Sivaji (Telugu actor)

Sivaji is a Telugu actor, best known for his comedy timing Produced a film Taj Mahal after 15 years of his career. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie Dil (voice for Nitin).^[1][2]

Biography

Sivaji started his film career by doing small roles in notable films such as Kushi and Indra. Unlike his contemporaries he did not have a godfather, a producer father, an actor father. As noted earlier he won Nandi award for dubbing for the film Dil. Sivaji's first success as a solo hero came with the film Missamma. He acted in many films as a leading protagonist but failed to reach star status. After many years of struggle he once said in an interview that some of the leading actresses will not work with him. He also said in the interview that even after ten years of being in the Telugu industry his films were having trouble releasing on time. He himself released a few of his films, notably Taj Mahal.

Politics

Ever since the movement for keeping the state united in Andhra Pradesh, Sivaji became vocal about the political issues. Despite being a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) he started his fast unto death on granting a special status to Andhra Pradesh, which was a promise made by the erstwhile congress government at the time of bifurcation of the state.

Filmography

Complete filmography:^[3]

References

External links

• Sivaji at the Internet Movie Database