Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu and

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films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu,

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and

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cinema. Sharma gained wide recognition in television with

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's ''Paltan'' in which he plays the lead role of Col. ''R.S. Sajwan''. Sharma has appeared in various

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s such as ''Guns and Roses'', ''Siddanth'', ''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'', '' Mahayagya'', ''Viraasat'', ''Zindhagi Teri Meri Kahani'', ''Rishtey'', ''Humne lee hain shapath'', and ''Rangeela Ratan Sisodia''.

Early and personal life

Murali Sharma was born on 9 August 1972 in

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and was brought up in

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. His father, Vrijbhushan Sharma is

, while his mother Padma is Telugu and comes from Guntur. Sharma calls himself a "'' Bombaywala''". He completed his bachelor's degree, and studied acting at the Roshan Taneja Acting School in Mumbai. He is married to actress

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Career

Murli Sharma appeared as Captain Khan in the 2004 Bollywood movie ''

Main Hoon Na ''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Hindi-language masala film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan and Ratan Jain under the banners Red Chillies Entertainment and Venus Movies. The film, which marks Farah Khan's directorial debut, s ...

'' alongside

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. In 2007, he had roles in the Hindi movies ''

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'', ''

Dhamaal ''Dhamaal'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles, with Asr ...

'', '' Black Friday'', and the Telugu movies ''

Athidhi ''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir romantic action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu under Krishna Pictures Private Limited. The film stars Mahesh Babu, alongside Amrita Rao (in her ...

'' and '' Kantri''. He received a

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for his dual role of Kaiser/Ajay Shastri in ''

''. In 2008, he made an appearance in the

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film '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' and appeared in ''

Golmaal Returns ''Golmaal Returns'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a remake of the 1989 Marathi film '' Pheka Pheki'', which itself was inspired by the 1973 Hindi film '' Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'', it serves a ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2011, Sharma had supporting roles in '' Singham'', '' Oosaravelli'', starring Jr. NTR and ''

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'' in Telugu. He continued to work in Hindi and Telugu, and in 2012 he had his first role in a

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'' Karmayodha'' starring

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. In 2013 he also worked in the Tamil and Marathi film industries. In 2015, he had larger roles in '' Gopala Gopala'' and '' Bhale Bhale Magadivoy''. He also worked in '' Badlapur'', ''

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'', and the Tamil film '' Paayum Puli''. In 2016, he appeared in ''

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha ''Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara under 14 Reels Entertainment, the film ...

'', '' Savithri'', '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' and '' Wazir''. He also did main role in '' DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017), in 2018 '' Agnyaathavaasi'' and ''

Vijetha Vijetha () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, and J. V. Somayajulu. The film released on 23 October 1985. The film was a remake of the 198 ...

'', in 2019 ''

Saaho ''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. It was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, stars Prabhas in the titular role, alongside Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pande ...

'', in 2020 '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'', '' Sarileru Neekevvaru'' and ''

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''. He played role of Valmiki in the movie ''Ala Vaikunthapuramloo''. In 2021, he appeared in '' A1 Express'', '' Sreekaram'', '' Jathi Ratnalu'' and '' Chaavu Kaburu Challaga''.

Awards

He received the

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in 2007 for ''

''. He also received the Filmfare Award South and SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' in 2021. ‘New Life Theological University’ awarded Murali Sharma an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the welfare of society in 2021.

Filmography

Telugu films

Hindi films

Tamil films

Films in other languages

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Murli Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Living people Telugu actors Marathi actors Telugu male actors People from Guntur Actors from Guntur district Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Nandi Award winners 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1972 births South Indian International Movie Awards winners