J. D. Chakravarthy
| J. D. Chakravarthy | |
|---|---|
 Chakravarthy in 2010 | |
| Born |
Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy Hyderabad, India |
| Other names | J.D. |
| Alma mater | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology |
| Occupation |
Actor Director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anukriti Sharma (m. 2016) |
J.D. Chakravarthy (born Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy) is an Indian film actor and director known for his works in South Indian film industry and Bollywood. [1][2]
Chakravarthy made his screen debut with the Telugu film, Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, premiered at the 13th International Film Festival of India.[3] He subsequently made his Bollywood debut with the remake of the same film titled Shiva (1990). He was then starred in the blockbuster Satya, premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 International Film Festival of India, and was listed among CNN-IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time, and [4][5] Chakravarthy has received the Screen Award Special Jury Award for his work in the film.[6][7][8]
Chakravarthy is starred in more than fifty feature films in a variety of roles predominantly Telugu, and few Tamil, and Malayalam films. He is best known for his performances in box office hits like Neti Siddhartha (1990), Money (1993), Gulabi (1996), for which he received the state Nandi Special Jury Award,[6][9][7][8] Mrugam (1996), Bombay Priyudu (1996), Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Egire Paavurama (1997), Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998), Premaku Velayara (1999), Pape Naa Pranam (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Premaku Swagatam (2002), Madhyanam Hathya (2004) Dubai Seenu (2007), Homam (2008), Josh (2009), Sarvam (2009), Samar (2013), Arima Nambi (2014) and Ice Cream 2 (2014).[10][11]
He is also starred in Hindi films like Vaastu Shastra alongside Sushmita Sen, Bhoot Returns, alongside Manisha Koirala, and Aag. He made his film directing debut, with Darwaza Bandh Rakho which was archived at the New York Institute of Technology, as part of the film course [12][13] He then went on to direct Darna Zaroori Hai, Homam and Sidham.[14]
Background
Chakravarthy was born to carnatic singer Dr. Santha and father Suryanarayana Rao Nagulapati in Hyderabad, India. He did his schooling in St. George's Grammar School (Hyderabad), and completed B. E. from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology.[15][16] On August 18, 2016, he married model turned actress Anukriti Govind Sharma in a private wedding.[17][18]
He debuted in 1989 through Ram Gopal Verma's debut Telugu film, Siva as J.D., as one of the student leader, 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 Verma's production. His first Hindi film in a lead role, released in theaters on 3 July 1998. Satya was critically acclaimed and was a commercial blockbuster.[19]
Career
He has worked on handful of 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.[20][21][22]
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 Homam. He has had a role in director Vishnuvardhan's recent Tamil film Sarvam, starring Arya and Trisha. [8] In 2016, he has appeared in the malayalam film Shikhamani, and made his Kannada film debut with Raavani alongside Pooja Gandhi.[23][24]
Filmography and Awards
| Year | Film | Actor | Role | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Siva | Yes | J. Durga Rao (J.D.) | Debut Film International Film Festival of India | ||
| 1990 | Shiva | Yes | Jagdish Dubey (J.D.) | Hindi film Debut | ||
| 1990 | Neti Siddhartha | Yes | Chakravarthy | |||
| 1991 | Shrivaari Chindhulu | Yes | ||||
| 1992 | Ennodishtam Koodamo | Yes | Ranjith Lal | Debut Malayalam Film | ||
| 1992 | Lathi | Yes | ||||
| 1993 | Prathap | Yes | Debut Tamil Film | |||
| 1993 | Rakshana | Yes | ||||
| 1993 | One By Two | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 1993 | Money | Yes | Chakri | Lead actor | ||
| 1993 | Inspector Ashwani | Yes | ||||
| 1995 | Money Money | Yes | Chakri | Lead actor Playback singer | ||
| 1995 | Gulabi | Yes | Chandu | Lead actor Nandi Special Jury Award[6][9][7][8] | ||
| 1996 | Akka Chellelu | Yes | ||||
| 1996 | Mrugam | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 1996 | Deyyam | Yes | Narsing | Lead actor | ||
| 1996 | Bombay Priyudu | Yes | Chitti Babu/J.D. | Lead actor | ||
| 1997 | Egire Paavurama | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 1997 | Anaganaga Oka Roju | Yes | Chakri | Lead actor | ||
| 1998 | Wife of V. Varaprasad | Yes | Thyagaraju | |||
| 1998 | Satya | Yes | Satya | Lead actor Screen Award Special Jury Award International Film Festival of India Fribourg International Film Festival Hindi Film Associate Editor[6][7][8] | ||
| 1998 | Nenu Premisthunnanu | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 1999 | Premaku Velayara | Yes | Manohar | Lead actor | ||
| 1999 | Harischandraa | Yes | Harishchandra | Lead actor | ||
| 2000 | Pape Naa Pranam | Yes | Chakri | Lead actor | ||
| 2000 | Kodanda Ramudu | Yes | Kodanda Ramudu alias Ramu | Lead actor | ||
| 2001 | Navvuthu Bathakalira | Yes | Ganesh | Lead actor | ||
| 2001 | Maa Pelliki Randi | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 2001 | Soori | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 2002 | Premaku Swagatham | Yes | Balaji | Lead actor | ||
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Yes | Dileepan | Tamil Film 2002 Toronto International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival | ||
| 2002 | Dhurga | Yes | Durga | Yes | Hindi Film Remake of Soori | |
| 2004 | Kaasi | Yes | Kaasi | Lead actor | ||
| 2004 | Madhyanam Hathya | Yes | Ravi Kumar | Lead actor | ||
| 2004 | Vaastu Shastra | Yes | Virag Rao | Hindi Film Lead actor | ||
| 2005 | Aanai | Yes | Tamil Film | |||
| 2006 | Darna Zaroori Hai | No | No | Yes | Hindi Film | |
| 2006 | Darwaaza Bandh Rakho | Yes | No | Yes | Hindi Film Lead actor Archived at the New York Institute of Technology | |
| 2007 | Aag | Yes | Subbu | Hindi Film | ||
| 2007 | Dubai Seenu | Yes | Chakri | |||
| 2008 | Homam | Yes | Chandu | Yes | Lead actor | |
| 2009 | Josh | Yes | Durga Rao | |||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Yes | Eashwar | Tamil Film | ||
| 2009 | Sidham | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Kacheri Arambam | Yes | Sivamani | Tamil Film Lead antagonist | ||
| 2011 | Money Money, More Money | Yes | Chakri | Yes | Lead actor Remake of Darwaaza Bandh Rakho | |
| 2012 | All the Best | Yes | Chandu | Yes | Lead actor | |
| 2012 | Bhoot Returns | Yes | Tarun Awasthi | Hindi Film Lead actor | ||
| 2013 | Samar | Yes | John Frederick | Tamil Film | ||
| 2014 | Arima Nambi | Yes | Rishi Dev | Tamil Film Lead antagonist | ||
| 2014 | Ice Cream 2 | Yes | Lead actor | |||
| 2015 | Bhaskar the Rascal | Yes | Sanjay Sharma | Malayalam Film Lead antagonist | ||
| 2015 | Dynamite | Yes | Lead antagonist | |||
| 2016 | Zero | Yes | Solomon | Tamil Film | ||
| 2016 | Shikhamani | Yes | Malayalam Film Lead actor | |||
| 2016 | Kontract | Yes | Kannada Film | |||
| 2016 | Raavani | Yes | Kannada Film | |||
References
- ↑ "Metro Plus Hyderabad / Personality : Rebel without a pause". The Hindu. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "J. D. Chakravarthy with Manisha Koirala". Komal Nahta. Mumbai, India. 2011-05-20.
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF).
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBNLive.
- 1 2 3 4 Shekhar H Hooli (2016-04-18). "JD Chakravarthy set to tie the knot with Delhi girl". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- 1 2 3 4 "J. D. Chakravarthy". 8 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 P Sangeetha, TNN (2010-03-21). "J D Chakravarthy's commercial kacheri - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- 1 2 "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tough and uncompromising".
- ↑ "Friday Review Hyderabad / Cinema : Flip side of being super cop". The Hindu. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "JD ChakravarthyБ─≥s new film with Srikanth". Supergoodmovies.com. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "No director does self-introspection: JD - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ Eenadu daily, eenadu cinema, page 10, 29 June 2012
- ↑ "Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Taking its own sweet time! - Sarvam". The Hindu. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : When old memories came alive". The Hindu. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "Chakravarthi - Interviews in Telugu Movies". Totaltollywood.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "JD Chakravarthy and Anukrithi wedding - Photos".
- ↑ "JD Chakravarthy is tying the knot soon".
- ↑ "Metro Plus Delhi / Entertainment : Some chill, some frill". The Hindu. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ "JD Chakravathy interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director".
- ↑
- ↑ "Arjun in Contract with JD!". Chitramala. 27 November 2010.
- ↑ By A Sharadhaa (2016-04-26). "JD Chakravarthy to Direct a Kannada Film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ↑ By A Sharadhaa (2015-08-17). "When a Gun Summarised Raavani". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
External links
- neroshay at the Internet Movie Database
- J. D. Chakravarthy biography at Koimoi