Jagapati Babu profile
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Jagapati Babu

12th February 1962 Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Acting

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.

132 Movies 5 TV Shows 2 In Production 156 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Vadala poster
Vadala 17th July 2026 as Dr. Yogi
Peddi poster
Peddi 3rd June 2026 as Appalasoori
Mirai poster
Mirai 12th September 2025 as Angama Bali
Jaat poster
Jaat 10th April 2025 as Satyamurthi C.B.I.
Rudrangi poster
Rudrangi 7th July 2023 as Bheemrao Deshmukh
Monster poster
Monster 21st October 2022 as Lucky Singh
Ghani poster
Ghani 7th April 2022 as Eshwarnath
Hero poster
Hero 15th January 2022 as Sripathi
Akhanda poster
Akhanda 2nd December 2021 as Aghora Baba
Republic poster
Republic 1st October 2021 as Panja Dasarath
Laabam poster
Laabam 9th September 2021 as Vanagamudi
Miss India poster
Miss India 4th October 2020 as Kailash Sivakumar / KSK
Oh! Baby poster
Oh! Baby 4th July 2019 as Mysterious Person
Yatra poster
Yatra 8th February 2019 as Y. S. Raja Reddy
Aadhi poster
Aadhi 26th January 2018 as Narayana Reddy
Hello! poster
Hello! 22nd December 2017 as Prakash
Oxygen poster
Oxygen 1st December 2017 as Raghupati
Patel S.I.R poster
Patel S.I.R 20th July 2017 as Subhash Patel/Dr. Vallabh Patel
Winner poster
Winner 24th February 2017 as Mahendra Reddy
Bairavaa poster
Bairavaa 12th January 2017 as Periyakannu aka PK
Ism poster
Ism 21st October 2016 as Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
Jaguar poster
Jaguar 5th October 2016 as CBI Officer
Lingaa poster
Lingaa 12th December 2014 as Nagabooshan
Legend poster
Legend 28th March 2014 as Jitendra
Bachchan poster
Bachchan 11th April 2013 as C.C.B. Vijay Kumar
Kshetram poster
Kshetram 29th December 2011 as Veera Narasimha Rayalu (Naga Penchalaiah)
Key poster
Key 16th July 2011 as Invigilator
Raksha poster
Raksha 19th September 2008 as Rajeevi
Homam poster
Homam 28th August 2008 as Mallikarjuna alias Malli, an undercover IPS officer
Nagaram poster
Nagaram 6th March 2008 as ACP Chowdary
Sambarala Yetti Gattu poster Coming soon
Sambarala Yetti Gattu 12th January 2027
Sri Sri poster Coming soon
Sri Sri 25th December 2026