Sivaji is an Indian actor, dubbing artiste and politician known for his work in the Telugu entertainment industry. He is also popular for his political ideologies and revelations.
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Wiki/Biography
Sontineni Shivaji (also known as Sontineni Shivaji) alias G. Shivaji was born on Thursday, 30 June 1977 (age 46 years; as of 2023) in Narasaraopeta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. After completing his formal education, he pursued a career in the Telugu entertainment industry.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
he’s married. There is not much information about his wife and children.
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
Editor
He started his career as an editor in Gemini TV after which he got an offer to act in a TV serial and started acting.
actor
film
supporting roles
He made his debut in the Telugu film industry in 1997 with the film Master, in which he played the role of Sivaji. He has appeared in several films including Kushi (as Babu) in 2001, Indra (as Giri/Veera Manohar Reddy) in 2002, Jalsa (as Raghu) in 2008, and Kousalya Supraja Ram (as Ravi) in 2008. starred in.
Shivaji during the shooting of a film
main roles
In 2003, he gave his first hit film as a lead actor named Missamma, starring Bhumika Chawla; He played the role of Nand Gopal in the film. Some of his films as a lead actor include Mr. & Mrs. Shailaja Krishnamurthy in 2004 (as Krishnamurthy), Satyabhama in 2007 (as Krishna Kumar), Diary in 2009 (with Shraddha Das as Vamsi), and 2016 Contains lead.
Shivaji during the shooting of a film
Television
He appeared as a contestant in season 7 of Bigg Boss Telugu in 2023, which was aired on Star Maa channel.
web series
He made his web series debut in 2018 with Gangstar, which was streamed on Amazon Prime; He played the role of CI Anjaneyalu.
Shivaji in a scene from his debut web series, Gangstars
dubbing artist
Her debut as a dubbing artiste was in 2002 with the film Jayam for actor Nithin. He later dubbed for many actors like Aryan Rajesh in ‘Sontham’ in 2002, Yash Sagar in ‘Ullasamaga Utsavga’ in 2008 and Vijay Sethupathi in the Telugu version of the film ‘Pizza’ in 2012.
Shivaji during a dubbing session
Politician
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014; However, he had a falling out with the party and left the party in 2015. In 2015, he went on an indefinite hunger strike demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. He later took a soft stance against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and started supporting TDP supreme leader Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
Shivaji during a political rally
controversies
operation garuda
In 2018, he made headlines in Telugu politics by alleging that the BJP had divided Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as Operation Garuda and Tamil Nadu and Kerala as Operation Ravana to increase its stronghold ahead of the 2019 general elections. He alleged that the BJP, through its workers, was trying to destabilize the political arena by physically attacking local leaders. However, BJP leaders later reacted saying that the plan was hatched by TDP and they filed a police complaint against Shivaji.
TV9 fraud case
In 2019, he was named as a co-conspirator in the TV9 fraud case involving TV9 CEO, V Ravi Prakash and CFO, KVN Murthy. He was accused of fraud in purchasing 40,000 shares of TV9 worth Rs 20 lakh.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the film Dil in 2003.
- He regularly invests in real estate and trading.
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