Chandra Sekhar, known professionally as Chatrapathi Sekhar, is an actor who primarily works in

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-language films and TV serials. He is known for his frequent collaborations with

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Career

Sekar is a regular in

's films and played a lawyer in '' Sye'' (2004). He garnered acclaim for his role as

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's friend in ''

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'' (2005). He has since portrayed notable roles in several Telugu films including ''

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'' (2006), ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gill. ...

'' (2009), the bilingual ''

Eega ''Eega'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film was produced by Sai Korrapati Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram with an estimated budget of 30–40 crore ( US$6–7 million). It was ...

'' (2012), ''

Rangasthalam ''Rangasthalam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha ...

'' (2018), the bilingual film ''

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'' (2018). He made his Tamil-language debut with ''

Viswasam ''Viswasam'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Siva. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara, Jagapathi Babu. Produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, the film was officially announced on 20 November 2017 an ...

'' (2019), in which he portrayed

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's Muslim friend. He portrayed a farmer in the historical film ''

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'' and played one of the leads in ''Diksoochi'' (2019). He will play Jr. NTR's friend in the upcoming ''

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''.

Personal life

While shooting for ''

'' on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off the boat.

caught Sekhar by his leg and pulled him back onto the boat.

Filmography

Films

* '' Student No. 1'' (2001) * '' Simhadri'' (2003) * '' Sye'' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) as Bhadram * '' Ashok'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

Dhee ''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was r ...

'' (2007) * '' Raksha'' (2008) * ''Flash News'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) as Raghuveer's sidekick * ''

Maryada Ramanna ''Maryada Ramanna'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. The film is produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni under Arka Media Works. The film stars Sunil, Saloni and ...

'' (2010) as Raghava Rao * '' Sakthi'' (2011) as Basava * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Dhammu ''Dammu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. Starring Jr. NTR, Trisha and Karthika Nair, the film follows an orphan who agrees to pose as the heir to a rich and powerful family, eventually ...

'' (2012) * ''

Daruvu ''Daruvu: Sound Of Mass'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Siva, produced by Burugupalli Siva Rama Krishna under Sri Venkateswara Entertainments banner and starring Ravi Teja and Taapsee in le ...

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) as Tantra * ''

Balupu ''Balupu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film is produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under his PVP cinema banner. The film stars Ravi Teja, Anjali, and Shruti Haasan along with Praka ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

Aagadu ''Aagadu'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. Written by Anil Ravipudi, Upendra Madhav and Praveen Varma, the film was jointly produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under their bann ...

'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''Maha Bhaktha Siriyala'' (2014) * ''

Kick 2 ''Kick 2'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film ''Kick,'' the ...

'' (2015) * ''

Srimanthudu ''Srimanthudu'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapati ...

'' (2015) * ''Sarovaram'' (2017) * ''

Jai Simha ''Jai Simha'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by C. Kalyan on C. K. Entertainments banner and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Hariprriya, Natasha Doshi and music was composed by ...

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2018) as Ganapathi * ''

Krishnarjuna Yudham ''Krishnarjuna Yudham'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi and produced by Sahu Garapati & Harish Peddi under Shine Screens banner. The film stars Nani, Anupama Parameswaran, Ruksha ...

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2019; Tamil) * ''

'' (2019) * ''Diksoochi'' (2019) * ''Ranasthalam'' (2019) *''

Arjun Suravaram ''Arjun Suravaram'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by T. Santhosh. The film stars Nikhil Siddharth and Lavanya Tripathi. It is produced by Rajkumar Akella, and presented by B. Madhu on the Movie Dynamix ...

'' (2019) * ''

Annaatthe ''Annaatthe'' () is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Siva and produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner of Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Meena, Nayanthara and Keerthy Suresh. While Jagapathi Babu, ...

'' (2021; Tamil) *''

Akhanda ''Akhanda'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. It was produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy, under ''Dwaraka Creations''. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Pragya J ...

'' (2021) *''

'' (2022) as Jangu

Television

* ''

Radhamma Kuthuru ''Radhamma Kuthuru'' is an Indian Telugu-language drama television series airing on Zee Telugu from 26 August 2019. It is also available on digital streaming platform ZEE5. It stars Deepthi Manne, Gokul Menon and Meghana Raami in lead roles. ...

'' (2019–present;

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) * '' Manasichi Choodu'' (2019-present;

Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...

) * (Rangula Ratnam) 2021 - present; (Etv Telugu)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekhar, Chatrapathi Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people)