Name
Jagapati Babu
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-02-12 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography
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.
Known For
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Gagan is very much in love with Sweety aka Janaki, a sweet-natured girl, ever willing to l...
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A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission....
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Vikramaditya, a world-renowned palmist, believes love does not exist in his stars, until h...
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Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Ran...
- 2000 Bachi
- 2021 Republic as Panja Dasarath
- 2005 That is Pandu as Pandu
- 2021 Akhanda as Aghora Baba
- 2022 Radhe Shyam as Anand Rajput
- 2021 Madhagaja as Bhairava Dorai
- 2001 Hanuman Junction as Dasu
- 2006 Madrasi as Shiva
- 2008 Swagatam as K. K.
- 2011 Chattam
- 2024 Guntur Kaaram as Marx
- 2005 Jagapathi
- 1996 Maavichiguru
- 2009 Pravarakyudu as Sasi
- 2006 Pellaina Kothalo as Hari
- 1990 Chinnari Muddula Papa
- 2008 Bhale Dongalu as Yugandhar
- 1998 Maavidakulu
- 2010 Gaayam 2 as Ram / Durga
- 2013 Puthagam as JB
- 2008 Kathanayakudu as Balakrishna
- 2023 Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire as Raja Mannar
- 2024 Simbaa
- 2013 Bachchan as C.C.B. Vijay Kumar
- 2023 Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan as Nageshwar Kodathi
- 2009 Adhinetha as Suribabu
- 2014 Legend as Jitendra
- 1998 Anthahpuram as Sai
- 2010 Sadhyam as Sandeep
- 2001 Naalo Unna Prema
- 2001 Budget Padmanabham
- 1994 Subhalagnam as Madhu
- 2012 6 as Vijay
- 2006 Brahmastram as Bangaram
- 2009 Siddham
- 2011 Kshetram as Veera Narasimha Rayalu (Naga Penchalaiah)
- 2000 Moodu Mukkalaata as Shanti Swaroop
- 2023 Voice of Sathyanathan as Nambiar
- 2023 Kaatera
- 2014 Lingaa as Nagabooshan
- 2000 Manoharam
- Soon Salaar: Part 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam as Raja Mannar
- 1997 Priyaraagalu
- 1995 Sankalpam as Krishna Murthy
- 2023 Rudrangi as Bheemrao Deshmukh
- 2014 Current Theega
- 1994 Allari Premikudu
- 1992 Peddarikam as Krishna Mohan
- 2011 Jai Bolo Telangana as Bandhagi Gopanna
- 2024 Ruslaan as Sameer
- 2014 Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
- 2022 Monster as Lucky Singh
- 2015 Srimanthudu as Ravikanth
- 2014 Ra Ra Krishnayya
- 2024 Kanguva
- 2013 Operation Duryodhana 2
- 2012 Thaandavam as Sharath Kumar
- 2016 Nannaku Prematho... as Krishnamurthy Koutilya
- 1993 Gaayam as Durga
- 2023 Ramabanam as Rajaram
- 2016 Pulimurugan as Daddy Girija
- 2024 The Family Star as Indu's father
- 2016 Attack as Kaali
- 2024 Mr Bachchan as Mutyam Jaggaiah
- 2005 Anukokunda Oka Roju as Inspector Suresh Reddy
- 1995 Money Money as Cameo
- 2017 Bairavaa as Periyakannu aka PK
- 2016 Kaththi Sandai as Thamizhselvan
- 2003 Kabaddi Kabaddi
- 2016 Jaguar as CBI Officer
- 2016 Ism as Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
- 2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya as A King (Cameo)
- 2017 Winner as Mahendra Reddy
- 2008 Raksha as Rajeevi
- 2017 Rarandoi Veduka Chudham as Krishna
- 2017 Jaya Janaki Nayaka as Ashwath Narayana Varma
- 2017 Patel S.I.R as Subhash Patel/Dr. Vallabh Patel
- 2017 Oxygen as Raghupati
- 2011 Key as Invigilator
- 2017 Hello! as Prakash
- 2018 Aadhi as Narayana Reddy
- 2019 Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy as Veerareddy
- 2018 Rangasthalam as Phanindra Bhupathi
- 2018 Saakshyam as Munuswamy
- 2008 Homam as Mallikarjuna alias Malli, an undercover IPS officer
- 2018 Nela Ticket as Aditya Bhupathi
- 2007 Lakshyam as ACP Bose
- 1992 Balarama Krishnulu as Sivaji
- 1999 Alludugaaru Vachcharu as Murali
- 1998 Pelli Pandiri as Govind
- 2009 Ninnu Kalisaka as himself (Cameo appearance)
- 2006 Gopi Goda Meeda Pilli
- 2002 Siva Rama Raju as Siva Rama Raju
- 2009 Bangaru Babu as Ravindra
- 2004 Kushi Kushiga
- 2004 Athade Oka Sainyam as Chanti / Sridhar / Rupay Paavla
- 2018 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava as Basireddy
- 2018 Goodachari as Rana
- 2018 Aatagallu as Veerendra
- 2002 Sandade Sandadi as Chandu / Chandra Sekhar
- 2001 Family Circus as Subrahmanyam "Subbu"
- 2019 Yatra as Y. S. Raja Reddy
- 2019 Viswasam as Gautham Veer
- 2019 Madura Raja as V.R. Nadesan
- 2005 Pandem
- 2019 Maharshi as Vivek Mittal
- 2021 Laabam as Vanagamudi
- 2008 Nagaram as ACP Chowdary
- 2019 Oh! Baby as Mysterious Person
- 2021 Roberrt
- 1995 Chilakapacha Kapuram as Gopala Krishna
- 1993 Aasayam as Suri Babu
- 1994 Bhale Pellam
- 1989 Simha Swapnam
- 2020 Miss India as Kailash Sivakumar / KSK
- 2021 Tuck Jagadish as Bose Babu
- 2021 FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik
- 2004 Pedababu
- 2021 Maha Samudram as Chunchu
- 2022 Ghani as Eshwarnath
- 2022 Good Luck Sakhi as Colonel
- 2021 Lakshya as Coach
- 1998 Aahaa..! as Sriram
- 2021 Annaatthe as Udhav Palekar
- 1997 One Small Word as Chandu/Chanti
- 1997 Dongaata as Raju
- 1997 Subhakankshalu as Chandu
- 2022 Hero as Sripathi
- 1992 Asadhyulu
- 2021 Annabelle Sethupathi as Kathiresan
- 2010 Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi as Chiranjeevulu
- 2024 Pushpa 2 - The Rule as Central Minister Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy
- 2026 Peddi as Appalasoori
- 1995 Aayanaki Iddaru as Surya
- 2027 Sambarala Yetti Gattu
- 2025 Jaat as Satyamurthi C.B.I.
- 2025 Mirai as Angama Bali
- 2025 Ghaati
- 1999 Samudram as Sagar
- 2025 Elumale
- Soon Mirai Jaithraya as Angama Bali
- 2026 Anantha
- 2026 Godari Gattupaina
- 2026 Nagabandham: The Secret Treasure as Prabhakar
- 1996 Maa Aavida Collector as Raju
- 1998 Pelli Peetalu as Gopi
- 2026 Sri Sri
- 1995 Subhamastu
- 2026 Vadala as Dr. Yogi
- 1996 Srikaram as Siva
- 2026 Newton's 3rd Law
- 2021 Pitta Kathalu ( 1 episode ) as Viswa Mohan
- 2021 Parampara ( 7 episodes ) as Mohan Rao
- 2018 GangStars ( 12 episodes ) as Krishna Das
- 2024 The Great Indian Kapil Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Jayammu NischayammuRaa with Jagapathi ( 14 episodes ) as Host
