Devaraj is an Indian theater artist and actor who works primarily in South Indian films. In 2023, he played the role of Om in the Telugu film Saral: Part 1 – Ceasefire.
Wiki/Biography
Devaraj aka Ramachandrappa Devaraj was born on Sunday, 20 September 1953 (age 70; as of 2023) in Lingarajpuram, Bangalore, Mysore State, India (now Bangalore, Karnataka). His zodiac sign is Virgo.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: light brown
family
He comes from a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father Ramachandrappa, who worked in the ITC factory welfare department, died when Devaraj was just three months old. His mother’s name was Krishnama.
wife and children
In 1986, Devaraj met Indian actress Chandralekha on the sets of the movie “Sikku”. Soon, they became good friends and later fell in love with each other. In the same year, on June 27, 1986, the two got married. After her marriage, Chandralekha gave up her film career. On July 4, 1987, their son Prajwal Devaraj was born, and on January 29, 1988, their son Pranam Devaraj was born. Both of his sons are actors.
Devaraj with his wife and son
Profession
theater
He started his career as a theater artist and worked with several troupes such as R. Nagesh’s troupe, B. Jayashree’s Spandana troupe and Shankar Nag’s Sanket troupe.
Movie
kannada
In 1985, he made his debut in the Kannada film Thrishula, playing the role of Vinod.
Devaraj’s stills from the movie Thrishula
He has acted in more than 200 Kannada films, including Aaganthuka (1987), Hathya Kaanda (1989), Veerappan (1991), Diary of a Killer (1995), Mukunda Murari ” (2016), “Yajamana” (2019) and “Raja Marthanda” (2023).
diary of a killer
telugu
Devaraj made his Telugu film debut as Suryam in the 1990 film 20va Sathabdam.
Devaraj’s stills from the movie 20va Sathabdam
He has acted in several Telugu films such as Yerra Mandaram (1991), Samarasimha Reddy (1999), Raam (2006), Evadaithe Nakenti (2007) and Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) ).
Yela mandaram
tamil
In 1988, he made his acting debut in the Tamil film Pillaikkaga, in which he played a supporting role.
pileikaga
Some of his other Tamil films include Malaikottai (2007), Villu (2009) and NGK (2019).
NGK
Awards
- 1987: Won the Karnataka Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Kannada film “Aaganthuka”
- 1991: Won the Karnataka Film Award for Best Actor for the Kannada film Veerappan
- 1991: Won the Nandi Award for Best Villain for the Kannada film Yerra Mandaram
- 2019: Kannada film Yajamana won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 9th SIIMA Awards
Facts/Trivia
- His name is also Devu.
- Devraj, also spelled Devraj, is known as the “dynamic hero” in the Kannada film industry.
- In 1976, due to family financial difficulties, he began to work in the case and dial department of the HMT watch factory. He worked there for about nine years. One of his senior colleagues, Govindaraju, suggested him to pursue a career in theatre.
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