Jagapathi Babu (born Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary; 12 February 1962), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. He made his acting debut as a child artist in his father's *Manchi Manushulu* (1974) and made his lead debut in *Simha Swapnam* (1989). He had his breakthrough with *Peddarikam* (1992) and appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's thriller *Gaayam* (1993), for which he won his first Nandi Award for Best Actor. During the 1990s and 2000s, he appeared in family dramas, comedies, and action films, including *Subhalagnam* (1994). He won Nandi Best Actor Awards for *Maavichiguru* (1996) and *Manoharam* (2000), and Best Supporting Actor awards for *Anthahpuram* (1998) and *Lakshyam* (2007), the latter also earning him a Filmfare Award. In 2014, Jagapathi Babu played Jitendra in Boyapati Srinu's *Legend*, opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna. He won the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Villain for the role. He subsequently appeared as an antagonist and character actor in films including *Lingaa* (2014), *Srimanthudu* (2015), *Nannaku Prematho* (2016), *Pulimurugan* (2016), *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire* (2023). In 2024, his releases included *Guntur Kaaram*, *The Family Star*, *Ruslaan*, *Mr. Bachchan*, *Kanguva*, and *Pushpa 2: The Rule*. His 2025 projects include *Jaat*, *Mirai*, *Ghaati*, *45*, and *Akhanda 2: Thaandavam*. In 2026, he appeared as Appala Soori in Buchi Babu Sana's sports drama *Peddi*, alongside Ram Charan, and in *Nagabandham - The Secret Treasure*, and *Godari Gattupaina*. His career includes nearly 180 films, seven Nandi Awards, and four Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

• 2027Sambarala Yetti Gattu
• 2026Anantha
• 2026Godari Gattupaina
• 2026Nagabandham: The Secret Treasure — Prabhakar
• 2026Newton's 3rd Law
• 2026Peddi — Appalasoori
• 2026Sri Sri
• 2026Vadala — Dr. Yogi
• 2025Elumale
• 2025Ghaati
• 2025Jaat — Satyamurthi C.B.I.
• Jayammu NischayammuRaa with Jagapathi — Host
• 2025Mirai — Angama Bali
• 2024Guntur Kaaram — Marx
• 2024Kanguva
• 2024Mr Bachchan — Mutyam Jaggaiah
• 2024Pushpa 2 - The Rule — Central Minister Kogatam Veera Pratap Reddy
• 2024Ruslaan — Sameer
• 2024Simbaa
• 2024The Family Star — Indu's father
• 2023Kaatera
• 2023Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan — Nageshwar Kodathi
• 2023Ramabanam — Rajaram
• 2023Rudrangi — Bheemrao Deshmukh
• 2023Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire — Raja Mannar
• 2023Voice of Sathyanathan — Nambiar
• 2022Ghani — Eshwarnath
• 2022Good Luck Sakhi — Colonel
• 2022Hero — Sripathi
• 2022Monster — Lucky Singh
• 2022Radhe Shyam — Anand Rajput
• 2021Akhanda — Aghora Baba
• 2021Annaatthe — Udhav Palekar
• 2021Annabelle Sethupathi — Kathiresan
• 2021FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik
• 2021Laabam — Vanagamudi
• 2021Lakshya — Coach
• 2021Madhagaja — Bhairava Dorai
• 2021Maha Samudram — Chunchu
• Parampara — Mohan Rao
• Pitta Kathalu — Viswa Mohan
• 2021Republic — Panja Dasarath
• 2021Roberrt
• 2021Tuck Jagadish — Bose Babu
• 2020Miss India — Kailash Sivakumar / KSK
• 2019Madura Raja — V.R. Nadesan
• 2019Maharshi — Vivek Mittal
• 2019Oh! Baby — Mysterious Person
• 2019Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy — Veerareddy
• 2019Viswasam — Gautham Veer
• 2019Yatra — Y. S. Raja Reddy
• 2018Aadhi — Narayana Reddy
• 2018Aatagallu — Veerendra
• 2018Aravinda Sametha... Veera Raghava — Basireddy
• GangStars — Krishna Das
• 2018Goodachari — Rana
• 2018Nela Ticket — Aditya Bhupathi
• 2018Rangasthalam — Phanindra Bhupathi
• 2018Saakshyam — Munuswamy
• 2017Bairavaa — Periyakannu aka PK
• 2017Hello! — Prakash
• 2017Jaya Janaki Nayaka — Ashwath Narayana Varma
• 2017Om Namo Venkatesaya — A King (Cameo)
• 2017Oxygen — Raghupati
• 2017Patel S.I.R — Subhash Patel/Dr. Vallabh Patel
• 2017Rarandoi Veduka Chudham — Krishna
• 2017Winner — Mahendra Reddy
• 2016Attack — Kaali
• 2016Ism — Javed Ibrahim / Javed Bhai
• 2016Jaguar — CBI Officer
• 2016Kaththi Sandai — Thamizhselvan
• 2016Nannaku Prematho... — Krishnamurthy Koutilya
• 2016Pulimurugan — Daddy Girija
• 2015Srimanthudu — Ravikanth
• 2014Current Theega
• 2014Legend — Jitendra
• 2014Lingaa — Nagabooshan
• 2014Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham
• 2014Ra Ra Krishnayya
• 2013Bachchan — C.C.B. Vijay Kumar
• 2013Operation Duryodhana 2
• 2013Puthagam — JB
• 20126 — Vijay
• 2012Thaandavam — Sharath Kumar
• 2011Chattam
• 2011Jai Bolo Telangana — Bandhagi Gopanna
• 2011Key — Invigilator
• 2011Kshetram — Veera Narasimha Rayalu (Naga Penchalaiah)
• 2010Gaayam 2 — Ram / Durga
• 2010Maa Nanna Chiranjeevi — Chiranjeevulu
• 2010Sadhyam — Sandeep
• 2009Adhinetha — Suribabu
• 2009Bangaru Babu — Ravindra
• 2009Pravarakyudu — Sasi
• 2009Siddham
• 2008Bhale Dongalu — Yugandhar
• 2008Homam — Mallikarjuna alias Malli, an undercover IPS officer
• 2008Kathanayakudu — Balakrishna
• 2008Nagaram — ACP Chowdary
• 2008Raksha — Rajeevi
• 2008Swagatam — K. K.
• 2007Lakshyam — ACP Bose
• 2006Brahmastram — Bangaram
• 2006Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli — Balavendra Chadda
• 2006Madrasi — Shiva
• 2006Pellaina Kothalo — Hari
• 2005Anukokunda Oka Roju — Inspector Suresh Reddy
• 2005Jagapathi
• 2005Pandem
• 2005That is Pandu — Pandu
• 2004Athade Oka Sainyam — Chanti / Sridhar / Rupay Paavla
• 2004Kushi Kushiga
• 2004Pedababu
• 2003Kabaddi Kabaddi
• 2002Sandade Sandadi — Chandu / Chandra Sekhar
• 2002Siva Rama Raju — Siva Rama Raju
• 2001Budget Padmanabham
• 2001Family Circus — Subrahmanyam "Subbu"
• 2001Hanuman Junction — Dasu
• 2001Naalo Unna Prema
• 2000Bachi
• 2000Manoharam
• 2000Moodu Mukkalaata — Shanti Swaroop
• 1999Alludugaaru Vachcharu — Murali
• 1999Samudram — Sagar
• 1998Aahaa..! — Sriram
• 1998Anthahpuram — Sai
• 1998Maavidakulu
• 1998Pelli Pandiri — Govind
• 1998Pelli Peetalu — Gopi
• 1997Dongaata — Raju
• 1997One Small Word — Chandu/Chanti
• 1997Priyaraagalu
• 1997Subhakankshalu — Chandu
• 1996Maa Aavida Collector — Raju
• 1996Maavichiguru
• 1996Srikaram — Siva
• 1995Aayanaki Iddaru — Surya
• 1995Chilakapacha Kapuram — Gopala Krishna
• 1995Money Money — Cameo
• 1995Sankalpam — Krishna Murthy
• 1995Subhamastu
• 1994Allari Premikudu
• 1994Bhale Pellam
• 1994Subhalagnam — Madhu
• 1993Aasayam — Suri Babu
• 1993Gaayam — Durga
• 1992Asadhyulu
• 1992Balarama Krishnulu — Sivaji
• 1992Peddarikam — Krishna Mohan
• 1990Chinnari Muddula Papa
• 1989Simha Swapnam
• Mirai Jaithraya — Angama Bali
• Salaar: Part 2 - Shouryaanga Parvam — Raja Mannar

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self
• 2009Ninnu Kalisaka — himself (Cameo appearance)