Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an

Indian film The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ...

and television actor known for his works in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

, Bengali cinema and Telugu cinema. 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 Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

''. In the 1986 film '' Sirivennela'', he played a blind flutist. He has played the role of PKR (Chief Minister) in the upcoming Telugu Film Godfather.

Personal life

Banerjee was born into a Bengali Brahmin family on 14 March 1965, in Magarwara, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He went to St. Aloysius School,

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

and graduated from the

Pune Film Institute The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...

. He now teaches meditation in

Rishikesh Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus, with ancient sages and saints meditati ...

. Currently he supports an NGO Pankh which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Sarvadaman Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Uttar Pradesh Bengali male actors Male actors in Bengali cinema Film and Television Institute of India alumni 1965 births Male actors in Hindi television 20th-century Indian male actors People from Unnao district