J. D. Chakravarthy

J. D. Chekravarthy
Born Nagulapati Srinivasa Chekravarthy
Hyderabad, India
Other names J.D.
Alma mater CBIT
Occupation Actor
Director
Screenwriter
Years active 1989–present

J.D. Chekravarthy (born Nagulapati Srinivasa Chekravarthy) is an Indian film actor and director known for his works in South Indian film industry and Bollywood. [1][2]

Chekravarthy made his screen debut with the Telugu film, Siva, an action blockbuster directed by Ram Gopal Varma, which 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]

Chakravarthy is starred in around 50 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,[8][6][7] 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).[9][10]

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 [11][12] He then went on to direct Darna Zaroori Hai, Sridevi, Homam and Sidham.[13]

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.[14][15]

He debuted in 1989 through Ram Gopal Verma's debut Telugu film, Siva in a negative role as a student named J.D., and a supporting role in a Malayalam movie 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.[16]

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.[17][18][19]

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. [7]

Filmography

Actor

Telugu
  1. Dynamite (2015)
  2. Ice Cream 2 (2014)
  3. All the Best (2012)
  4. Money Money, More Money (2011)
  5. Josh (2009)
  6. Homam (2008)
  7. Dubai Seenu (2007)
  8. Madhyanam Hathya (2004)
  9. Kaasi (2004)
  10. Premaku Swagatham (2002)
  11. Soori (2001)
  12. Navvuthu Bathakalira (2001)
  13. Maa Pelliki Randi (2001)
  14. Kodanda Ramudu (2000)
  15. Pape Naa Pranam (2000)
  16. Harischandraa (1999)
  17. Premaku Velayara (1999)
  18. Nenu Premisthunnanu (1998)
  19. Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998)
  20. Egire Paavurama (1997)
  21. Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997)
  22. Bombay Priyudu (1996)
  23. Deyyam (1996)
  24. Mrugam (1996)
  25. Gulabi (1996)
  26. Akka Chellellu (1996)
  27. Money Money (1995)
  28. Inspector Ashwani (1993)
  29. Money (1993)
  30. One By Two (1993)
  31. Rakshana (1993)
  32. Lathi (1992)
  33. Shrivaari Chindulu (1991)
  34. Neti Siddhartha (1990)
  35. Siva (1989)
Tamil
  1. Zero (2016)
  2. Arima Nambi (2014)
  3. Samar (2013)
  4. Kacheri Arambam (2010)
  5. Sarvam (2009)
  6. Aanai (2005)
  7. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
  8. Prathap (1993)
Hindi
  1. Bhoot Returns (2012)
  2. Aag (2007)
  3. Vaastu Shastra (2004)
  4. Dhurga (2002)
  5. Satya (1998)
  6. Shiva (1990)
Malayalam
  1. Bhaskar the Rascal (2015)
  2. Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992)
Kannada
  1. Kontract (2014)

Director

  1. All the Best (2012)
  2. Money Money, More Money (2011)
  3. Sidham (2009)
  4. Homam (2008)
  5. Darwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006)
  6. Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
  7. Dhurga (2002)

Producer and crew

  1. Dhurga (2002)
  2. Money Money (Playback singer)
  3. Satya (Associate editor)

Awards

Nandi Awards
Star Screen Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Metro Plus Hyderabad / Personality : Rebel without a pause". The Hindu. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ↑ "J. D. Chekravarthy with Manisha Koirala". Komal Nahta (Mumbai, India). 2011-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time". IBNLive.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "J. D. Chakravarthy". 8 February 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tough and uncompromising".
  9. ↑ "Friday Review Hyderabad / Cinema : Flip side of being super cop". The Hindu. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  10. ↑ "JD ChakravarthyБ─≥s new film with Srikanth". Supergoodmovies.com. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  11. ↑ "No director does self-introspection: JD - Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  12. ↑ Eenadu daily, eenadu cinema, page 10, 29 June 2012
  13. ↑ "Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Taking its own sweet time! - Sarvam". The Hindu. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  14. ↑ "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : When old memories came alive". The Hindu. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  15. ↑ "Chakravarthi - Interviews in Telugu Movies". Totaltollywood.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  16. ↑ "Metro Plus Delhi / Entertainment : Some chill, some frill". The Hindu. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  17. ↑ "JD Chakravathy interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director".
  18. ↑ http://www.andhraheadlines.com/BrowseArticle.aspx?catID=6&ArtID=68437
  19. ↑ "Arjun in Contract with JD!". Chitramala. 27 November 2010.

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