Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

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Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
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Banerjee as Lord Shri Krishna in Krishna
Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965 (age 59)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–2004
2016
2022

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an Indian film and television actor known for his works in Hindi, Bengali and Telugu language films. [1] He is best known for playing Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Krishna (1993). [2] [3] He played the title role in films such as Adi Shankaracharya (1983), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Swami Vivekananda . [4] In the 1986 film Sirivennela , he played a blind flutist. [5] He has played the role of PKR (chief minister) in the 2022 Telugu film Godfather . [6]

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Personal life

Banerjee was born into a Bengali Brahmin family on 14 March 1965, in Magarwara village of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh. He went to St. Aloysius School, Kanpur and graduated from Pune Film Institute.

He was married to Suneeta Banerjee, a doctor by profession. The couple had a daughter, Alika Banerjee, however the marriage ended in a divorce. Currently he teaches yoga and meditation in Rishikesh along with his closest friend and partner Alankrita Banerjee. [1] [7] [8] Banerjee supports an NGO Pankh founded by Alankrita Banerjee which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand. [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Adi Shankara Sanskrit
1985Vallabhacharya Guru Telugu
Sri Datta Darsanam Sridatta
1986 Sirivennela Pandit Hari Prasad
1987 Swayam Krushi Bhaskar
O Prema Katha
1991Madhavatyana
1998 Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda English
2004 Paio Maro Bhagwan Hindi
2016 M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Chanchal
2022 Godfather PKRTelugu
2024 Lucky Baskhar Baskhar's Father PrahaladTelugu

Television

YearSerialRoleLanguageChannelNotes
1993–1997 Krishna Krishna / Vishnu Hindi DD National
1995Arjuna
1997–1999 Om Namah Shivay Rajkumar Vrishdwaj DD National
2001Jai Ganga Maiya Vishnu

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