Jagapati Babu

Jagapathi Babu is an actor from Telugu cinema whose career covers about 170 feature films, with work in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films as well. Audiences know him best for Hanuman Junction, Bangaru Babu and the Malayalam film Pulimurugan. His honours include four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards. He appeared in Hanuman Junction in 2001 and led Bangaru Babu in 2009. In 2016 he crossed into Malayalam cinema with Pulimurugan, which brought him a SIIMA nomination. That same year he won the SIIMA award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for Nannaku Prematho. His later work includes Republic (2021), Akhanda (2021), Radhe Shyam (2022), Rudrangi (2023), Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire (2023), Guntur Kaaram (2024), Kanguva (2024), Pushpa 2 - The Rule (2024) and Jaat (2025). Jagapathi Babu is known for his strong villain and supporting parts, a range that critics and award juries have often noticed. Beyond his SIIMA win, he earned SIIMA nominations for Maharshi, Viswasam, Aadhi and Maha Samudram, along with a Filmfare Awards South nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) for Republic in 2021. Over the years he has worked with directors such as Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, Trivikram Srinivas, Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu and Prashanth Neel.