Shivaji is an Indian actor, dubbing artist and politician known for his work in the Telugu entertainment industry. He is also popular for his political ideology and revelations.
Wiki/Biography
Sontineni Sivaji (also spelled Sontineni Shivaji) aka G. Sivaji was born on Thursday, June 30, 1977 (age 46; as of 2023) in Narasarapeta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. After completing his formal education, he pursued a career in the Telugu entertainment industry.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
He is married. Not much information is available about his wife and children.
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
edit
He started his career as an editor at Gemini TV, after which he received an offer for a TV series and started his acting career.
actor
Movie
supporting role
He made his debut in the Telugu film industry in 1997, playing the role of Shivaji in the film “Master”. He subsequently acted in several films, including 2001’s Kushi (playing Babu), 2002’s Indra (playing Giri/Veera Manohar Reddy), 2008’s Jalsa (playing Raghu) and 2008’s Kousalya Supraja Rama (plays Ravi).
Shivaji during the shooting of the movie
leadership role
In 2003, he starred in his first hit film Missamma, starring Bhumika Chawla. He plays the role of Nanda Gopal in the film. He has starred in several films including 2004’s “Saraja Krishnamurti” (playing Krishnamurti), 2007’s “Satyabhama” (playing Krishna Kumar), 2009’s Diary (playing Vamsi and Shraddha Das) and 2016’s Seesa.
Shivaji during the shooting of the movie
television
In 2023, he appeared as a contestant in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 7 aired on Star Maa channel.
web series
In 2018, he debuted the web series Gangstars, which was streamed on Amazon Prime; he played the role of CI Anjaneyalu.
Shivaji’s stills from his first web series Gangster Star
dubbing artist
In 2002, he made his debut as a dubbing artist for actor Nithin in the film Jayam. He later voiced for many actors such as Aryan Rajesh in Sontham (2002), Yasho Sagar in Ullasamga Utsahamga (2008) and Vijay Sethupathi in the Telugu version of Pizza (2012).
Shivaji during dubbing
politician
In 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); however, he had differences with the party and left it in 2015. In 2015, he went on an indefinite hunger strike demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. He later adopted a moderate stance against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and started supporting TDP supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
Shivaji at political rally
dispute
Operation Garuda
In 2018, he alleged that the BJP was carving out Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as “Operation Eagle” and Tamil Nadu and Kerala as “Rava” in order to expand its stronghold ahead of the 2019 elections. “Operation Na”, thus making headlines in Telugu politics. He alleged that the BJP was trying to destabilize the political arena through personal attacks on local leaders through its workers. However, the BJP leader later responded that the plan was hatched by the People’s Democratic Party and lodged a police complaint against Sivaji.
TV9 fraud case
In 2019, he was named as a co-conspirator in the TV9 forgery case involving TV9 CEO V Ravi Prakash and CFO KVN Murthy. They were accused of committing fraud in the purchase of 40,000 TV9 shares worth Rs 20 lakh.
Facts/Trivia
- In 2003, he won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie “Dil”.
- He regularly invests in real estate and trade.
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