Sudhakar (actor)

Sudhakar
Born
Markapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • film producer
Years active1978-2018

B. Sudhakar is an Indian actor, comedian and film producer. He has appeared more than 600 films in predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films.[1] He produced several films in Telugu, including Yamudiki Mogudu (1988). He won two Nandi Awards.[2]

Early life and personal life

Sudhakar was born in Markapuram, Prakasam district. His father was a deputy collector who traveled all across Andhra Pradesh. He was the seventh and youngest of seven brothers. After completing his intermediate at Andhra-Christian College in Guntur, he enrolled in the Madras Film Institute to pursue a career in film acting.[3]

Film career

Sudhakar made his acting debut as a lead hero in the 1978 Tamil film, Kizhakke Pogum Rail. He portrayed the lead hero in a number of Tamil films and had a number of box office successes.[4]

In 1980, he forayed into Telugu films with Srushti Rahasyalu.[5] For close to a decade, he continued playing lead roles. From the early 90s, he started taking up comic roles and gained a lot of popularity as one of the top comedians in Telugu industry. His unusual vocal modulation and speech pronunciation made him an ideal choice for comedic roles on the silver screen.

He turned producer with Chiranjeevi starrer 1988 film Yamudiki Mogudu, and went on to produce three more films.[6]

As a comedian, some of his best films include Allari Priyudu (1993), Sisindri (1995), Hitler (1997) and Dongaata (1997), Pelli Pandiri (1997), among others.[7]

Awards

Nandi Awards[8]

Partial Filmography

Telugu

Tamil

Malayalam

  • Paapathinu Maranamilla (1979)

Kannada

Producer

References

  1. ^ "Remember Actor G Sudhakar Who Has Done Over 600 Films? This is How He Looks Now".
  2. ^ "Betha Sudhakar".
  3. ^ "Sudhakar".
  4. ^ "Actor Sudhakar slams his death rumors".
  5. ^ "Actor Sudhakar: Petty politics forced me to leave Tamil films".
  6. ^ "Chiranjeevi & Sudhakar: A revival of Friendship".
  7. ^ "Actor Sudhakar reacts to 'fake news' about his death: Don't believe rumours, I'm very happy and doing absolutely fine".
  8. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2020.(in Telugu)