Sivaji (Telugu actor)

Sivaji
Born	Sontineni Sivaji<ref>"Taj Mahal film review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shruti". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.</ref> (1971-06-30) 30 June 1971<ref>"Sivaji birthday 2007 function photo gallery – Telugu cinema actor". Idlebrain.com. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.</ref> Chilakaluripet, Andhra Pradesh
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1997–2018;<br />2023–present

Sontineni Sivaji (born 30 June 1971), is an Indian actor and voice actor who works in Telugu cinema. He had won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for Dil.<ref>Nandi Awards Nandi Awards&nbsp;– 2003 Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Chithr.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-28.</ref><ref>Telugu Cinema Etc.&nbsp;– Nandi award winners list 2003 Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Idlebrain.com (2004-09-29). Retrieved on 2011-09-28.</ref> His notable performances include Missamma (2003), Adirindayya Chandram (2005), Satyabhama (2007), Mantra (2007), Taj Mahal (2010), Court – State vs a Nobody (2025), and Dhandoraa (2025). In 2023, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7, and emerged as the second runner-up.

Beside acting, Sivaji was politically active as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2014 to 2015 when he exited the party citing ideological differences. He embarked on a hunger strike to demand special status for Andhra Pradesh.

Early life and career

Sivaji is from Chilakaluripet, a town part of Narasaraopet, Palnadu. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in Gemini TV 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 Indra. He dubbed for Nithiin in the latter's early career.<ref>"An actor with a speech impediment - Nithiin: Unknown facts about the actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.</ref> He did many films as a second lead. Sivaji's first success as a solo lead came with the film Missamma (2003).<ref>"Bhumika Chawla, Laya and Sivaji starrer Missamma completes 17 years of release". The Times of India.</ref>

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.<ref>"Fasting Telugu actor, Sivaji shifted to hospital". The Indian Express. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
1997	Master	Sivaji
	Hello I Love You	Sumanth
1998	Padutha Theeyaga	Rushi's friend
	Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi	Sivaji
	Kanyadanam	Seshu
	Premante Idera	Sivaji
1999	Film Nagar
	Alluri Seetharama Raju
2000	Yuvaraju	Sivaji
	Bachelors	Balu
	College	Suri		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - College Review - Sivaji, Manya and sadanand". Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
2001	Priyamaina Neeku	Raghu
	Kushi	Babu
	Love	Samba
	Wife	Shankar		<ref>Sri. "Reviews of 2001 Released Movies - Wife". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)</ref>
	Chiranjeevulu	Chanti
	Snehituda	Balu		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - Review - Snehitudaa - Rakesh, Sivaji - Roopa". www.idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.</ref>
2002	Priya Nestama	Kiran		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - Review - Priya Nestama - Venu Tottempudi, Shama, Malavika - R Ganapathi - Bharani - Chintapalli Ramana".</ref>
	Chandravamsam	Hari Chandra		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - Review - Chandravansam - Krishna, Suman, Naresh, Sivaji, Rohit, Roopa, Jaya Prada, Radhika Varma". Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.</ref>
	Friends	Balu		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - Review - Friends - Sivaji, Ali, Sri Harsha, Nivi, Rajeev Kanakala, Amrutha". Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.</ref>
	Manasunte Chalu	Visakha		<ref>"Telugu Cinema - Preview - Manasunte Chalu - Sai Kiran, Jennifer, Sivaji - Usha Kiron Movies". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
	Sandade Sandadi	Kamesh
	Adrustam	Pawan
	Indra	Giri / Veerya Manohar Reddy
	Siva Rama Raju	Raju
2003	Ottesi Cheputunna	Dilip
	Aayudham	Rushendra
	Aadanthe Ado Type	Krishna
	Sriramachandrulu	Chandra
	Missamma	Nanda Gopal
2004	Ammayi Bagundi	Siva
	Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy	Krishnamurthy
	Swarabhishekam	Chandu
	Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu	Kalidasu		<ref>"Konchem Touchlo Vunte Cheputanu - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji, Veda - Vamsi". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
2005	Mr. Errababu	Erra Babu		<ref>"Mr. Errababu - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji, Roma". Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
	Adirindayya Chandram	Chandram		<ref>"Adirindayya Chandram - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji, Sangeeta, Laya, Madhu Sharma". Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
2006	Seetharamudu	Seetharamudu
	Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila	Tata
	Raraju	Surya
2007	Aadivaram Adavallaku Selavu Kavali
	Nikki and Neeraj	Neeraj
	Nee Navve Chalu	Murali Krishna
	Satyabhama	Krishna Kumar
	Tulasi	Harsha
	Bhajantrilu
	State Rowdy	Rambabu
	Mantra	Hero
2008	Pellikani Prasad	Siva Prasad
	Jalsa	Raghu
	Brahmanandam Drama Company	Vasu
	Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu	Bullabbayyi
	Aalayam	Raja
	Kousalya Supraja Rama	Ravi
	Kuberulu	Siva Prasad		<ref>"Kuberulu movie review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Farzana". Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
2009	Masth	Siva
	Indumathi	Chandu		<ref>"Indumathi review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shweta Bharadwaj". Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
	Sathyameva Jayathe	Prathap
	Naa Girlfriend Baga Rich	Sanjay Sastri
	18, 20 Love Story	Bullanna
	Diary	Vamsi		<ref>"Diary review - Telugu cinema Review - Sivaji & Shraddha das". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref>
2010	Aakasa Ramanna	Jai
	Taj Mahal	Ajay / Kumar	Also producer
	Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam	Seenu
2011	Lokame Kothaga	Rahul
	Mugguru	Balatripura Sundari's husband	Cameo appearance
	Emaindi Nalo	Murali
2012	Ayyare	Venkatesam
	Em Babu Laddu Kavala
2013	Dasa Tirigindi
	Pavitra	Siva
	Gurudu
	Gola Gola
2014	Kamalatho Naa Prayanam	Suryanarayana
	Boochamma Boochodu	Karthik
	Chusinodiki Chusinantha
2015	Dorakadu
2016	Seesa
2025	Court	Mangapathi
	Dhandoraa	Sivaji
2026	Sampradayani Suppini Suddapoosani	Sriram	Also producer
	Lenin

As voice actor

Year	Title	Actor	Notes
2000	Chitram	Uday Kiran
2002	Jayam	Nithin
	Sontham	Aryan Rajesh
	Okato Number Kurraadu	Taraka Ratna
2003	Dil	Nithin	Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist
	Sambaram
2004	Andaru Dongale Dorikite	Prabhu Deva
2008	Ullasamga Utsahamga	Yasho Sagar
2012	Pizza	Vijay Sethupathi	For Telugu dubbed version

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2018	Gangstars	C.I. Anjaneyalu	Amazon Prime Video
2023	Bigg Boss 7	Contestant	Star Maa
	90's – A Middle Class Biopic	Chandra Sekhar	ETV Win

Controversy

In 2025, Sivaji made controversial remarks on Nidhhi Agerwal, who was mobbed, causing outrage.<ref>"Women's collective calls out silence over Nidhhi Agerwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's mobbing; Sivaji apologises after flak". Hindustan Times. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.</ref><ref>Kaur, Lavpreet (27 December 2025). "Actor Sivaji appears before Telangana Women's Commission, apologises for his remarks during 4-hour questioning". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 December 2025.</ref>

External links

• Sivaji on IMDb
• Sivaji on Instagram