Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominently in

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and

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films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films, including

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and

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cinema. Sharma gained wide recognition in television with

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's ''Paltan'' in which he plays the lead role of Col. ''R.S. Sajwan''. Sharma has appeared in various

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s such as ''Guns and Roses'', ''Siddanth'', ''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'', ''

Mahayagya ''Mahaygya'' is an Indian television show broadcast on Sony TV in 1997–1998. Written, produced and directed by Anil Chaudhary, the political drama starred Manohar Singh, Rohini Hattangadi, Goving Namdeo, supported by Ananya Khare, Murali Sharm ...

'', ''Viraasat'', ''Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani'', ''Rishtey'', ''Humne lee hain shapath'', and ''Rangeela Ratan Sisodia''.

Early and personal life

Murali Sharma was born on 9 August 1972 in

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and was brought up in

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. His father, Vrijbhushan Sharma is a

, while his mother Padma Sharma is a

from Guntur. Sharma calls himself a "'' Bombaywala''". He completed his bachelor's degree, and studied acting at the ''Roshan Taneja Acting School'' in Mumbai. He is married to actress

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Career

Murli Sharma appeared as Captain Khan in the 2004 Bollywood movie ''

Main Hoon Na ''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan, and follows Major Ram Sharma, ...

'' alongside

Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

. In 2007, he had roles in the Hindi movies ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Black Friday'', and the Telugu movies ''

Athidhi ''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action romance film starring Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao, directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu, brother of Mahesh Babu, under their banner Krishna Pictures Private Limited. I ...

'' and ''

Kantri ''Kantri'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Meher Ramesh, a protégé of director Puri Jagannadh and who had earlier worked on Kannada films. Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, and Tanisha Mukherjee star in the lead ...

''. He received a

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for his dual role of Kaiser/Ajay Shastri in ''Athithi''. In 2008, he made an appearance in the

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film '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' and appeared in ''

Golmaal Returns ''Golmaal Returns'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. Based on the 1973 Hindi film ''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'', it serves as the second installment in the '' Golmaal film series''. The film stars Ajay Devgn, A ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2011, Sharma had supporting roles in ''

Singham ''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A ...

'', ''

Oosaravelli ''Oosaravelli'' ( Chameleon) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Tamannaah with Prakash Raj in an important role. The score and soundtrack for the film is composed by D ...

'', starring Jr. NTR and ''

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'' in Telugu. He continued to work in Hindi and Telugu, and in 2012 he had his first role in a

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Karmayodha ''Karmayodha'' () is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film co-produced, written and directed by Major Ravi. It features Mohanlal, Asha Sarath, Murali Sharma, Sai Kumar, Mukesh, Bineesh Kodiyeri, Rajeev Pillai and Aishwarya Devan ...

'' starring

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. In 2013 he also worked in the Tamil and Marathi film industries. In 2015, he had larger roles in '' Gopala Gopala'' and ''

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. Produced by Bunny Vasu under the production companies GA2 Pictures and UV Creations, ''Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' stars Nani and La ...

''. He also worked in ''

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'', ''

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'', and the Tamil film '' Paayum Puli''. In 2016, he appeared in ''

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film ...

'', '' Savithri'', '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' and '' Wazir''. He also did main role in '' DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017), in 2018 ''

Agnyaathavaasi ''Agnyaathavaasi'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel, and Aadhi Pinisetty. The film began its principal photography in Apri ...

'' and ''

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'', in 2019 ''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations. It stars Prabhas in the title role with an ensemble cast including Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil ...

'', in 2020 ''

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' () (), also known by the initialism ''AVPL'', is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde, alongside Tabu, Jayaram, Susha ...

'', ''

Sarileru Neekevvaru ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. It is produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and AK Entertainments. The film stars Mahesh Babu ...

'' and ''

Street Dancer 3D ''Street Dancer 3D'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language dance film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Lizelle D'Souza under the banners of T-Series and R.D. Entertainment. The film stars ...

''. He played role of Valmiki in the movie ''Ala Vaikunthapuramloo''. In 2021, he appeared in ''

A1 Express ''A1 Express'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu. It stars Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi while Murali Sharma and Rao Ramesh appear in supporting roles. A remake of the Tamil film ''N ...

'', '' Sreekaram'', ''

Jathi Ratnalu ''Jathi Ratnalu'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by Anudeep K. V.. Produced by Nag Ashwin under Swapna Cinema, the film stars Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Faria Abdullah w ...

'' and ''

Chaavu Kaburu Challaga ''Chaavu Kaburu Challaga'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Peggalapati Koushik and produced by Bunny Vasu and Allu Aravind under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Kartikeya Gummakonda and Lav ...

''.

Awards

He received the

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in 2007 for ''

''. He also received the

SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a supporting role in Telugu films. The award was first give ...

for ''

'' in 2021. ‘New Life Theological University’ awarded Murali Sharma an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the welfare of society in 2021.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Murli Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Living people Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Nandi Award winners 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1972 births South Indian International Movie Awards winners