G Sudhakar (born 18 May 1959) is an Indian actor, comedian and film producer. He has appeared more than 600 films in predominantly in

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and

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language films. He produced several films in

, including '' Yamudiki Mogudu''. He won two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

Early life and personal life

Sudhakar was born in

Markapur Markapur is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and the headquarters of Markapur mandal in Markapur revenue division. Markapur is known for the Chennakesava Swamy Temple built by King Sri K ...

am, Prakasam district. His father was a deputy collector who traveled all across Andhra Pradesh. Sudhakar is youngest of Six Brothers, He studied till intermediate in

Andhra-Christian College The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges in India located in Guntur Andhra Pradesh. It started in 1885. AC College is part of the education enterprise of the Protestant churches. It admits intermediate, undergr ...

, Guntur and then joined a Madras film institute and ventured into films.

Film career

Telugu films

In the beginning days in the Telugu film industry he was a lead actor in ''Srushti Rahasyalu'', Pavitra Preama, "Agni poolu",'Oorikicchina Maata'', ''Bhogi Mantalu'', ''Konte Kodallu'' and others. He then started doing comedy roles which fit him well. He is famous for his peculiar voice modulation. He became a popular comedian in the 1980s and 90s by his dialogue pronunciation.

Tamil films

After intermediate, Sudhakar went to Madras and joined the

Madras Film Institute The M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, formerly known as the Adyar Film Institute, is Asia's first-ever film and television training institute. Established in 1945 as Adyar Film Institute, it is one of the pioneer film in ...

in 1976. There he met

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

and Hari Prasad who were his classmates. Among the three, Sudhakar got the first chance to act as a hero with actress Radhika in a Tamil movie ''

Kizhakke Pogum Rail ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and M. R. Raadhika. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 10 August ...

'' which was a super hit. He then established himself as an actor in Tamil, enjoyed a 100-day run in three of his very few Tamil movies. He and Radhika were a hit pair, acting together in 11 films.

Awards

;

(in

) * Best Male Comedian - ''

Peddarikam ''Peddarikam'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by A. M. Rathnam under the Sri Surya Movies banner. It is a remake of the Malayalam film '' Godfather''. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Sukanya, N. N. Pilla ...

'' (1992) * Best Male Comedian - ''Snehitulu'' (1998)

Filmography

Telugu

Actor

Producer

Tamil

Hindi

Kannada

Malayalam

References

Actor Sudhakar: Petty politics forced me to leave Tamil film
Actor Sudhakar: Petty politics forced me to leave Tamil films

External links

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Actor Sudhakar: Petty politics forced me to leave Tamil filmsAn Interview With Sudhakar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sudhakar Living people Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Telugu comedians People from Prakasam district 20th-century Indian male actors 1959 births M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male comedians Male actors in Hindi cinema Telugu film producers Film producers from Andhra Pradesh 21st-century Indian male actors