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Murali Sharma

Murali Sharma

Indian actor

Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominently in Telugu and Hindi films.[1][2][3][4][5] Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam cinema.[6][7]

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Sharma gained wide recognition in television with Doordarshan's Paltan in which he plays the lead role of Col. R.S. Sajwan. Sharma has appeared in various soap operas such as Guns and Roses, Siddanth, Laagi Tujhse Lagan, Mahayagya, Viraasat, Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani, Rishtey, Humne lee hain shapath, and Rangeela Ratan Sisodia.[2][3]

Early and personal life

Murali Sharma was born on 9 August 1972 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh and was brought up in Mumbai.[8][9] His father, Vrijbhushan Sharma is a Marathi, while his mother Padma Sharma is Telugu and comes from Hyderabad .[10] Sharma calls himself a "Bombaywala". He completed his bachelor's degree, and studied acting at the Roshan Taneja Acting School in Mumbai.[11][12][failed verification] He is married to actress Ashwini Kalsekar.[13]

Sharma with his wife Ashwini Kalsekar at an event in 2014

Career

Murli Sharma appeared as Captain Khan in the 2004 Bollywood movie Main Hoon Na alongside Shahrukh Khan.[14] In 2007, he had roles in the Hindi movies Dhol, Dhamaal, Black Friday, and the Telugu movies Athidhi and Kantri. He received a Nandi Award for his dual role of Kaiser/Ajay Shastri in Athithi. In 2008, he made an appearance in the Bollywood film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and appeared in Golmaal Returns and Sunday.

In 2011, Sharma had supporting roles in Singham, Oosaravelli, starring Jr. NTR and Dhoni in Telugu. He continued to work in Hindi and Telugu, and in 2012 he had his first role in a Malayalam film Karmayodha starring Mohanlal. 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. He also worked in Badlapur, ABCD 2, and the Tamil film Paayum Puli. In 2016, he appeared in Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, Savithri, Sanam Teri Kasam and Wazir. He also did main role in DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham (2017), in 2018 Agnyaathavaasi and Vijetha, in 2019 Saaho, in 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Sarileru Neekevvaru and Street Dancer 3D. He played role of Valmiki in the movie Ala Vaikunthapuramloo.[15]

In 2021, he appeared in A1 Express, Sreekaram, Jathi Ratnalu and Chaavu Kaburu Challaga.

Awards

He received the Nandi Award for Best Villain in 2007 for Athidhi.[15] He also received the Filmfare Award South and SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo in 2021.[16] ‘New Life Theological University’ awarded  Murali Sharma an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the welfare of society in 2021.[17]

Filmography

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Telugu films

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83 films

Hindi films

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61 films

Tamil films

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Films in other languages

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Television

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References

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    S. RAVI (8 February 2015). "Poised for the big innings". The Hindu.
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    Y. Sunita Chowdhary (18 February 2012). "Striving to entertain". The Hindu.
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    Kotwani, Hiren. "Murli Sharma does a guest appearance in the film 'Gaur Hari Dastan' without any remuneration!". The Times of India.
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    "B-Town demand Murali Sharma in cop role". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
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    "Mahie Gill, Murali Sharma, Deepak Dobriyal are some of the new-age villains in Bollywood". timesofindia-economictimes.
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    "Popular Tollywood actor Murali Sharma turns a year older, here's a look at his spectacular work". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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    Tanmayi, Bhawana. "Positive roles increased my age on-screen, says Murali Sharma". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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    "నటుడు మురళీ శర్మకు మాతృ వియోగం!". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 8 June 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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    "Indian Television Dot Com - "If I had a chocolate face, I would have been driving a Ford Ikon and doing three Balaji shows; two on Star Plus and one on Sony" : Murli Sharma". Indian Television Dot Com. 11 August 2004.
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    Bhandaram, Vishnupriya (16 September 2012). "One shade darker". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.
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    "Murli Sharma and wife Ashwini in Poshter Boyz". The Indian Express. 25 July 2014.
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    "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com.
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    Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 January 2020). "Murali Sharma discusses the making of his character Valmiki in 'Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo' and heaps praises on Trivikram Srinivas and Allu Arjun" – via www.thehindu.com.
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    "SIIMA: Soorarai Pottru, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo win big, K Viswanath honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". The Indian Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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    "Actor Murali Sharma conferred with an honorary doctorate". Telangana Today. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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    "Rana Daggubati's Koshi is a massy avatar". The Hindu. 21 September 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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    "Chaari 111 Movie Review : Vennela Kishore shines in spy comedy with missed potential". The Times of India.
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