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Jagapati Babu


Jagapati Babu

Birthday:

02/12/1962

Place of birth:

Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India:

Biography:

Jagapathi Babu (born Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary on February 12, 1962), affectionately known as "Jaggu Bhai," is a prolific Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside major roles in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Born in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad, he debuted as a child artist in his father's *Manchi Manushulu* (1974) and made his lead debut in *Simha Swapnam* (1989). He found his commercial breakthrough with *Peddarikam* (1992) and Ram Gopal Varma's gritty thriller *Gaayam* (1993), which won him his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Jagapathi Babu became synonymous with the "family hero" genre following the blockbuster *Subhalagnam* (1994). He delivered acclaimed performances across family dramas, comedies, and action films, winning Nandi Best Actor Awards for *Maavichiguru* (1996) and *Manoharam* (2000), and Best Supporting Actor for *Anthahpuram* (1998) and *Lakshyam* (2007) — the latter also earning him a Filmfare Award. In 2014, Jagapathi Babu redefined his career with a menacing, critically lauded portrayal of the ruthless Jitendra in Boyapati Srinu's *Legend* (2014) opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. Winning both the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Villain, this transition launched one of the most successful "second innings" in Indian cinema. He rapidly became the most sought-after stylish antagonist and character actor across South India, delivering towering performances in blockbusters like *Lingaa* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Nannaku Prematho* (2016), Malayalam hit *Pulimurugan* (2016), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and Prashanth Neel's pan-Indian action epic *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire* (2023). His deep baritone and commanding screen presence have made him indispensable for big-ticket multi-lingual projects. In 2024, his prominent releases included Trivikram's *Guntur Kaaram*, *The Family Star*, the Hindi actioner *Ruslaan*, Harish Shankar's *Mr. Bachchan*, Suriya's Tamil epic *Kanguva*, and Sukumar's *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. He maintains a massive slate of pan-Indian releases through 2025 and 2026. His 2025 projects feature Gopichand Malineni's Hindi actioner *Jaat*, the Telugu fantasy adventure *Mirai*, Krish Jagarlamudi's *Ghaati*, the Kannada multi-starrer *45*, and *Akhanda 2: Thaandavam*. Expected in 2026, he essays the pivotal role of Appala Soori in Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama *Peddi* alongside Ram Charan, and features in the pan-Indian mythological film *Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure*, *Godari Gattupaina*, *Seetha Payanam*. With a career spanning over three decades, nearly 180 films, seven Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards, he stands as a versatile stalwart of Indian cinema.


Credits

సంబరాల ఏటి గట్టు (2027)
as
శ్రీ శ్రీ (2026)
as
Newton's 3rd Law (2026)
as
Vadala (2026)
as Dr. Yogi
నాగబంధం (2026)
as Prabhakar
పెద్ది (2026)
as Appalasoori
Godari Gattupaina (2026)
as
அனந்தா (2026)
as
మిరాయి (2025)
as Angama Bali
ಏಳುಮಲೆ (2025)
as
ఘాటి (2025)
as
जाट (2025)
as Satyamurthi C.B.I.
పుష్పా 2 - The Rule (2024)
as Central Minister Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy
கங்குவா (2024)
as
మిస్టర్‌ బచ్చన్ (2024)
as Mutyam Jaggaiah
సింబా (2024)
as
रुसलान (2024)
as Sameer
ద ఫ్యామిలీ స్తార్ (2024)
as Indu's father
గుంటూరు కారం (2024)
as Marx
ಕಾಟೇರ (2023)
as
సలార్: పార్ట్‌ 1 – సీజ్‌ఫైర్‌ (2023)
as Raja Mannar
Voice of സത്യനാഥൻ (2023)
as Nambiar
రుద్రంగి (2023)
as Bheemrao Deshmukh
రామబాణం (2023)
as Rajaram
किसी का भाई... किसी की जान (2023)
as Nageshwar Kodathi
Monster (2022)
as Lucky Singh
గని (2022)
as Eshwarnath
రాధే శ్యామ్ (2022)
as Anand Rajput
Good Luck Sakhi (2022)
as Colonel
హీరో (2022)
as Sripathi
లక్ష్య (2021)
as Coach
ಮದಗಜ (2021)
as Bhairava Dorai
అఖండ (2021)
as Aghora Baba
அண்ணாத்த (2021)
as Udhav Palekar
మహా సముద్రం (2021)
as Chunchu
రిప‌బ్లిక్ (2021)
as Panja Dasarath
அனபெல் சேதுபதி (2021)
as Kathiresan
టక్ జగదీష్ (2021)
as Bose Babu
லாபம் (2021)
as Vanagamudi
ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ (2021)
as
FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik (2021)
as
మిస్ ఇండియా (2020)
as Kailash Sivakumar / KSK
సై రా నరసింహ రెడ్డి (2019)
as Veerareddy
ఓ! బేబీ (2019)
as Mysterious Person
మహర్షి (2019)
as Vivek Mittal
മധുരരാജാ (2019)
as V.R. Nadesan
యాత్ర (2019)
as Y. S. Raja Reddy
விஸ்வாசம் (2019)
as Gautham Veer
అరవింద సమేత... వీర రాఘవ (2018)
as Basireddy
ఆటగాళ్ళు (2018)
as Veerendra
గూఢచారి (2018)
as Rana
సాక్ష్యం (2018)
as Munuswamy
నేల టిక్కెట్టు (2018)
as Aditya Bhupathi
రంగస్థలం (2018)
as Phanindra Bhupathi
ആദി (2018)
as Narayana Reddy
హలో! (2017)
as Prakash
ఆక్సీజన్ (2017)
as Raghupati
జయ జానకి నాయక (2017)
as Ashwath Narayana Varma
Patel S.I.R (2017)
as Subhash Patel/Dr. Vallabh Patel
రారండోయ్ వేడుక చూద్దాo (2017)
as Krishna
Winner (2017)
as Mahendra Reddy
ఓం నమో వెంకటేశాయ (2017)
as A King (Cameo)
பைரவா (2017)
as Periyakannu aka PK
கத்தி சண்டை (2016)
as Thamizhselvan
ఇజం (2016)
as Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
പുലിമുരുഗന്‍ (2016)
as Daddy Girija
జాగ్వార్ (2016)
as CBI Officer
Attack (2016)
as Kaali
నాన్నకు ప్రేమతో... (2016)
as Krishnamurthy Koutilya
శ్రీమంతుడు (2015)
as Ravikanth
லிங்கா (2014)
as Nagabooshan
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014)
as
కరెంట్ తీగ (2014)
as
రారా...కృష్ణయ్య (2014)
as
లెజెండ్ (2014)
as Jitendra
ఆపరేషన్ దుర్యోధన 2 (2013)
as
Bachchan (2013)
as C.C.B. Vijay Kumar
Puthagam (2013)
as JB
Aaru (2012)
as Vijay
தாண்டவம் (2012)
as Sharath Kumar
Kshetram (2011)
as Veera Narasimha Rayalu (Naga Penchalaiah)
Key (2011)
as Invigilator
చట్టం (2011)
as
aజై బోలో తెలంగాణ (2011)
as Bandhagi Gopanna
గాయం-2 (2010)
as Ram / Durga
Sadhyam (2010)
as Sandeep
Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi (2010)
as Chiranjeevulu
Pravarakyudu (2009)
as Sasi
Ninnu Kalisaka (2009)
as himself (Cameo appearance)
Bangaru Babu (2009)
as Ravindra
Adhinetha (2009)
as Suribabu
Siddham (2009)
as
రక్ష (2008)
as Rajeevi
హోమం (2008)
as Mallikarjuna alias Malli, an undercover IPS officer
కథానాయకుడు (2008)
as Balakrishna
భలే దొంగలు (2008)
as Yugandhar
Nagaram (2008)
as ACP Chowdary
Swagatam (2008)
as K. K.
Lakshyam (2007)
as ACP Bose
Pellaina Kothalo (2006)
as Hari
Gopi Goda Meeda Pilli (2006)
as
Brahmastram (2006)
as Bangaram
மதராஸி (2006)
as Shiva
That is Pandu (2005)
as Pandu
అనుకోకుండా ఒక రోజు (2005)
as Inspector Suresh Reddy
Jagapathi (2005)
as
Pandem (2005)
as
Pedababu (2004)
as
Kushi Kushiga (2004)
as
Athade Oka Sainyam (2004)
as Chanti / Sridhar / Rupay Paavla
కబడ్డీ కబడ్డీ (2003)
as
సందడే సందడి (2002)
as Chandu / Chandra Sekhar
Siva Rama Raju (2002)
as Siva Rama Raju
హనుమాన్ జంక్షన్ (2001)
as Dasu
Naalo Unna Prema (2001)
as
ఫామిలీ సర్కస్ (2001)
as Subrahmanyam "Subbu"
Budget Padmanabham (2001)
as
బాచి (2000)
as
మూడు ముక్కలాట (2000)
as Shanti Swaroop
Manoharam (2000)
as
Samudram (1999)
as Sagar
అల్లుడుగారు వచ్చారు (1999)
as Murali
అంతఃపురం (1998)
as Sai
ఆహా ..! (1998)
as Sriram
పెళ్ళి పీటలు (1998)
as Gopi
పెళ్లి పందిరి (1998)
as Govind
మావిడాకులు (1998)
as
Priyaraagalu (1997)
as
దొంగాట (1997)
as Raju
Oka Chinna Maata (1997)
as Chandu/Chanti
శుభాఖాంక్షలు (1997)
as Chandu
Maavichiguru (1996)
as
శ్రీకారం (1996)
as Siva
మా ఆవిడ కలెక్టర్ (1996)
as Raju
శుభమస్తు (1995)
as
ఆయనకి ఇద్దరు (1995)
as Surya
Money Money (1995)
as Cameo
సంకల్పం (1995)
as Krishna Murthy
Chilakapacha Kapuram (1995)
as Gopala Krishna
Allari Premikudu (1994)
as
శుభలగ్నం (1994)
as Madhu
Bhale Pellam (1994)
as
గాయం (1993)
as Durga
Aasayam (1993)
as Suri Babu
బలరామ కృష్ణులు (1992)
as Sivaji
అసాధ్యులు (1992)
as
Peddarikam (1992)
as Krishna Mohan
చిన్నారి ముద్దుల పాప (1990)
as
సింహస్వప్నం (1989)
as
మిరాయ్ జైత్రయా ()
as Angama Bali
సలార్: పార్ట్ 2 - శౌర్యాంగ పర్వం ()
as Raja Mannar