
Acting
J. D. Chakravarthi
Born
1970-04-16 (56)
Place of birth
Hyderabad, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
74 titles
J.D. Chakravarthy (born Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy) is an Indian film actor and director known for his works in South Indian film industry and Bollywood. He has starred in Hindi films like Shiva, Satya,Vaastu Shastra and Aag. He made his film directing debut, with Darwaza Bandh Rakho which was archived at the New York Institute of Technology, as part of the film course
Known for
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Thulabharam
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6.8A public toilet caretaker's poverty-stricken life takes a drastic U-turn when he helps an old woman. How long will fate smile upon him?
Taaza Khabar
2023
6.1Amid the turmoil in northeast India, an undercover agent tasked with peace negotiations crosses paths with a tenacious boxer fighting for her dreams.
Anek
2022
6.7Shiva, a fresher at VAC College, is forced to stand up against the students' union president and a group of gangsters who have made the college environment increasingly violent.
Shiva
1990
7.3A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Satya
1998
7.7A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.
Kannathil Muthamittal
2002
Film credits
2020s · 7 titles
6.1Amid the turmoil in northeast India, an undercover agent tasked with peace negotiations crosses paths with a tenacious boxer fighting for her dreams.
Anek
2022
5.9When a singer goes missing amid a serial killing spree, a cabbie and a businessman's son cross paths in a twisted tale where good and evil is blurred.
Ek Villain Returns
2022
5.8Follows Indians facing challenges while trying to travel to the USA and the struggles they encounter after reaching there.
Gaayapadda Simham
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haindava
2026
10.0The film is a compendium of several anecdotes, memories and observations of people who were directly involved in the making of Satya. At the same time, it presents views and commentary on Satya's legacy from people within the industry, whom Varma's film has greatly impacted.
Satya- Ab Tak Pachchees
2023
NRKaari revolves around the life of a horse jockey in Chennai and how fate brings him to a small village in Ramanad district, who is about to witness the cruelty of money and power.
Kaari
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dahini - The Witch
2022
2010s · 16 titles
4.6A school kid commits suicide after a humiliating incident at school. All hell breaks loose as his brute businessman dad gets obsessed with finishing off all responsible for the same.
Mikhael
2019
NRThis Documentary is about a film whish released on oct 5th 1989. IT NOT ONLY SHOCKED THE AUDIENCE, BUT IT REDEFINED RULES OF FILM MALKING.
Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
2014
5.0Fate of a short film crew vs burglar crew who just robbed a bank.
Ice Cream 2
2014
6.1A daring young man joins a gang that is behind chain-snatching crimes in the city. What's his game plan?
Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna
2018
5.0Shakthi, a trekking guide, goes to Bangkok after he receives a patch-up invitation from his lover Roopa, who had broken up with him. En route, he strikes up a friendship Maya. When Roopa doesn’t arrive for the rendezvous, Shakthi decides to return to India but gets embroiled in a mystery where he is taken for a millionaire businessman. Pretty soon, even Shakthi starts doubting his own identity. Can he get out of this conundrum?
Samar
2013
6.0The railway runs kilometers through the forest. Shikhamani is the most honest and efficient gang man. He lives in the nearby village. Quite unexpectedly a girl enters his life and the resulting events are plotted.
Shikhamani
2016
2.9A young boy is made to realise that the police form the backbone of society and every cop is akin to Lord Hanuman the protector. He then makes up his mind about becoming a cop when he grows up.
Nakshatram
2017
5.8A newly-wedded couple's domestic bliss is smashed to smithereens when the wife starts acting crazy. Has she become mentally unstable like her dead mother, or is there a sinister force at work?
Zero
2016
Four small time crooks, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian family of 35. Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn than the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as: pizza guy, a police constable, a guy who wants money from the goon, real estate guy What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors", along with a sales girl who is dragged into the fray when she arrives in the house in order to sell them shampoo.
Money Money More Money
2011
2.0Devadas is a kick boxer turned techie who wants to break his relationship with Amukta Malyada at any cost. But will she let it happen?
Hippi
2019
4.9Businessman Bhaskaran Pillai builds a large commercial empire until his wife dies. Under pressure from his son, Bhaskaran goes on a trip where he meets Hima, a small-business owner.
Bhaskar The Rascal
2015
5.2When Anamika, the girl who he is on a date with, is kidnapped, Arjun goes to the police for help and gets into a dangerous situation from where there is no escape.
Arima Nambi
2014
6.0Dynamite is a Telugu action thriller film directed by Master Vijayan, Manchu Vishnu and also guest directed by Deva Katta for 9 days of the shoot, the film is produced by Manchu Vishnu under the banner 24 Frames Factory featuring himself, Pranitha Subhash, J. D. Chakravarthy in pivotal roles. It is the official Tamil remake of Arima Nambi. Stunts and actions co-ordinated by Vijayan who also directed the film along with Vishnu Manchu after Deva Katta walked out of the project due to creative differences.
Dynamite
2015
NRThe film begins at a journey in train where Paari (Jeeva) looks back at everything. Cut to the beginning, one remote village in Ramanathapuram. Paari is a do-gooder helping everyone in need. A magnanimous man, he gives anything and everything to others if they ask for. Promising his dad (Azhagan Perumal) to earn more, Paari sets out to Chennai. But he faces more challenges. He meets a young girl Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) and falls in love with her. Some goons also cause trouble for Paari. Meanwhile, Sivamani (J D Chakravarthy), the dreaded but sophisticated don of the city is getting ready to marry Madhu. When the two stories meet, chaos ensue, it is now up to Paari and Sivamani to sort it out.
Kacheri Arambam
2010
5.0Ravi desperately needs money to bail out his father who has been wrongly accused and jailed. He becomes a con artist but keeps getting into trouble. Chandu saves him and they become partners in crime.
All the Best
2012
3.0A family moves into a possessed bungalow. A sudden turn of events in the house leaves them astonished. When things worsen, escape seems to be their last resort.
Bhoot Returns
2012
2000s · 15 titles
7.7A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.
Kannathil Muthamittal
2002
2.3A pair of bodyguards for a politician find their positions under threat when their employer is implicated in a scandal. Fleeing to Mumbai they find work with a gangster, but also find that the police are onto them.
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag
2007
5.4Seenu (Ravi Teja) is fondly called as Dubai Seenu. His sole aim in life is to fly to Dubai and earn tonnes of money. In the process, he gets hold of a broker and gets duped by him in Mumbai. He along with his friends starts a small canteen to earn his llivelihood. and eventually falls in love with a girl called Madhumati (Nayana Tara). He then witnesses an incident that prompts him to return back to Hyderabad. The rest of the story is all about how he helps out Madhumati.
Dubai Seenu
2007
NRWhile on a train journey, Kiran, an engineer, meets Bhuvana and falls in love with her. Bhuavana's family agrees to their marriage, but mistaken identities lead to the cancellation of the wedding.
Anandamanandamaye
2004
4.5Vijay is an ex-cop who was framed up after he cleaned the city of the scum of the earth including nine encounter killings of dreaded gangsters. Now out of work, he is persuaded by his former boss to be the bodyguard of 8-year-old Priya whose parents are millionaires. He is hired to protect the little girl from kidnappers who are on the prowl. The kidnappers are led by a loony militant called 'Ahmed Khan' who manages to kidnap Priya and humiliate Vijay. The rest of the film is how Vijay assisted by two glam girls mete out vigilante justice in a cat-and-mouse game with the kidnappers.
Aanai
2005
NRMahendra, a multimillionaire businessman, chooses a wealthy young man for his daughter, Lahari. However, she insists on getting married to her boyfriend, a mere car driver.
Premaku Swagatam
2002
5.7A couple and their sister move to their new house with their young son, but soon discover that an old tree outside the house holds a strange curse which is haunting their house.
Vaastu Shastra
2004
5.8The film revolves around five individual characters and the events in their life, that, on the one hand, changes everything in their respective lives, which the film's title refers to, and, on the other hand, also brings together these people. It is an anthology film, that contains two parallel moving stories, which are connected by a freak accident in Chennai. A young architect, falls in love with a young beautiful pediatric doctor, runs after her and tries to convince her to marry her, while, simultaneously, a morose ex-football coach troubles a software engineer by vowing to kill his eight-year-old son. How these characters get connected and confronted through the accident forms the crux of the story.
Sarvam
2009
5.4When a man in search of employment, becomes involved with a group of students, who are being led astray by destructive influences, he invests all his energy and effort into ensuring that the students are able to stave off the negative powers. Why is he so passionate about helping the students?
Josh
2009
6.0Nee Sukhame Ne Korukunna is a Telugu movie (2008) with Raja and Sneha in the lead roles.Giribabu had earlier produced and directed several hit films including Devatalara Deevinchandi, Simha Garjana, Merupu Dadi and Muddu Muchata. After a long time, he chose to wield the megaphone under his own banner. However, he could not change his style of direction and continued it in the old fashion. The film could be categorised as a love and family entertainer.
Nee Sukhame Ne Koruthunna
2008
8.0Golmal is an Comedy based movie. In which, Ameer Khan (JD Chakri) and Amar Sastry (Ramesh Arvind) are buddies in a village. Ameer Khan is a rich guy and has a long-cherished dream of flying to USA and to do the white collared job. Amar Sastry is a poor guy who has lots of responsibilities and the entire burden of his family is on his shoulders.The conventional parents of Ameer want him to join the college run by Abdullah - a friend of Ameer
Golmaal
2003
5.0A Police Inspector is assigned to investigate the case of the dead woman whose body is recovered from a lake. The cop checks if this matter can be linked with a missing persons' report filed by a film editor Ravi kumar J. D. Chakravarthy and his father-in-law.
Madhayanam Hathya
2004
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Homam
2008
6.0Ramu, a tour guide, is deeply in love with Mounika, who does not believe in the concept of love. She pretends to be smitten by him and then humiliates him when he proposes marriage.
Kodanda Ramudu
2000
8.3Happy-go-lucky Kumar falls head over heels in love with Anjali at first sight. After a lot of persuasion, Anjali agrees to marry him, but his parents have different plans for him.
Maa Pelliki Randi
2001
1990s · 19 titles
6.7Shiva, a fresher at VAC College, is forced to stand up against the students' union president and a group of gangsters who have made the college environment increasingly violent.
Shiva
1990
7.3A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Satya
1998
NRWhen a man's daughter is taken hostage, he is forced to assassinate a minister to save her life.
Paape Naa Pranam
1998
No synopsis available yet.
Athiradhudu
1991
A man is falsely convicted and imprisoned for crimes he did not commit. He decides to set out on a mission to track down the real culprits.
Pratap
1993
8.4Two unemployed youths kidnap their wealthy neighbor and later learn that her husband wants her dead for the property; they end up helping her out of the situation.
Money
1993
NRAs Jyothi, a joyful woman, prepares herself to marry Balu, a singer, her best friend Yashoda's husband misbehaves with her. Jyothi's uncle vows to teach him an unforgettable lesson.
Egire Paavurama
1997
6.6Chandu's heart skips a beat when he finally meets Pooja, the captivating woman who's been calling him anonymously. Their connection is undeniable, but their whirlwind romance is met with disapproval from Pooja's father. Determined to be together, they make a daring plan to elope. However, on the day they're supposed to flee, Chandu finds himself waiting in vain – Pooja is nowhere to be found.
Gulabi
1995
5.5A teenage couple fall in love, but their relationship is opposed by the girl's father because the boy is not from a wealthy family.
Prem Qaidi
1991
6.3A young man plans to climb the ladder of success by trying to woo his rich uncle's daughter.
Premaku Velayera
1999
7.8W/O V. Vara Prasad is a 1998 Indian Telugu film, directed by Vamsy and Produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vineeth and Esha in lead roles. The music of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani.
W/O V.Varaprasad
1998
5.7Murali and Sindhu, bought a new farm house in the suburbs of Hyderabad. The problem comes when Sindhu's son starts making imaginary friends in their new home. It is later then revealed that his "imaginary friends" are ghosts and they have been telling their son to move out of their house.
Deyyam
1996
NRMrugam is a 1996 Telugu crime film, written and directed by Rudraraju Suresh Varma. Actor J. D. Chakravarthy played the role of a sincere cop in the film The film became a box office hit.
Mrugam
1996
6.5Neti Siddhartha is a 1990 Telugu action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka in the lead roles, with music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This film is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma (1975) which inturn is based on The Godfather. The film was recorded Average at the box office.
Neti Siddhartha
1990
NRSrinivas is a young boy (Prashanth) who dreams of becoming a police officer. He eventually joins a police training college and gets posted as a police constable in an area, where don Avinash (Raghuvaran) rules over the area. Srinivas wins over Avinash, encountering ordeals. He falls in love with Sangeetha (played by debutant Samyuktha)
laati
1992
7.4Two runaway lovers are wanted by the police and a bunch of crooks. Unknown to them they carry a powerful evidence that can expose a dirty political plot. The only person who can help them is a thief who himself is wanted by the police.
Anaganaga Oka Roju
1997
NRBombay Priyudu is a 1996 Telugu-language romance film, starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Rambha.
Bombay Priyudu
1996
7.8Two young men, Chakri and Bose as they travel in the pursuit of wealth, while getting more and more entangled in a web of lies, love and loyalty. What will the future hold in store for them?
Money Money
1995
NRComedy Movie starring JD Chakravarthy and Srikanth
One by Two
1993
Series credits
6.8A public toilet caretaker's poverty-stricken life takes a drastic U-turn when he helps an old woman. How long will fate smile upon him?
Taaza Khabar
2023
4.7A reserved freezer van driver gets pushed into a chaotic situation wants to escape to safety, an upright journalist chases the truth, a husband is on the hunt for his wife, a cop wants to make progress in his investigation, a woman is in search of her identity and a culprit is after power.
Dayaa
2023
Gully is a modern-day-western, set on the mean streets of Old City, Hyderabad in which lives of criminals, police and cricket players clash on the eve of a high-stakes gully cricket match.
Gully
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Behind the camera
5.3Five children enter a haunted house and find an old woman. She promises to tell them six scary stories that they won't be able to handle.
Darna Zaroori Hai
2006
7.0Four men form a gang with a plan of making a quick buck by kidnapping a rich girl for ransom. Not being prepared for unforeseen situation, they are forced to barge in and take shelter in a house and take the people in the house as hostages
Darwaaza Bandh Rakho
2006
7.0Four men form a gang with a plan of making a quick buck by kidnapping a rich girl for ransom. Not being prepared for unforeseen situation, they are forced to barge in and take shelter in a house and take the people in the house as hostages
Darwaaza Bandh Rakho
2006
5.0A Police Inspector is assigned to investigate the case of the dead woman whose body is recovered from a lake. The cop checks if this matter can be linked with a missing persons' report filed by a film editor Ravi kumar J. D. Chakravarthy and his father-in-law.
Madhayanam Hathya
2004
Four small time crooks, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian family of 35. Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn than the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as: pizza guy, a police constable, a guy who wants money from the goon, real estate guy What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors", along with a sales girl who is dragged into the fray when she arrives in the house in order to sell them shampoo.
Money Money More Money
2011
Four small time crooks, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian family of 35. Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn than the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as: pizza guy, a police constable, a guy who wants money from the goon, real estate guy What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors", along with a sales girl who is dragged into the fray when she arrives in the house in order to sell them shampoo.
Money Money More Money
2011
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Homam
2008
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Homam
2008
NRCollege student Durga (J D Chakravarthy) lives with his grandfather and shuns all violence. He also loves Gayathri, a fellow student whom he plans to marry, but her father is against the match. When a local don learns that Durga persists in pursuing the relationship against the wishes of Gayathri's father, he sends his henchmen to kill him -- unleashing a storm of terror on Gayathri and her family.
Durga
2002
5.0Ravi desperately needs money to bail out his father who has been wrongly accused and jailed. He becomes a con artist but keeps getting into trouble. Chandu saves him and they become partners in crime.
All the Best
2012
Daya (Jagapati Babu) is a sincere cop and an encounter specialist. He handles his job professionally and does not hold anything personal. Salim (Kota Prasad) is his assistant who is greedy about increasing the encounters count so that he could get more publicity from the media. The city commissioner (Kota) is retired and a new commissioner takes the charge. The new commissioner has his own agenda and he discourages Daya from performing his duty in fair manner. The rest of the story is all about how Daya takes law into his hands and cleans up the mafia gang in his own indomitable style.
Siddham
2009


