Devaraj is an Indian theater artist and actor, who predominantly works in South Indian films. In 2023, he played the role of Om in the Telugu film ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’.
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Devaraj aka Ramachandrappa Devaraj was born on Sunday, 20 September 1953 (age 70 years; as of 2023) in Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, Mysore State, (now Bengaluru, Karnataka), India. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: Light brown
Family
He belongs to a Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father, Ramachandrappa, worked in the ITC factory, welfare department, died when Devaraj was only three months old. His mother’s name is Krishnamma.
wife and children
In 1986, Devraj met Indian actress Chandralekha on the sets of the film Sikku. Soon, they become good friends and later fall in love with each other. The couple got married the same year on June 27, 1986. After marriage, Chandralekha left her career in films. On 4 July 1987, their son Prajwal Devraj was born and on 29 January 1988, their son Pranam Devraj was born. Both his sons are actors.
Devraj with his wife and sons
livelihood
Theater
He started his career as a theater artist and worked with various theater groups like R. Nagesh’s Theater Group, B. Worked with Jayashree’s theater group called Spandana and Shankar Nag’s theater group called Sanket.
film
Kannada
In 1985, he made his Kannada film debut with ‘Trishula’, in which he played the role of Vinod.
A picture of Devraj from the movie Trishula
She has appeared in over 200 Kannada films including ‘Aganthuka’ (1987), ‘Hathya Kanda’ (1989), ‘Veerappan’ (1991), ‘Killer Diary’ (1995), ‘Mukunda Murari’ (2016), ‘Yajamana’ Have given. ‘ (2019), and ‘Raja Martand’ (2023).
killer diary
Telugu
Devaraj made his Telugu film debut as Suryam in the 1990 film ’20th Sathabadam’.
A picture of Devraj from the film 20th Sathabadam
She has been seen in several Telugu films like ‘Yerra Mandaram’ (1991), ‘Samarasimha Reddy’ (1999), ‘Ram’ (2006), ‘Ivadaithe Nakenti’ (2007), and ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’ (2023). have arrived. ,
Yera Mandaram
tamil
In 1988, she made her Tamil film debut with ‘Pillaikkaaga’, in which she played a supporting role.
Pillaikkaga
Some of her other Tamil films are ‘Malaikkottai’ (2007), ‘Villu’ (2009), and ‘NGK’ (2019).
ngk
award
- 1987: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Kannada film Aganathuka
- 1991: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the Kannada film Veerappan
- 1991: Nandi Award for Best Villain for the Kannada film Yerra Mandaram
- 2019: 9th SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Kannada film Yajamana
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is also known by the name Daevu.
- Devaraj also known as Devaraj, is known as a ‘Dynamic Hero’ in the Kannada film industry.
- In 1976, due to financial problems in his family, he started working in the HMT watch factory, in the case and dial section. He worked there for about nine years. One of his senior colleagues, Govindaraju, suggested him to work in theater plays.
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