Jagapathi Babu

Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (pronunciation^ⓘ), is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards.

Jagapathi Babu
Babu at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, 2015
Born	Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary[1] (1962-02-12) 12 February 1962 (age 62) Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	JB, Jaggu Bhai, Prime Star, Jaggu
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977—present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Lakshmi
Children	2
Parent	V. B. Rajendra Prasad (father)

He has worked with notable directors like Kodi Ramakrishna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Gunasekhar, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, Siva, A. M. Rathnam, K. Raghavendra Rao, Radha Mohan, Mohan Raja, J. D. Chakravarthy, Boyapati Srinu, Trivikram Srinivas, Vysakh, K. S. Ravikumar, Sukumar and Prashanth Neel.^[2]

Early life

Babu was born on 12 February 1962 in Machilipatnam to producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad. He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before working in Telugu cinema.^[3][4] He married Lakshmi and has two daughters.^[5]

Career

1989–2013: Lead roles

Babu at the 60th Filmfare Awards South in 2013

Babu made his debut in Telugu with the movie Simha Swapnam (1989) which was produced by his father and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao.^[6] That same year, he starred in Adavilo Abhimanyudu. His first commercial success came with Peddarikam released in 1992. He had his breakthrough in the form of Gaayam directed by Ram Gopal Varma in the year 1993. In 1994, with the super hit film Subhalagnam, he reached family audience. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor in 1996 for his role in the movie Maavichiguru directed by S V Krishna Reddy.

1997 saw hit films including Subhakankshalu and Pelli Pandiri. In 1998, he won the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Anthahpuram. In 2000, he won the Nandi Best Actor Award for his performance in the thriller Manoharam. In 2003–05, he did runway hit films like Kabaddi Kabaddi, Athade Oka Sainyam, Pedababu and Anukokunda Oka Roju. In 2006, he appeared in Samanyudu and Pellaina Kothalo. He received the Nandi Best Supporting Actor Award for the second time in the year 2007 for his role in the film Lakshyam in addition to a won Filmfare Award. In 2011, he received the Kala Bhushana Award for his contribution to cinema by TSR Lalitha Kala Parishat.^[7][8]

His first Tamil movie was Madrasi, and in 2012, he appeared as the antagonist in Tamil film Thaandavam.^[9] He played the lead role in Jai Bolo Telangana, which won five Nandi Awards. In 2012, he debuted in the Kannada film Bachchan as a cop.

2014–present: Supporting roles

Babu promoting Patel S. I. R. in 2017

Since 2014, Babu decided to play antagonistic and supporting roles.^[10][11][12] He appeared in Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer Legend (2014), where played an antagonist for the first time.^[3] His performance as Jitendra won many accolades.^[3] In the same year, he played a negative role opposite Rajinikanth in Lingaa. In 2015, he played Mahesh Babu's father in Srimanthudu. In 2016, Babu's role as a London-based billionaire in Sukumar-directed Nannaku Prematho, starring Jr NTR, was also appreciated.^[3] He played the antagonist in Ism and Jaguar. He also played opposite Mohanlal in Malayalam film, Pulimurugan. In 2017, he played Naga Chaitanya's father in Rarandoi Veduka Chudham.

In the 2018 film Rangasthalam, also directed by Sukumar, Babu played an oppressive president of the eponymous village.^[3][13] Grossing more than ₹2 billion, Rangasthalam was the highest grossing Telugu of that year.^[14] Alongside this, he played a Bangladeshi-terrorist in Goodachari, which became a sleeper hit.^[3] His antagonist role in the Trivikram Srinivas-directed film Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava is termed as one of finest performances of his career.^[10][3] In 2019, his notable works were Maharshi along with a crucial role in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.^[10] In 2023, he played one of the villains in the Hindi film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, starring Salman Khan and Venkatesh.^[15]

He also played the role of Rajamannar in the blockbuster film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire directed by Prashanth Neel in 2023.^[16]

Filmography

Main article: Jagapathi Babu filmography

Awards and nominations

Babu receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from Venkaiah Naidu in 2018

Filmfare Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
1993	Best Actor – Telugu	Gaayam	Nominated
1994		Subhalagnam	Nominated
1996		Maavichiguru	Nominated
1997		Chilakkottudu	Nominated
2005	Best Supporting Actor – Telugu	Anukokunda Oka Roju	Nominated
2007		Lakshyam	Won	[17]
2008		Kathanayakudu	Nominated	[18]
2011		Jai Bolo Telangana	Nominated
2014		Legend	Won	[19]
2015		Srimanthudu	Nominated	[20]
2016		Nannaku Prematho	Won	[17]
2018		Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Won	[17]

Nandi Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
1989	Special Jury Award	Adavilo Abhimanyudu	Won	[21]
1993	Best Actor	Gaayam	Won	[21]
1996		Maavichiguru	Won	[21]
1998	Best Supporting Actor	Anthahpuram	Won	[22]
2000	Best Actor	Manoharam	Won	[23]
2007	Best Supporting Actor	Lakshyam	Won	[24]
2014	Best Villain	Legend	Won	[25]

SIIMA Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)	Legend	Won	[26]
2016		Nannaku Prematho	Won	[27]
2019		Rangasthalam	Nominated
2021		Maharshi	Nominated
2016	Special Jury Award	Pulimurugan	Won	[27]
2016	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)	Pulimurugan	Nominated
2021	Best Actor in a Negative Role (Tamil)	Viswasam	Nominated

IIFA Utsavam

Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Supporting Actor	Srimanthudu	Won	[28]
2017	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nannaku Prematho	Won	[29]

Asianet Film Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Pulimurugan	Won	[30]

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External links

• Jagapathi Babu at IMDb