Jagapati Babu
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12 febbraio 1962 (64 anni)
Jagapathi Babu (born Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary on February 12, 1962), affectionately known as "Jaggu Bhai," is a prolific Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside major roles in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Born in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad, he debuted as a child artist in his father's *Manchi Manushulu* (1974) and made his lead debut in *Simha Swapnam* (1989).
He found his commercial breakthrough with *Peddarikam* (1992) and Ram Gopal Varma's gritty thriller *Gaayam* (1993), which won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Jagapathi Babu became synonymous with the "family hero" genre following the blockbuster *Subhalagnam* (1994). He delivered acclaimed performances across family dramas, comedies, and action films, winning Nandi Best Actor Awards for *Maavichiguru* (1996) and *Manoharam* (2000), and Best Supporting Actor for *Anthahpuram* (1998) and *Lakshyam* (2007) — the latter also earning him a Filmfare Award.
In 2014, Jagapathi Babu redefined his career with a menacing, critically lauded portrayal of the ruthless Jitendra in Boyapati Srinu's *Legend* (2014) opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. Winning both the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Villain, this transition launched one of the most successful "second innings" in Indian cinema. He rapidly became the most sought-after stylish antagonist and character actor across South India, delivering towering performances in blockbusters like *Lingaa* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Nannaku Prematho* (2016), Malayalam hit *Pulimurugan* (2016), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and Prashanth Neel's pan-Indian action epic *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire* (2023).
His deep baritone and commanding screen presence have made him indispensable for big-ticket multi-lingual projects. In 2024, his prominent releases included Trivikram's *Guntur Kaaram*, *The Family Star*, the Hindi actioner *Ruslaan*, Harish Shankar's *Mr. Bachchan*, Suriya's Tamil epic *Kanguva*, and Sukumar's *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. He maintains a massive slate of pan-Indian releases through 2025 and 2026. His 2025 projects feature Gopichand Malineni's Hindi actioner *Jaat*, the Telugu fantasy adventure *Mirai*, Krish Jagarlamudi's *Ghaati*, the Kannada multi-starrer *45*, and *Akhanda 2: Thaandavam*. Expected in 2026, he essays the pivotal role of Appala Soori in Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama *Peddi* alongside Ram Charan, and features in the pan-Indian mythological film *Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure*, *Godari Gattupaina*, *Seetha Payanam*. With a career spanning over three decades, nearly 180 films, seven Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards, he stands as a versatile stalwart of Indian cinema.
He found his commercial breakthrough with *Peddarikam* (1992) and Ram Gopal Varma's gritty thriller *Gaayam* (1993), which won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Jagapathi Babu became synonymous with the "family hero" genre following the blockbuster *Subhalagnam* (1994). He delivered acclaimed performances across family dramas, comedies, and action films, winning Nandi Best Actor Awards for *Maavichiguru* (1996) and *Manoharam* (2000), and Best Supporting Actor for *Anthahpuram* (1998) and *Lakshyam* (2007) — the latter also earning him a Filmfare Award.
In 2014, Jagapathi Babu redefined his career with a menacing, critically lauded portrayal of the ruthless Jitendra in Boyapati Srinu's *Legend* (2014) opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. Winning both the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Villain, this transition launched one of the most successful "second innings" in Indian cinema. He rapidly became the most sought-after stylish antagonist and character actor across South India, delivering towering performances in blockbusters like *Lingaa* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Nannaku Prematho* (2016), Malayalam hit *Pulimurugan* (2016), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and Prashanth Neel's pan-Indian action epic *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire* (2023).
His deep baritone and commanding screen presence have made him indispensable for big-ticket multi-lingual projects. In 2024, his prominent releases included Trivikram's *Guntur Kaaram*, *The Family Star*, the Hindi actioner *Ruslaan*, Harish Shankar's *Mr. Bachchan*, Suriya's Tamil epic *Kanguva*, and Sukumar's *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. He maintains a massive slate of pan-Indian releases through 2025 and 2026. His 2025 projects feature Gopichand Malineni's Hindi actioner *Jaat*, the Telugu fantasy adventure *Mirai*, Krish Jagarlamudi's *Ghaati*, the Kannada multi-starrer *45*, and *Akhanda 2: Thaandavam*. Expected in 2026, he essays the pivotal role of Appala Soori in Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama *Peddi* alongside Ram Charan, and features in the pan-Indian mythological film *Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure*, *Godari Gattupaina*, *Seetha Payanam*. With a career spanning over three decades, nearly 180 films, seven Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards, he stands as a versatile stalwart of Indian cinema.
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| 2028 | Salaar 2 · as Raja Mannar |
| 2026 | |
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| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Vadhala · as Dr. Yogi |
| 2026 | Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure · as Prabhakar |
| 2026 | Peddi · as Appalasoori |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Seetha Payanam · as Cast |
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | 45 · as Cast |
| 2025 | Akhanda 2 - Thaandavam · as Aghora Baba |
| 2025 | Mirai · as Angama Bali |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Jayammu NischayammuRaa with Jagapathi · as Host |
| 2025 | Jaat · as Satyamurthi C.b.i. |
| 2024 | Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 · as Central Minister Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Mr. Bachchan · as Mutyam Jaggaiah |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Ruslaan · as Sameer |
| 2024 | The Family Star · as Indu's Father |
| 2024 | Guntur Kaaram · as Marx |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Salaar · as Raja Mannar |
| 2023 | Voice of Sathyanathan · as Nambiar |
| 2023 | Rudrangi · as Bheemrao Deshmukh |
| 2023 | Rama Banam · as Rajaram |
| 2023 | Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan · as Nageshwar Kodathi |
| 2023 | Kabzaa · as Cast |
| 2022 | Monster · as Lucky Singh |
| 2022 | Ghani · as Eshwarnath |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam · as Anand Rajput |
| 2022 | Good Luck Sakhi · as Colonel |
| 2022 | Hero · as Sripathi |
| 2021 | Parampara · as Mohan Rao |
| 2021 | Lakshya · as Coach |
| 2021 | Madhagaja · as Bhairava Dorai |
| 2021 | Akhanda · as Aghora Baba |
| 2021 | Annaatthe · as Udhav Palekar |
| 2021 | Maha Samudram · as Chunchu |
| 2021 | Republic · as Panja Dasarath |
| 2021 | Annabelle Sethupathi · as Kathiresan |
| 2021 | Tuck Jagadish · as Bose Babu |
| 2021 | Laabam · as Vanagamudi |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Pitta Kathalu · as Viswa Mohan |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Miss India · as Kailash Sivakumar / Ksk |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy · as Veerareddy |
| 2019 | Oh Baby · as Mysterious Person |
| 2019 | Maharshi · as Vivek Mittal |
| 2019 | Madhuraraja · as V.r. Nadesan |
| 2019 | Viswasam · as Gautham Veer |
| 2018 | Yatra · as Y. S. Raja Reddy |
| 2018 | Aravindha Sametha · as Basireddy |
| 2018 | Aatagallu · as Veerendra |
| 2018 | Goodachari · as Rana |
| 2018 | Saakshyam · as Munuswamy |
| 2018 | Gangstars · as Krishna Das |
| 2018 | Nela Ticket · as Aditya Bhupathi |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam · as Phanindra Bhupathi |
| 2018 | Aadhi · as Narayana Reddy |
| 2017 | Hello! · as Prakash |
| 2017 | Oxygen · as Raghupati |
| 2017 | Jaya Janaki Nayaka · as Ashwath Narayana Varma |
| 2017 | Patel S.I.R · as Subhash Patel/dr. Vallabh Patel |
| 2017 | Rarandoi Veduka Chudham · as Krishna |
| 2017 | Winner · as Mahendra Reddy |
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya · as A King (cameo) |
| 2017 | Bairavaa · as Periyakannu Aka Pk |
| 2016 | Kaththi Sandai · as Thamizhselvan |
| 2016 | Pulimurugan · as Daddy Girija |
| 2016 | Ism · as Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai |
| 2016 | Jaguar · as Cbi Officer |
| 2016 | Janatha Garage · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Attack · as Kaali |
| 2016 | Nannaku Prematho · as Krishnamurthy Koutilya |
| 2015 | Srimanthudu · as Ravikanth |
| 2014 | Lingaa · as Nagabooshan |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Legend · as Jitendra |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Bachchan · as C.c.b. Vijay Kumar |
| 2012 | Six · as Cast |
| 2012 | Thaandavam · as Sharath Kumar |
| 2012 | Ustad Hotel · as Pepe |
| 2011 | Kshetram · as Veera Narasimha Rayalu (naga Penchalaiah) |
| 2011 | Key · as Invigilator |
| 2011 | Jai Bolo Telangana · as Bandhagi Gopanna |
| 2010 | Gaayam 2 · as Ram / Durga |
| 2010 | Don Seenu · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Saadhyam · as Sandeep |
| 2010 | Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi · as Chiranjeevulu |
| 2009 | Pravarakyudu · as Sasi |
| 2009 | Bangaru Babu · as Ravindra |
| 2009 | Adhinetha · as Suribabu |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Abhiyum Naanum · as Cast |
| 2008 | Raksha · as Rajeevi |
| 2008 | Homam · as Mallikarjuna Alias Malli, An Undercover Ips Officer |
| 2008 | Kathanayakudu · as Balakrishna |
| 2008 | Kuselan · as Balakrishnan Barber |
| 2008 | Bhale Dongalu · as Yugandhar |
| 2008 | Swagatam · as K. K. |
| 2007 | Lakshyam · as Acp Bose |
| 2006 | Pellaina Kothalo · as Hari |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Samanyudu · as Chandra |
| 2005 | Anukokunda Oka Roju · as Inspector Suresh Reddy |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Athade Oka Sainyam · as Chanti / Sridhar / Rupay Paavla |
| 2003 | Dham · as Jaggayya |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Sandade Sandadi · as Chandu / Chandra Sekhar |
| 2002 | Siva Rama Raju · as Siva Rama Raju |
| 2001 | Hanuman Junction · as Dasu |
| 2001 | Family Circus · as Subrahmanyam "subbu" |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Sardukupodam Randi · as Cast |
| 1999 | Samudram · as Sagar |
| 1999 | Ravoyi Chandamama · as Sujit |
| 1999 | Alludu Garu Vacharu · as Murali |
| 1999 | Swapna Lokam · as Cast |
| 1998 | Anthahpuram · as Sai |
| 1998 | Subhakankshalu · as Chandu |
| 1998 | Aha · as Sriram |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Pelli Kanuka · as Sagar |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Oka Chinna Maata · as Chandu/chanti |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Sreekaram · as Siva |
| 1996 | Dongaata · as Raju |
| 1995 | Ayanaku Iddaru · as Surya |
| 1995 | Money Money · as Cameo |
| 1995 | Sankalpam · as Krishna Murthy |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | Subhalagnam · as Madhu |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Gaayam · as Durga |
| 1993 | Aadarsam · as Shivaji |
| 1993 | Aasayam · as Suri Babu |
| 1992 | Peddarikam · as Parvataneni Krishnamohan |
| 1990 |
| 2024 | The Great Indian Kapil Show · as Self |