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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chatrapathi Sekhar
| image =
| birth_name = Chandra Sekhar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLTQjZa6sg|title = Chatrapathi Fame Badhra ( Chandra Shekar ) Full Interview | CineMaa Antharangam | Eagle Media Works|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2001{{ndash}}present
}}

'''Chandra Sekhar''', known professionally as '''Chatrapathi Sekhar,''' is an actor who primarily works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language films and TV serials. He is known for his frequent collaborations with [[S. S. Rajamouli]].<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/prabhas-saved-my-life-on-chatrapathi-movie-shooting-says-tollywood-actor-sekhar-pk-471862.html|title=ప్రభాస్ లేకపోతే ఆ రోజు చచ్చిపోయేవాన్నంటున్న ఛత్రపతి నటుడు..|date=March 9, 2020|website=News18 Telugu|lang=te}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sekar is a regular in [[S. S. Rajamouli]]'s films and played a lawyer in ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'' (2004).<ref name="A" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tollywood.net/chatrapathi-sekhar-reveals-about-jr-ntr-getups-in-rrr/|title=Chatrapathi Sekhar reveals about Jr NTR getups in RRR|first=Murali|last=Ravi|date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> He garnered acclaim for his role as [[Prabhas]]'s friend in ''[[Chhatrapati (film)|Chhatrapati]]'' (2005).<ref name="A" /> He has since portrayed notable roles in several Telugu films including ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' (2006), ''[[Magadheera]]'' (2009), the bilingual ''[[Eega]]'' (2012), ''[[Rangasthalam]]'' (2018), the bilingual film ''[[U Turn (2018 film)|U Turn]]'' (2018).<ref name="A"/><ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://wirally.com/tollywoods-best-supporting-actors/|title=14 Actors Of TFI Who Always Excelled In Supporting Roles & Entertained Us - Wirally|first=Kalyan|last=Bharath|date=19 February 2019|lang=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@nitishreddy_15327/sukumars-symbolism-in-ramcharan-s-rangasthalam-2fc5a34c1497|title=Sukumar's symbolism in Ramcharan's Rangasthalam|first=Nitish|last=Reddy|date=May 16, 2020|website=Medium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/u-turn/movie-review/65795962.cms|title=U Turn Review {3/5}: An interesting remake with enough twists and turns|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He made his Tamil-language debut with ''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019), in which he portrayed [[Ajith Kumar]]'s Muslim friend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/actor-chatrapathi-sekhar-talks-about-thala-ajith.html|title=Actor Chatrapathi Sekhar talks about Thala Ajith|date=July 24, 2018|website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/why-did-thala-ajith-apologise-telugu-actor-sets-viswasam-heres-what-happened-815591|title=Why did Thala Ajith apologise to a Telugu actor on the sets of Viswasam? Here's what happened|first=Bhavana|last=Sharma|date=March 21, 2020|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref> He portrayed a farmer in the historical film ''[[Yatra (2019 film)|Yatra]]'' and played one of the leads in ''Diksoochi'' (2019).<ref name="B" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/movie-reviews/diksoochi-movie-review-rating-524621|title=Diksoochi Movie Review & Rating {2.75}|date=April 27, 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref> He will play [[Jr. NTR]]'s friend in the upcoming ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/chatrapathi-sekhar-reveals-interesting-facts-about-jr-ntr-role-in-rrr/articleshow/73755128.cms|title=RRR: ''తారక్‌ను మూడు గెటప్స్‌లో చూశాను, ఫ్యాన్స్‌కి పండగే''|website=Samayam Telugu|lang=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/interesting-details-about-ntr-role-in-rrr-movie-q4wj9g|title=RRR: మూడు గెటప్పుల్లో ఎన్టీఆర్.. సినిమా మొత్తం నేనే అంటూ షాకింగ్ లీక్!|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|lang=te}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
While shooting for ''[[Chhatrapati (film)|Chhatrapati]]'' on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off the boat.<ref name="C">{{Cite web|url=https://www.naidunia.com/entertainment/bollywood-prabhas-once-put-his-life-to-risk-to-save-his-co-star-from-drowning-5435086|title=कम लोग जानते हैं Prabhas के बारे में यह बात बचाई थी को-स्टार की जान|date=March 27, 2020|website=Nai Dunia|lang=hi}}</ref> [[Prabhas (actor)|Prabhas]] caught Sekhar by his leg and pulled him back onto the boat.<ref name="A" /><ref name="C" />

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
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* ''[[Student No. 1]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Simhadri (2003 film)|Simhadri]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sye (2004 film)|Sye]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Chhatrapati (film)|Chhatrapati]]'' (2005) as Bhadram
* ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Vikramarkudu]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Dhee]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Raksha (2008 film)|Raksha]]'' (2008)
* ''Flash News'' (2009)
* ''[[Magadheera]]'' (2009) as Raghuveer's sidekick
* ''[[Maryada Ramanna]]'' (2010) as Raghava Rao
* ''[[Sakthi (2011 film)|Sakthi]]'' (2011) as Basava
* ''[[Racha (film)|Racha]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Dhammu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Daruvu]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Eega]]'' (2012) as Tantra
* ''[[Balupu]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Legend (2014 film)|Legend]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Aagadu]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Karthikeya (film)|Karthikeya]]'' (2014)
* ''Maha Bhaktha Siriyala'' (2014)
* ''[[Kick 2]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' (2015)
* ''Sarovaram'' (2017)
* ''[[Jai Simha]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Rangasthalam]]'' (2018) as Ganapathi
* ''[[Krishnarjuna Yudham]]'' (2018)
* ''[[U Turn (2018 film)|U Turn]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019; Tamil)
* ''[[Yatra (2019 film)|Yatra]]'' (2019)
* ''Diksoochi'' (2019)
* ''Ranasthalam'' (2019)
*''[[Arjun Suravaram]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Annaatthe]]'' (2021; Tamil)
*''[[Akhanda]]'' (2021)
*''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'' (2022) as Jangu
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=== Television ===

* ''[[Radhamma Kuthuru]]'' (2019–present; [[Zee Telugu]])
* ''[[Manasichi Choodu]]'' (2019-present; [[Star Maa]])

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|6252873}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
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