Chandra Sekhar, known professionally as Chatrapathi Sekhar, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S. S. Rajamouli.[2]
Chatrapathi Sekhar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chandra Sekhar[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Career edit
Sekar is a regular in S. S. Rajamouli's films and played a lawyer in Sye (2004).[2][3] He garnered acclaim for his role as Prabhas's friend in Chhatrapati (2005).[2] He has since portrayed notable roles in several Telugu films including Vikramarkudu (2006), Magadheera (2009), the bilingual Eega (2012), Rangasthalam (2018), the bilingual film U Turn (2018).[2][4][5][6] He made his Tamil-language debut with Viswasam (2019), in which he portrayed Ajith Kumar's Muslim friend.[7][8] He portrayed a farmer in the historical film Yatra and played one of the leads in Diksoochi (2019).[4][9] He played Jr. NTR's friend in RRR.[10][11]
Personal life edit
While shooting for Chhatrapati on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off the boat.[12] Prabhas caught Sekhar by his leg and pulled him back onto the boat.[2][12]
Filmography edit
Films edit
- Student No. 1 (2001)
- Simhadri (2003)
- Abhimanyu (2003)
- Sye (2004)
- Chhatrapati (2005) as Bhadram
- Ashok (2006)
- Vikramarkudu (2006)
- Dhee (2007)
- Satya in Love (2008; Kannada)
- Raksha (2008)
- Flash News (2009)
- Magadheera (2009) as Raghuveer's sidekick
- Kalavar King (2010)
- Maryada Ramanna (2010) as Raghava Rao
- Sakthi (2011) as Basava
- Racha (2012)
- Dhammu (2012)
- Daruvu (2012)
- Eega (2012) as Tantra
- Balupu (2013)
- Legend (2014)
- Aagadu (2014)
- Karthikeya (2014)
- Maha Bhaktha Siriyala (2014)
- Kick 2 (2015)
- Srimanthudu (2015)
- Sarovaram (2017)
- Jai Simha (2018)
- Rangasthalam (2018) as Ganapathi
- Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018)
- U Turn (2018)
- Viswasam (2019; Tamil)
- Yatra (2019)
- Diksoochi (2019)
- Ranasthalam (2019)
- Arjun Suravaram (2019)
- Annaatthe (2021; Tamil)
- Akhanda (2021)
- RRR (2022) as Jangu
- Rowdy Rocky (2022: Bhojpuri) as journalist
- Veera Simha Reddy (2023) as Veeranna
- Virupaksha (2023) as Suri
- Bhari Taraganam (2023)
Television edit
- Padmavyuham (ETV)
- Manasichi Choodu as Nagineedu (2019–2022; Star Maa)
- Radhamma Kuthuru as Gopala Krishna (2019–present; Zee Telugu)
- Rangula Ratnam (2021–present; ETV Telugu)
References edit
- ^ "Chatrapathi Fame Badhra ( Chandra Shekar ) Full Interview | CineMaa Antharangam | Eagle Media Works". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e "ప్రభాస్ లేకపోతే ఆ రోజు చచ్చిపోయేవాన్నంటున్న ఛత్రపతి నటుడు." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 9 March 2020.
- ^ Ravi, Murali (30 January 2020). "Chatrapathi Sekhar reveals about Jr NTR getups in RRR".
- ^ a b Bharath, Kalyan (19 February 2019). "14 Actors Of TFI Who Always Excelled In Supporting Roles & Entertained Us - Wirally" (in Telugu).
- ^ Reddy, Nitish (16 May 2020). "Sukumar's symbolism in Ramcharan's Rangasthalam". Medium.
- ^ Menon, Thinkal (13 September 2018). "U Turn Movie Review (3/5)". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
An interesting remake with enough twists and turns
- ^ "Actor Chatrapathi Sekhar talks about Thala Ajith". Behindwoods. 24 July 2018.
- ^ Sharma, Bhavana (21 March 2020). "Why did Thala Ajith apologise to a Telugu actor on the sets of Viswasam? Here's what happened". International Business Times, India Edition.
- ^ "Diksoochi Movie Review & Rating {2.75}". www.thehansindia.com. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "RRR: తారక్ను మూడు గెటప్స్లో చూశాను, ఫ్యాన్స్కి పండగే". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu).
- ^ "RRR: మూడు గెటప్పుల్లో ఎన్టీఆర్.. సినిమా మొత్తం నేనే అంటూ షాకింగ్ లీక్!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu).
- ^ a b "कम लोग जानते हैं Prabhas के बारे में यह बात बचाई थी को-स्टार की जान". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 27 March 2020.