Jagapati Babu

Jagapati Babu  

Jagapati Babu at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in Nehru Stadium, Chennai.  
Born Veeramachaneni Jagapati Rao Chowdary
12 February 1962 (age 53)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India  
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India  
Years active 1989-present  
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)  
Parent(s) V. B. Rajendra Prasad
Jagapati Babu   pronunciation (help·info) (born Veeramachaneni Jagapati Rao Chowdary) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, few Tamil and Kannada films.[1] In a film career spanning 25 years, Jagapati Babu was starred in 120 feature films, and has received five state Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South.[2]
He received the Kala Bhushana Award, for his contribution to cinema, by TSR Lalitha kala Parishat.[3] He has worked with noted directors like K. Raghavendra Rao, A. M. Rathnam, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, S.V. Krishna Reddy, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Guna Sekhar, Radha Mohan, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, M. Raja, and J. D. Chakravarthy.[4]
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Awards
5 Filmography
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Jagapati Babu was born on 12 February 1962, to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad.[5]
Career[edit]
Jagapati Babu made his debut in Telugu with the movie Simha Swapnam(1989) which was produced by his father and directed byV. Madhusudhan Rao.[6] His first blockbuster hit film is Peddarikam released in 1992. He had his breakthrough in the form of Gaayam directed by Ram Gopal Varma in the year 1993. In 1994, super hit film Subha Lagnam he reaches family audience and also established stardom status.He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role in the movie Maavichiguru directed by S V Krishna Reddy.
In 1997, runway hit films like Subhakankshalu & Pelli Pandiri. In 1998, he won the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Antahpuram. In 2000, he won the Nandi Best Actor Award for the second time for his performance in the thriller Manoharam. In 2003-05, he did runway hit films, Kabbadi Kabbadi,Athade Oka Sainyam, Pedababu andAnukokunda Oka Roju. In 2006 again runway hit films Samanyadu & Pellaina Kottalo.Similarly, he received the Nandi Best Supporting Actor Award for the second time in the year 2007 for his role in the movie Lakshyam & he won Filmfare also.
His first Tamil was Madrasi, and in 2011, he appeared as the antagonist in Tamil film Thaandavam. Subsequently, he played the lead role in Jai Bolo Telangana, which won five Nandi Awards. In 2012, he debuted in the Kannada film Bachchan as a cop, which featured Sudeep in the lead role. In 2013, Jagapati Babu returned to the Tamil film industry with Puthagam and will next be seen in Rudhiram. His next movie is Legend, where he is the antogonist against actor Nandamuri Balakrishna.
Personal life[edit]
He lives in Hyderabad, India. His views were well expressed on film industry and his personal life and in Open Heart with RK a program in ABN a Telugu news channel which was very well received by the viewers.
Awards[edit]
Nandi Awards
1989 - Special Jury - Adavilo Abhimanyudu
1996 - Best Actor - Maavichiguru
1998 - Best Supporting Actor - Antahpuram
2000 - Best Actor - Manoharam
2007 - Best Supporting Actor - Lakshyam
Filmfare Awards
2007 - Best Supporting Actor - Lakshyam
2008 - Best Supporting Actor - Kathanayakudu - Nominated
2014 - Best Supporting Actor - Legend [7]
SICA Awards
2015 - Best Villain - Legend
Filmography[edit]
Main article: Jagapati Babu filmography