Sontineni Sivaji (born 30 June 1971), is an Indian actor and voice actor who works in

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. He had won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for '' Dil''. His notable performances include '' Missamma'' (2003), '' Adirindayya Chandram'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), and ''Court – State vs a Nobody'' (2025). In 2023, he participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 7'', and emerged as the second runner-up. Beside acting, Sivaji is politically active as a member of the

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. He embarked on a

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to demand special status for

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Early life and career

Sivaji is from

, a town near

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. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in

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He was offered a role in a TV serial and from then he started getting offers in Telugu movies. He acted in minor roles in notable films such as '' Kushi'' and ''

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''. Unlike his contemporaries he did not come from a film family. He dubbed for Nithiin in the latter's early career. He did many films as a second lead. Sivaji's first success as a solo lead came with the film '' Missamma'' (2003). Ever since the movement for keeping the state united in Andhra Pradesh, Sivaji became vocal about the political issues. Despite being a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) he started his fast unto death on granting a special status to Andhra Pradesh, which was a promise made by the erstwhile Congress government at the time of bifurcation of the state.

Filmography

As voice actor

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivaji Telugu male actors Living people Telugu comedians 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Indian male voice actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male comedians 1977 births Nandi Award winners Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Actors from Guntur district