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 actor who primarily works in Telugu-language films and TV serials. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S. S. Rajamouli. [2]

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Career

Sekar 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] 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] [4] [5] [6] He made his Tamil-language debut with Viswasam (2019), in which he portrayed Ajith Kumar's Muslim friend. [7] [8] He portrayed a farmer in the historical film Yatra and played one of the leads in Diksoochi (2019). [4] [9] He played Jr. NTR's friend in RRR . [10] [11]

Personal life

While shooting for Chhatrapati on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off the boat. [12] Prabhas caught Sekhar by his leg and pulled him back onto the boat. [2] [12]

Filmography

Films

Television

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