Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

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Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
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Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965 (age 58)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

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). 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 . In the 1986 film Sirivennela , he played a blind flutist. [2] He has played the role of PKR (chief ministerI in the 2022 Telugu film Godfather . [3]

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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 the Pune Film Institute.

Currently he teaches meditation in Rishikesh. [1] Banerjee supports an NGO Pankh which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Adi Shankara
1985Vallabhacharya Guru
1985 Sri Datta Darsanam Sridatta
1986 Sirivennela Pandit Hari Prasad
1987 Swayam Krushi Bhaskar
1987O Prema Katha
1991Madhavatyana
1998 Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda
2004 Paio Maro Bhagwan
2016 M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Chanchal
2022 Godfather PKR

Television

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Krishna: Know the real avatars of Lord Krishnas of TV". The Times of India. 17 August 2014.
  2. "Sarvadaman D. Banerjee". IMDb.
  3. "Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan starrer 'Godfather' to premiere on Sankranthi". The Times of India. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.