Jagapathi Babu

Jagapathi Babu (pronunciation ; born Veeramachaneni Jagapathirao Chowdary) is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema in addition to a few Tamil and Malayalam films.[1] In a career spanning 31 years, Jagapathi Babu has starred in over 120 feature films, and has received 4 Filmfare Awards and 7 state Nandi Awards.[2]

Jagapathi Babu
Jagapathi Babu at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South ceremony
Born
Jagapathi Babu

(1962-02-12) February 12, 1962
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesJB, Jaggu
Years active1977—present
Spouse(s)Lakshmi Veeramachaneni
Children2
Parent(s)V. B. Rajendra Prasad (father)

He received the Kala Bhushana Award, for his contribution to cinema, by TSR Lalitha kala Parishat.[3] He has worked with noted directors like S.V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Guna Sekhar, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, A. M. Rathnam, K. Raghavendra Rao, Radha Mohan, M. Raja, and J. D. Chakravarthy.[4]

Early life

Jagapathi Babu (originally named as Jagapathi Rao) was born in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad. He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Tollywood.[5]

Career

Jagapathi Babu made his debut in Telugu with the movie Simha Swapnam(1989) which was produced by his father and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao.[6] His first blockbuster 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, with the super hit film Subha Lagnam, he reached family audience and also established his star status. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role in the movie Maavichiguru directed by S V Krishna Reddy. 1997 saw 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 his performance in the thriller Manoharam. In 2003–05, he did runway hit films like Kabaddi Kabaddi, Athade Oka Sainyam, Pedababu and Anukokunda Oka Roju. In 2006 he appeared in Samanyudu and Pellaina Kothalo. 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 2012, 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, Jagapathi Babu returned to the Tamil film industry with Puthagam. His next movie was Legend in 2014 where he played the antagonist against Nandamuri Balakrishna .

His performance in Legend was praised by many and he won quite a few awards as best villain. From here, his career turned around and he started to bag good supporting roles. In the same year, he acted as villain opposite Rajinikanthin Lingaa. In 2015, he played Mahesh Babu's father in Srimanthudu. In 2016, he played an antagonist in Jr. NTR's Nannaku Prematho. He played antagonist in Ism and Jaguar. He played villain opposite Mohanlal in Pulimurugan. In 2017, he played Naga Chaitanya's father in Rarandoi Veduka Chudham. He played a villain in the movie Rangasthalam which was a Super Hit movie. He also played antagonist in Ravi Teja's movie Nela Ticket. In 2018, he played an antagonist in Goodachari, which became a sleeper hit.He played an antagonist in Jr. NTR's Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. His performance was praised by many. He acted as an antagonist in the movie Maharshi. He had an important role in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

Filmography

Telugu Edit Year Title Role Notes 1974 Manchi Manushulu Child Actor 1989 Simha Swapnam Rajesh & Harish (Dual role) Adavilo Abhimanyudu Captain Abhimanyu 1990 Chinnari Muddula Papa Anand 1991 Pandirimancham Rowdygaru Parishkaram ACP Chandrashekhar Jagannatakam Jagam 1992 Sahasam Inspector Chandu Asadhyulu Sridhar Peddarikam Krishna Mohan Raguluthunna Bharatham Inspector Pratap Mother India Shivaji Balaramakrishnulu Shivaji 1993 Aashayam Suribabu Pillalu Diddina Kapuram Raghu Aadarsham Shivaji Gaayam Durga 1994 Bhale Pellam Nanda Gopal Allari Premikudu Krishna Murthy Jailor Gari Abbai Raja Subhalagnam Madhu Theerpu Ravi 1995 Chilakapachcha Kaapuram Gopala Krishna Bhale Bullodu Krishna Sankalpam Krishna Murthy Money Money Durga Cameo appearance Aayanaki Iddaru Surya Shubhamastu Prem Chand 1996 Srikaram Chandu Maa Aavida Collector Raju Maavichiguru Madhu Jabilamma Pelli Ramudu 1997 Subhakankshalu Chandu Chilakkottudu Jagapathi Babu Pelli Pandiri Govind Priyaragalu Madhu Oka Chinna Maata Chandu Dongata Raju 1998 Maavidaakulu Pratap Pelli Kanuka Sagar Pelli Peetalu Gopi Antahpuram Sarai Veeraraju Srimathi Vellostha Ravi Aahaa...! Sriram 1999 Swapnalokam Kaasi Manasulo Maata Shankar Alludugaaru Vachcharu Murali Ravoyi Chandamama Sujit Samudram Sagar 2000 Manoharam Anand Sardukupodaam Randi Krishna Choosoddaam Randi Aravind Moodu Mukkalata Shanthi Swaroop Bachi Bachi / Bhaskar Chinmai 2001 Budget Padmanabham Budget Padmanabham Family Circus Subramanyam Naalo Unna Prema Sai Krishna Hanuman Junction Dasu 2002 Siva Rama Raju Sivaramaraju Sandade Sandadi Chandu / Chandra Shekar 2003 Kabadi Kabadi Rambabu Dham Rushi 2004 Athade Oka Sainyam Sridhar / Chanti Kushi Kushiga Surya Prakash / S.P. Pedababu Pedababu 2005 Anukokunda Oka Roju Inspector Suresh Reddy Pandem Seenu Jagapati Jagapathi That Is Pandu Paandu 2006 Samanyudu Chandra Brahmastram Guru Gopi – Goda Meedha Pilli Balavindar Cheda Pellaina Kothalo Hari 2007 Lakshyam ACP Bose 2008 Swagatam K.K. / Krishna Nagaram ACP Chowdary Bhale Dongalu DCP Yugandhar Kathanayakudu Bala Krishna / Barber Balu Homam Malli Raksha Rajeev 2009 Siddham Dayanand Aakasamantha Sudhakar Adhineta Suribabu Bangaru Babu Chinnababu Ravindra Ninnu Kalisaka Himself Pravarakhyudu Shashi Kumar 2010 Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevulu Sadhyam Sandeep Gaayam 2 Ram / Durga 2011 Jai Bolo Telangana Gopanna Chattam Gowri Shankar Nagaram Nidrapotunna Vela Siva Rama Prasad Key Invigilator Kshetram Veera Narasimha Rayalu 2012 Nandeeswarudu Eeshwar Prasad Six Vijay 2013 Operation Duryodhana 2 Ashok 2014 Legend Jeetendra April Fool Prakash Extended cameo[5] Ra Ra... Krishnayya Jaggu Bhai Current Theega Sivaramaraju Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam Maisamma O Manishi Katha Ramu 2015 Srimanthudu Ravikanth Hitudu Sitaram 2016 Nannaku Prematho Krishna Murthy Kautilya Attack Kaali Ism Javed Bhai 2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya King Winner Mahendra Reddy Rarandoi Veduka Chudham Krishna Patel S. I. R. Subhash Patel & Vallabh Patel (Dual role) Jaya Janaki Nayaka Aswith Narayana Varma Oxygen Raghupathi Hello Prakash 2018 Rangasthalam President Phanidra Bhupathi Nela Ticket Aditya Bhupati Gangstars KD / Kumar Das Indian web television series on Amazon Prime Video Saakshyam Munu Swamy Goodachari Raghuveer / Raana Aatagallu Public Prosecutor Veerendra Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Basi Reddy 2019 Yatra Y. S. Raja Reddy Maharshi Vivek Mithal Oh! Baby God Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Veera Reddy 2020 V Miss India TBA Good Luck Sakhi TBA Other Languages Edit Year Title Role Language Notes 2006 Madrasi Shiva Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Shiva Kaashi 2012 Thaandavam Sharat Kumar Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Shiva Taandavam 2013 Puthagam JB Tamil Bachchan Vijay Kumar Kannada Dubbed into Telugu with the same name 2014 Lingaa M.P. Nagabhushanam Tamil 2016 Jaguar CBI Officer Kannada Pulimurugan Daddy Girija Malayalam Dubbed into Telugu as Manyam Puli and Tamil with the same name Kaththi Sandai DCP Thamizhselvan Tamil 2017 Bairavaa Periya Kannu (PK) Tamil 2018 Aadhi Narayana Reddy Malayalam 2019 Viswasam Gautam Veer Tamil Madhura Raja V. R. Nadesan Malayalam 2020 Roberrt Kannada Filming Laabam Tamil

Awards
Filmfare Awards
Nandi Awards
SIIMA Awards
  • 2015 - Best Villain - Legend
  • 2017 - Best Villain - Nannaku Prematho
  • 2017 - Special Jury Award - Pulimurugan
IIFA Utsavam
  • 2015 - Best Supporting Actor - Srimanthudu
  • 2016-Best Actor in a Negative Role -Nannaku Prematho
Asianet Film Awards

References
  1. "Jagapathi Babu in Vikram's next - The Hindu". Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. "TSR LKP award for Jagapathi Babu - The Hindu". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. Jagapati babu gets Kala Bhushana..!! Famlily hero awarded Kala Bhushana!! Archived 10 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Adhineta inspired me, says Jagapathi Babu
  5. "'I could not make a good movie for my son' - The Hindu". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. "Title". TeluguCinema. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
  7. "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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