Chatrapathi Sekhar

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Chatrapathi Sekhar
Born
Chandra Sekhar [1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Chandra Sekhar, known professionally as Chatrapathi Sekhar, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S. S. Rajamouli. [2]

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Career

Sekhar is a regular in S. S. Rajamouli's films and played a lawyer in Sye (2004). [2] [3] He garnered acclaim for his role as Prabhas's friend in Chhatrapati (2005). [2] While shooting for Chhatrapati on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off the boat. [4] Prabhas caught Sekhar by his leg and pulled him back onto the boat. [2] [4]

He has since portrayed notable roles in several Telugu films including Vikramarkudu (2006), Magadheera (2009), the bilingual Eega (2012), Rangasthalam (2018), the bilingual film U Turn (2018). [2] [5] [6] [7] He made his Tamil-language debut with Viswasam (2019), in which he portrayed Ajith Kumar's Muslim friend. [8] [9] He portrayed a farmer in the historical film Yatra and played one of the leads in Diksoochi (2019). [5] [10] He played Jr. NTR's friend in RRR . [11] [12]

Personal life

Sekhar was briefly married Neelya Bhavani, whom he met on the sets of Krishnarjuna Yudham . The couple have two children, they got divorced and currently living separately. [13] [14]

Filmography

Films

Television

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "ప్రభాస్ లేకపోతే ఆ రోజు చచ్చిపోయేవాన్నంటున్న ఛత్రపతి నటుడు." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 9 March 2020.
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  15. "Interview with Chandra Sekhar". Idlebrain.com. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2024. One day he told me whether I was interested in doing a role in his proposed TV serial (Santhi Nivasam). I told him I was ready to do any character. I played the role alongside Rajiv Kanakala.