Ajay Rao
Appearance
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Born | Ajai Rao 24 January 1980 |
Other names | Krishna Ajai Rao |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer |
Years active | 2003 - Present |
Spouse | Sapna Ajai Rao (m. 2014) |
Children | 1 |
Ajai Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajai Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie Excuse Me.
Career
Ajai Rao debuted with the film Excuse Me (2003) and later appeared in films like Taj Mahal (2008), Krishnan Love Story (2010), Krishnan Marriage Story (2011), and Krishna Leela (2015). With Krishna Leela (2015) he debuted as a producer launching his home banner Shree Krishna Arts And Creations.[1]
Personal life
He married his long-time girlfriend Sapna on 18 December 2014. Four years later they have a daughter named cherishma[2]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
S.No. | Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Excuse Me | 2003 | Ajay | Prem | ||
2 | Surya The Great | 2005 | Surya | Rushi | ||
3 | Green Signal | Indra | Eshwar | |||
4 | O Priyathama | 2006 | Chinnu / Yashas | Shiva Prabhu | ||
5 | Amrutha Vaani | 2007 | Samarth | B. R. Rajashekar | ||
6 | Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku | Om Sai Prakash | Guest appearance | |||
7 | Ganesha | Shivu | Dinesh Babu | |||
8 | Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku | 2008 | Mahadev | |||
9 | Taj Mahal | Ajay Kumar | R. Chandru | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor | ||
10 | Jaaji Mallige | 2009 | Ramu | R. Anantha Raju | ||
11 | Prem Kahani | Manja | R. Chandru | |||
12 | Krishnan Love Story | 2010 | Krishna | Shashank | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada, Nominated — State Award for Best Actor Kannada | |
13 | Manasina Maathu | 2011 | Ajay | R. Anantha Raju | ||
14 | Krishnan Marriage Story | Krishna | Nuthan Umesh | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada | ||
15 | Breaking News | 2012 | Arjun | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | ||
16 | Advaitha | 2013 | Vivek | B. M. Giriraj | ||
17 | Manada Mareyalli | 2014 | Himself | Rajeev Nethra | Special appearance | |
18 | Rose | Ajay | Sahana H. S. | Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao | ||
19 | Jai Bhajarangabali | Ajju / Ajay | Ravivarma Gubbi | Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao | ||
20 | Krishna-Leela | 2015 | Krishna | Shashank | Also producer and state award for the best film of the year 2015, on his debut production
Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada, Nominated — State Award for Best Actor Kannada |
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21 | Endendigu | Krishna | Imran Sardhariya | |||
22 | A 2nd Hand Lover | Ajai | Raghava Loki | |||
23 | Maamu Tea Angadi | Himself | A. Paramesh | Special appearance, Also playback singer | ||
24 | Krishna-Rukku | 2016 | Krishna | Anil Kumar | ||
25 | John Jani Janardhan | Janardhan | Guru Deshpande | |||
26 | Dhairyam | 2017 | Ajay Krishna | Shiv Murthy | [3] | |
27 | Krishna s/o CM | Krishna | M. S. Ramesh | |||
28 | Thayige Thakka Maga | 2018 | Mohandas | Shashank | 25th Film
Nominated - Filmibeat Award for Best Actor - Kannada |
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29 | Krishna Talkies† | 2019 | Krishna | Vijayanand | Filming | [4][5] |
30 | Shokiwala† | TBA | Thimme Gowda | Filming | [6][7][8] | |
31 | Rainbow † | TBA | S.Rajavardhan | Filming | [9][10] |
References
- ^ Ajai Rao Turns Producer
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Multi-starrer Amar Akbar Antony Starting in May". Chitraloka.
- ^ "'ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಟಾಕೀಸ್'ಗೆ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಸಿಂಧು ಲೋಕನಾಥ್!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Krishna Talkies Kannada Movie". Moviekoop. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Ajay Rao signs another movie in Kannada - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Ajay Rao plays 'Shokiwala'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Shokiwala Kannada Movie". Moviekoop. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Rainbow brings together Ajay Rao and Manvitha Kamath". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Rainbow Kannada Movie". Moviekoop. Retrieved 11 March 2020.