films including *Lingaa* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Nannaku Prematho* (2016), *Pulimurugan* (2016), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire* (2023). In 2024, his releases included *Guntur Kaaram*, *The Family Star*, *Ruslaan*, *Mr. Bachchan*, *Kanguva*, and *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. His 2025 projects include *Jaat*, *Mirai*, *Ghaati*, *45*, and *Akhanda 2: Thaandavam*. In 2026, he appeared as Appala Soori in Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama *Peddi*, alongside Ram Charan, and in *Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure*, and *Godari Gattupaina*. His career includes nearly 180 films, seven Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards.
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Filmografia
- సంబరాల ఏటి గట్టు
- Sri Sri
- Newton's 3rd Law
- Vadala · Dr. Yogi
- నాగబంధం · Prabhakar
- పెద్ది · Appalasoori
- Godari Gattupaina
- அனந்தா
- మిరాయి · Angama Bali
- ಏಳುಮಲೆ
- ఘాటి
- జయమ్ము నిశ్చయమ్మురా with Jagapathi · Host
- जाट · Satyamurthi C.B.I.
- పుష్పా 2 - The Rule · Central Minister Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy
- கங்குவா
- Mr Bachchan · Mutyam Jaggaiah
- సింబా
- रुसलान · Sameer
- ద ఫ్యామిలీ స్తార్ · Indu's father
- The Great Indian Kapil Show · In persona
- గుంటూరు కారం · Marx
- ಕಾಟೇರ
- సలార్: పార్ట్‌ 1 – సీజ్‌ఫైర్‌ · Raja Mannar
- Voice of സത്യനാഥൻ · Nambiar
- రుద్రంగి · Bheemrao Deshmukh
- రామబాణం · Rajaram
- किसी का भाई... किसी की जान · Nageshwar Kodathi
- Monster · Lucky Singh
- గని · Eshwarnath
- Radhe Shyam · Anand Rajput
- Good Luck Sakhi · Colonel
- హీరో · Sripathi
- Parampara · Mohan Rao
- లక్ష్య · Coach
- MadhaGaja · Bhairava Dorai
- అఖండ · Aghora Baba
- Annaatthe · Udhav Palekar
- మహా సముద్రం · Chunchu
- రిప‌బ్లిక్ · Panja Dasarath
- அனபெல் சேதுபதி · Kathiresan
- Laabam · Vanagamudi
- Tuck Jagadish · Bose Babu
- ರಾಬರ್ಟ್
- Pitta Kathalu · Viswa Mohan
- FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik
- మిస్ ఇండియా · Kailash Sivakumar / KSK
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy · Veerareddy
- ఓ! బేబీ · Mysterious Person
- Maharshi · Vivek Mittal
- മധുരരാജാ · V.R. Nadesan
- Yatra · Y. S. Raja Reddy
- Viswasam · Gautham Veer
- అరవింద సమేత... వీర రాఘవ · Basireddy
- ఆటగాళ్ళు · Veerendra
- Goodachari · Rana
- సాక్ష్యం · Munuswamy
- ముఠానక్షత్రాలు · Krishna Das
- నేల టిక్కెట్టు · Aditya Bhupathi
- Rangasthalam · Phanindra Bhupathi
- ആദി · Narayana Reddy
- హలో! · Prakash
- ఆక్సీజన్ · Raghupati
- జయ జానకి నాయక · Ashwath Narayana Varma
- Patel S.I.R · Subhash Patel/Dr. Vallabh Patel
- రారండోయ్ వేడుక చూద్దాo · Krishna
- Winner · Mahendra Reddy
- ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ · A King (Cameo)
- பைரவா · Periyakannu aka PK
- கத்தி சண்டை · Thamizhselvan
- ఇజం · Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
- പുലിമുരുഗന് · Daddy Girija
- జాగ్వార్ · CBI Officer
- Attack · Kaali
- నాన్నకు ప్రేమతో... · Krishnamurthy Koutilya
- శ్రీమంతుడు · Ravikanth
- லிங்கா · Nagabooshan
- Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
- కరెంట్ తీగ
- రారా...కృష్ణయ్య
- లెజెండ్ · Jitendra