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Chakravarthy Kovela
Born
Chakravarthy Kovela

India Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesJ.D.
Occupation(s)Actor,
Director
Years active1989 - Present

J.D. Chakravarthy is an Indian film actor and director in Telugu Cinema and Bollywood. He has directed Hindi films like Darwaza Bandh Rakho, Durga and Darna Zaroori Hai (the story of an innocent man in jail). In Telugu Cinema, he got critical acclaim for his directorial abilities through the film Homam. He has starred in block buster films like Money (1993 film), Gulabi (film), Anaganaga Oka Roju, Premaku Velayara, Satya. Films like w/o V. Vara prasad, Bombay priyudu, Mrugam, Papena Pranam, Madhyanam hatya, Homam, Vaastu Shastra etc gave him critical acclaim as an actor.

Background

J.D. Chakravarthy, was born in 1970 in a Telugu Brahmin family. He was born to noted carnatic singer Dr. Kovela Santha. Chakravarthy did his schooling in st Georges grammar school, Hyderabad and later completed his B.E from CBIT, Hyderabad. He 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 (1989 film) in a negative role as a fellow student named J.D. After that, he played various negative, supporting and lead actor roles in Telugu Cinema and 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 handful Telugu films directed and/or produced by Ram Gopal Verma and other prominent Telugu film directors before Satya, his first Hindi film in a lead role and his most prominent role to date, released in theaters on the 3rd July 1998. Satya was critically-acclaimed, though criticized for its gruesome depiction of violence. It was touted to be one of the best films of Ram Gopal Verma.

Career

Even though his career started with Shiva (1989 film), his talent got recognition with Satya in Telugu & Hindi as well. After Satya, he did handful Telugu films including 'Kasi' and 'Maa Pelliki Randi' which did not fare at the Telugu 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. Chakravarthi's beard is touted in all his on screen appearances. 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. Homam’s success has brought him laurels as well as prestigious projects. JD, as he’s fondly known in the industry, has also enacted a role in director Vishnuvardhan’s recent Tamil film Sarvam, starring Arya and Trisha.

Filmography

Actor

  1. Kacheri Arambam (Tamil) (2010)... Sivamani
  2. Josh (2009)... Durga Rao
  3. Sarvam (2009)...with Arya and Thrisha (Tamil)
  4. Homam (2008)... police officer Chandu
  5. Dubai Seenu (2007) .... Chakri
  6. Vaastu Shastra (2004) (Hindi) .... Virag Rao
  7. Madhyanam Hatya (2004)
  8. Kasi (2004)
  9. Pape Naa Pranam (2003)
  10. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) (Tamil) .... Dhileepan
  11. Durga: It's Not Just a Love Story (2002) .... Durga
  12. Navvuthu Batakali Ra (2001)
  13. Premaku Swagatham (2001)
  14. Maa Pelliki Randi (2000)
  15. Premaku Velayara (2000) .... Manohar
  16. Harischandra (Annee Abaddhale) (1999)
  17. Main Tere Pyaar Mein Pagal (1999) (Hindi) .... Chetan
  18. Satya (1998) (Hindi) (as Chakravarty) .... Satya
  19. W/O V.Varaprasad (1998) .... Thyagaraju
  20. Egire Pavurama(1997)....
  21. Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997)
  22. Bombay Priyudu (1996)
  23. Deyyam (1996)
  24. Mrugam (1996)
  25. Gulabi (film).... Chandu
  26. Money Money (1995)
  27. Money (1993 film)
  28. One By Two (1992)
  29. Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992) (Malayalam) .... Ranjithlal
  30. Neti Siddhartha (1990)
  31. Shiva (1990) Hindi
  32. Shiva (1989 film) Telugu (as Chakravarthy) .... J.D.

Director:

  1. Money 3 (2011)
  2. Siddham (2009)
  3. Homam (2008)
  4. Darwaaza Bandh Rakho (2006)
  5. Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
  6. 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)

References

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