Jagapathi Babu filmography

Jagapathi Babu is an Indian actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema, along with notable appearances in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films.^[1][2] He made his acting debut with the Telugu film Simha Swapnam (1989), produced by his father V. B. Rajendra Prasad and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao.^[3] Jagapathi Babu gained commercial success with Peddarikam (1992) and achieved critical acclaim with Gaayam (1993), directed by Ram Gopal Varma. He established himself as a leading actor with Subhalagnam (1994) and won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his performance in Maavichiguru.^[4]

Babu during an interview.

Jagapathi Babu made his Tamil debut with Madrasi (2006) and later portrayed an antagonist in Thaandavam (2012). His lead role in the Telugu film Jai Bolo Telangana (2011) earned recognition, with the film winning five Nandi Awards. In 2012, he debuted in Kannada cinema with Bachchan, and in 2016, he made his Malayalam debut in Pulimurugan.

In August 2015, Jagapathi Babu announced Samudram, an autobiographical television series marking his debut in television.^[5]

Acting roles

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Telugu

List of Jagapathi Babu Telugu film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Manchi Manushulu	Babu	Child Actor
1989	Simha Swapnam	Rajesh & Harish[a]	Debut as an adult Debut as a lead; Dual role
	Adavilo Abhimanyudu	Captain Abhimanyu
1990	Chinnari Muddula Papa	Anand
1991	Pandirimancham	Rowdygaru
	Parishkaram	ACP Chandrashekhar
	Jagannatakam	Jagam
1992	Sahasam	Inspector Chandu
	Asadhyulu	Sridhar
	Peddarikam	Krishna Mohan
	Raguluthunna Bharatham	Inspector Pratap
	Mother India	Sivaji
	Balaramakrishnulu	Sivaji
1993	Aasayam	Suribabu
	Pillalu Diddina Kapuram	Raghu
	Aadarsam	Sivaji
	Gaayam	Durga
1994	Bhale Pellam	Nanda Gopal
	Allari Premikudu	Krishna Murthy
	Jailor Gari Abbai	Raja
	Subhalagnam	Madhu
	Money Money	Durga	Cameo
	Theerpu	Ravi
1995	Chilakapachcha Kaapuram	Gopala Krishna
	Bhale Bullodu	Krishna
	Sankalpam	Krishna Murthy
	Aayanaki Iddaru	Surya
	Subhamastu	Prem Chand
1996	Srikaram	Chandu
	Maa Aavida Collector	Raju
	Maavichiguru	Madhu
	Jabilamma Pelli	Ramudu
1997	Subhakankshalu	Chandu
	Chilakkottudu	Jagapathi Babu
	Pelli Pandiri	Govind
	Priyaragalu	Madhu
	Oka Chinna Maata	Chandu
	Dongata	Raju
1998	Maavidaakulu	Pratap
	Pelli Kanuka	Sagar
	Pelli Peetalu	Gopi
	Antahpuram	Sarai Veeraraju
	Srimathi Vellostha	Ravi
	Aahaa..!	Sriram
1999	Swapnalokam	Kaasi
	Manasulo Maata	Shankar
	Alludugaaru Vachcharu	Murali
	Ravoyi Chandamama	Sujit
	Samudram	Sagar
2000	Manoharam	Anand
	Sardukupodaam Randi	Krishna
	Choosoddaam Randi	Aravind
	Moodu Mukkalata	Shanthi Swaroop
	Bachi	Bachi / Bhaskar Chinmai
2001	Budget Padmanabham	Budget Padmanabham
	Family Circus	Subramanyam
	Naalo Unna Prema	Sai Krishna
	Hanuman Junction	Dasu
2002	Siva Rama Raju	Sivaramaraju
	Sandade Sandadi	Chandu / Chandra Shekar
2003	Kabadi Kabadi	Rambabu
	Dham	Rushi
2004	Athade Oka Sainyam	Sridhar / Chanti
	Kushi Kushiga	Surya Prakash / S.P.
	Pedababu	Pedababu
2005	Anukokunda Oka Roju	Inspector Suresh Reddy
	Pandem	Seenu
	Jagapati	Jagapathi
	That Is Pandu	Paandu
2006	Samanyudu	Chandra
	Brahmastram	Guru
	Gopi – Goda Meedha Pilli	Balavindar Cheda
	Pellaina Kothalo	Hari
2007	Lakshyam	ACP Bose
2008	Swagatam	K.K. / Krishna
	Nagaram	ACP Chowdary
	Bhale Dongalu	DCP Yugandhar
	Kathanayakudu	Bala Krishna / Barber Balu
	Homam	Malli
	Raksha	Rajeev
2009	Siddham	Dayanand
	Aakasamantha	Sudhakar	Partially reshot version
	Adhineta	Suribabu
	Bangaru Babu	Chinnababu Ravindra
	Ninnu Kalisaka	Himself	Cameo
	Pravarakhyudu	Sasi Kumar
2010	Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi	Chiranjeevulu
	Sadhyam	Sandeep
	Gaayam 2	Ram / Durga
2011	Jai Bolo Telangana	Gopanna
	Chattam	Gowri Shankar
	Nagaram Nidrapotunna Vela	Siva Rama Prasad
	Key	Invigilator
	Kshetram	Veera Narasimha Rayalu
2012	Nandeeswarudu	Eeswar Prasad
	Six	Vijay
2013	Operation Duryodhana 2	Ashok
2014	Legend	Jeetendra
	April Fool	Prakash	Cameo[6]
	Ra Ra... Krishnayya	Jaggu Bhai
	Current Theega	Sivaramaraju
	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam	Maisamma
	O Manishi Katha	Ramu
2015	Srimanthudu	Ravikanth
	Hitudu	Sitaram
2016	Nannaku Prematho	Krishna Murthy Kautilya
	Attack	Kaali
	Ism	Javed Bhai
2017	Om Namo Venkatesaya	King
	Winner	Mahendra Reddy
	Rarandoi Veduka Chudham	Krishna
	Patel S. I. R.	Subhash Patel & Vallabh Patel[b]	Dual role
	Jaya Janaki Nayaka	Aswith Narayana Varma
	Oxygen	Raghupathi
	Hello!	Prakash
2018	Rangasthalam	President Phanindra Bhupathi
	Nela Ticket	Aditya Bhupati
	Saakshyam	Munu Swamy
	Goodachari	Raghuveer / Raana
	Aatagallu	Public Prosecutor Veerendra
	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Basi Reddy
2019	Yatra	Y. S. Raja Reddy
	Maharshi	Vivek Mithal
	Oh! Baby	God
	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	Veera Reddy
2020	Miss India	Kailash Siva Kumar / KSK
2021	FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik	Phani Bhupal	[7]
	Pitta Kathalu	Viswa Mohan
	Tuck Jagadish	Bosu Babu
	Republic	Dasaradh
	Maha Samudram	Chunchu Mama
	Akhanda	Aghora Baba
	Lakshya	Parthasaradhi
2022	Hero	Sripati
	Good Luck Sakhi	Coach
	Radhe Shyam	Anand Rajput
	Ghani	Eswarnath
2023	Ramabanam	Rajaram	[8]
	Rudrangi	Bheem Rao Deshmukh
	Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire	Rajamanaar
2024	Guntur Kaaram	Dokka Marx Babu
	The Family Star	Jagadish Chandra Prasad
	Simbaa	T. Purushottam Reddy
	Mr. Bachchan	Mutyam Jaggayya
	Pushpa 2: The Rule	Kogatam Veera Pratap	[9]

Other languages

List of Jagapathi Babu film credits in other languages

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2006	Madrasi	Shiva	Tamil	Debut
2012	Thaandavam	Sharath Kumar	Tamil
2013	Puthagam	JB	Tamil
	Bachchan	Vijay Kumar	Kannada	Debut
2014	Lingaa	M.P. Nagabhushanam	Tamil
2016	Jaguar	CBI Officer	Kannada
	Pulimurugan	Daddy Girija	Malayalam	Debut
	Kaththi Sandai	DCP Thamizhselvan	Tamil
2017	Bairavaa	Periya Kannu (PK)	Tamil
2018	Aadhi	Narayana Reddy	Malayalam
2019	Viswasam	Gautam Veer	Tamil
	Madhura Raja	V. R. Nadesan	Malayalam	[10]
2021	Roberrt	Nana Bhai	Kannada
	Annabelle Sethupathi	Kadhiresan	Tamil
	Laabam	Vanagamudi	Tamil
	Annaatthe	Udhav Paraker	Tamil
	Madhagaja	Bhairava Dorai	Kannada
2022	Radhe Shyam	Anand Rajput	Hindi	Debut
	Monster	Lucky Singh	Malayalam	Cameo
2023	Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan	Kodati Nageshwar	Hindi
	Voice of Sathyanathan	Nambiar	Malayalam	[11]
	Kaatera	Devaraya	Kannada	[12]
2024	Ruslaan	Officer Sameer Singh	Hindi

Television

List of Jagapathi Babu television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Gangstars	Kumar Das "KD"
2021–present	Parampara	Chintalapudi Mohana Rao Naidu "Mohan"

Narrator

List of Jagapathi Babu film narration credits

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2008	Victory
2010	Don Seenu
2016	Janatha Garage
2017	Balakrishnudu		[13]

Dubbing artist

List of Jagapathi Babu film dubbing credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	The BFG	Runt/The Big Friendly Giant (BFG) played by Mark Rylance	Telugu version	[14]
2019	The Lion King	Scar (originally voiced by Chiwetel Ejiofor)	Telugu Version	[15]

Notes

1. Jagapathi Babu performances in a double role films.
2. Jagapathi Babu performances in a double role films.

References

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