Ajay Rao
Appearance
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Born | Ajay Rao 24 January 1980 |
Other names | Krishna Ajay Rao |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer |
Years active | 2003 - Present |
Spouse | Sapna Ajay Rao (m. 2014) |
Ajay 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
Ajay 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
Ajay Rao married his long-time girlfriend Swapna on 18 December 2014.........
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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Excuse Me | 2003 | Ajay | Prem | [2] | |
Surya The Great | 2005 | Surya | Rushi | [3] | |
Green Signal | 2005 | Indra | Eshwar | [4] | |
O Priyathama | 2006 | Chinnu / Yashas | Shiva Prabhu | [5] | |
Amruthavani | 2007 | Samarth | B. R. Rajashekar | [6] | |
Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku | 2007 | Om Sai Prakash | Guest appearance | [7] | |
Ganesha | 2007 | Shivu | Dinesh Babu | [8] | |
Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku | 2008 | Mahadev | [9] | ||
Taj Mahal | 2008 | Ajay Kumar | R. Chandru | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor | [10] |
Jaaji Mallige | 2009 | Ramu | R. Anantha Raju | [11] | |
Prem Kahani | 2009 | 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 | 2011 | 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 | 2014 | Ajay | Sahana H. S. | Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao | [19] |
Jai Bhajarangabali | 2014 | 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 |
[21] |
Endendigu | 2015 | Krishna | Imran Sardhariya | [22] | |
A 2nd Hand Lover | 2015 | Ajai | Raghava Loki | [23] | |
Maamu Tea Angadi | 2015 | Himself | A. Paramesh | Special appearance, Also playback singer | [24] |
Krishna-Rukku | 2016 | Krishna | Anil Kumar | [25] | |
John Jani Janardhan | 2016 | Janardhan | Guru Deshpande | [26] | |
Dhairyam | 2017 | Ajay Krishna | Shiv Murthy | [27] | |
Krishna s/o CM | 2017 | Krishna | M. S. Ramesh | ||
Inspector Notty K | 2018 | Ajay | Bengali film |
References
- ^ Ajay Rao Turns Producer
- ^ "Excuse Me – ಎಕ್ಸ್ಕ್ಯೂಸ್ ಮಿ (2003/೨೦೦೩)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Surya The Great – ಸೂರ್ಯ ದಿ ಗ್ರೇಟ್ (2005/೨೦೦೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Green Signal – ಗ್ರೀನ್ ಸಿಗ್ನಲ್ (2005/೨೦೦೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "O Priyathama – ಓ ಪ್ರಿಯತಮ (2006/೨೦೦೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Amrutha Vani – ಅಮೃತವಾಣಿ (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku – ಹೆತ್ತರೆ ಹೆಣ್ಣನ್ನೇ ಹೆರಬೇಕು (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Ganesha – ಗಣೇಶ (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku – ಹುಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಬೇಕು (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Tajmahal – ತಾಜ್ಮಹಲ್ (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Jaaji Mallige – ಜಾಜಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Prem Kahani – ಪ್ರೇಮ್ ಕಹಾನಿ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Krishnan Love Story – ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ (2010/೨೦೧೦)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Manasina Mathu – ಮನಸಿನ ಮಾತು (2011/೨೦೧೧)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Krishnan Marriage Story – ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಮ್ಯಾರೇಜ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ (2011/೨೦೧೧)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Breaking News – ಬ್ರೇಕಿಂಗ್ ನ್ಯೂಸ್ (2012/೨೦೧೨)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Advaitha – ಅದ್ವೈತ (2013/೨೦೧೩)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Manada Mareyalli – ಮನದ ಮರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Rose – ರೋಜ್ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Jai Bhajarangabali – ಜೈ ಭಜರಂಗಬಲಿ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Krishna Leela – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಲೀಲಾ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Endendigu – ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "A 2nd Hand Lover – ಎ ಸೆಕೆಂಡ್ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಲವರ್ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Mamu Tea Angadi – ಮಾಮು ಟೀ ಅಂಗಡಿ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Krishna Rukku – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಕು (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "John Jani Janardhan – ಜಾನ್ ಜಾನಿ ಜನಾರ್ಧನ್ (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
- ^ "Multi-starrer Amar Akbar Antony Starting in May". Chitraloka.