Sivaji is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and politician who is known for his work in the Telugu entertainment industry. He is also popular for his political ideologies and revelations.
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Sontineni Sivaji (also spelt as Sontineni Shivaji) aka G. Sivaji [1]India TV was born on Thursday, 30 June 1977 (age 46 years; as of 2023) in Narasaraopeta in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Cancer. After completing his formal education, he pursued a career in the Telugu entertainment industry.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx.): 70 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Wife & Children
He is married. There is not much information about his wife and children.
Religion
He follows Hinduism.
Career
Editor
He started his career as an editor at Gemini TV following which he got an offer to act in a TV serial and started acting.
Actor
Film
Supporting Roles
He made his debut in the Telugu film industry in 1997 with the film Master in which he played the role of Sivaji. He went on to act in several films including Kushi in 2001 (as Babu), Indra in 2002 (as Giri/Veera Manohar Reddy), Jalsa in 2008 (as Raghu), and Kousalya Supraja Rama in 2008 (as Ravi).
Sivaji during the shoot of a film
Lead Roles
In 2003, he gave his first hit film titled Missamma as the lead actor, featuring Bhumika Chawla; he played the role of Nanda Gopal in the film. A few of his films as a lead actor include Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy in 2004 (as Krishnamurthy), Sathyabhama in 2007 (as Krishna Kumar), Diary in 2009 (as Vamsi alongside Shraddha Das), and Seesa in 2016.
Sivaji during the shoot of a film
Television
He appeared as a contestant in season 7 of Bigg Boss Telugu in 2023 which was aired on Star Maa channel.
Web Series
He made his web series debut in 2018 with Gangstars which was streamed on Amazon Prime; he played the role of C. I. Anjaneyalu.
Sivaji in a still from his debut web series, Gangstars
Dubbing Artist
His debut as a dubbing artist was for the actor Nithin in 2002 for the film Jayam. He later dubbed for many actors such as Aryan Rajesh in ‘Sontham’ in 2002, Yasho Sagar in ‘Ullasamga Utsahamga’ in 2008, and Vijay Sethupathi in the Telugu version of the film ‘Pizza’ in 2012.
Sivaji during a dubbing session
Politician
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014; however, he had a fallout with the party and left it in 2015. In 2015, he went on an indefinite hunger strike with the demand of special status to be given to Andhra Pradesh. He later adopted a soft stance against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and started supporting TDP’s supreme leader, Nara Chandrababu Naidu.
Sivaji during a political rally
Controversies
Operation Garuda
In 2018, he made headlines in Telugu politics after alleging that the BJP had divided Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as Operation Garuda and Tamil Nadu and Kerala as Operation Ravana in a bid to increase its stronghold before the 2019 General elections. He alleged that the BJP was trying to destabilize the political arena by physically attacking the local leaders through its workers. [2]The Times of India BJP leaders, however, later responded by saying that the plan was made by TDP and filed a police complaint against Sivaji. [3]The New Indian Express
TV9 Forgery Case
In 2019, he was named as a co-conspirator in the TV9 forgery case involving TV9 CEO, V Ravi Prakash, and CFO, KVN Murthy. They were accused of fraud in purchasing 40000 shares of TV9 worth Rs 20 lakhs. [4]The New Indian Express
Facts/Trivia
- He won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist in 2003 for the film Dil.
- He regularly invests in real estate and trading.
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