J. D. Chakravarthy

J.D Chakravarthy is a film actor, of Tollywood films and director of Bollywood films, Darwaza Bandh Rakho, Durga and the story of an innocent man in jail in Darna Zaroori Hai.

Background

J.D. Chakravarthy, born in 1970 in a Telugu Brahmin family is often called J.D. by close friends and known as Chakravarthi by the Telugu film audience, marked his debut in Ram Gopal Verma's debut blockbuster Shiva as a fellow student named J.D. After that, he played a supporting role in a Malayalam film, Ennodishtam Koodamo, before devoting all his time to films under his mentor's, Ram Gopal Verma's direction and production. He starred in some telugu films directed and/or produced by Ram Gopal Verma before Satya, his first Hindi film as a hero and his most prominent role to date, blasted on screens in July 3, 1998. Satya was critically-acclaimed, though criticized for its gruesome depiction of violence. It was touted to be one of the most underrated films in Bollywood history and Ram Gopal Verma's truest and finest masterpiece to date.

Career

After Satya, he did a few Telugu films including 'Kasi' and 'Maa Pelliki Randi' which flopped miserably at the box office. His latest film as an actor was Vaastu Shastra, a horror film with Sushmita Sen which did moderately well at the box office in Hindi and was dubbed in Telugu like most of Verma's Bollywood productions. He also starred in his first Tamil film in 2002 in a supporting role of a Tamil Tiger fighter in Sri Lanka called Dhileepan, who fathers a little girl, in Mani Ratnam's award-winning masterpiece Kannathil Muthamittal.

Chakravarthy gets a new lease of life J.D. Chakravarthy has returned to Telugu film industry with Homam. His scintillating performance (dialogue delivery, acting and direction) in Homam has boosted his market value with producers and with his growing number of fans.

Homam’s success has brought him laurels as well as prestigious projects. Shankar has approached J.D. Chakravarthy to be the villain in his next magnum opus, Enthiran. JD, as he’s fondly known in the industry, has also bagged a role in director Vishnuvardhan’s Tamil film Sarvam, starring Arya and Trisha. Dil Raju, one of the most prominent producers.

Trivia

• Apart from Durga, the Bollywood film that he produced, directed and starred in, all his other Hindi films have been produced and directed by Ram Gopal Verma.

• It's a little known fact that J.D is not his surname. He became known as J.D Chakravarthy due to his debut role as 'J.D' in Shiva (1989).

• He was only 18 when he made his debut as J.D in Shiva (1989).

Filmography

1. Homam as a directior, writer, actor

Actor

1. Josh (Filming)
2. Sarvam (2009)...with Arya and Thrisha (Tamil)
3. Homam (2008)
4. Dubai Seenu (2007) .... Chakri
5. Vaastu Shastra (2004) .... Virag Rao
6. Madhyanam Hatya (2004)
7. Kasi (2004)
8. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) .... Dhileepan
9. Durga: It's Not Just a Love Story (2002) .... Durga
10. Navvuthu Batakali Ra (2001)
11. Premaku Swagatham (2001)
12. Maa Pelliki Randi (2000)
13. Main Tere Pyaar Mein Pagal (1999) .... Chetan
14. Satya (1998) (as Chakravarty) .... Satya
15. W/O V.Varaprasad (1998) .... Thyagaraju
16. Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997)
17. Bombay Priyudu (1996)
18. Deyyam (1996)
19. Mrugam (1996)
20. Gulabi (1996) .... Chandu
21. Money Money (1995)
22. Money (1993)
23. Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992) .... Ranjithlal
24. Shiva (1989/I) (as Chakravarthy) .... J.D.

Director:

1. Homam (2008)
2. Darwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006)
3. Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
4. Durga: It's Not Just a Love Story (2002)

Producer:

1. Durga: It's Not Just a Love Story (2002) (producer)

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. Money Money (1995) (playback singer)

External links

• J D Chakravarthy at JustTollywood
• J D Chakravarthy at IMDb
• Interview

Gallery

• J D Chakravarthy Gallery