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During 1996 to 1998, a 50-episodes serial titled '''''Dayasagar''''', based on the 1978 film of the [[Daya Sagar|same name]] about [[Jesus Christ]], aired on [[DD National]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Malone|title=Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sIj6ak6Cc8C&pg=PA222|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8390-1|page=222}}</ref> The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages for repeat telecasts.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}<br />
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[[Vijayachander]] portrayed the role of Jesus in it. He was born Vijayachander Telidevara. He is an Indian film theater actor, method actor, director and producer, predominantly appearing in Telugu cinema and South Indian films. He made his acting debut in the film ''[[Sudigundalu]]'', which won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1967.<br />
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He is known for portraying the roles of devotional characters like [[Jesus]] and [[Sai Baba of Shirdi|Sai Baba]] of Shirdi. He has acted in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam language films. In 2007, he has donated land for old film artists and [[Movie Artists Association]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Yeshu (TV series)|Yeshu]]'', another Indian TV series about Jesus<br />
*''[[Bible Ki Kahaniyan]]'', an Indian TV series based on the Old Testament<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1990s Indian television series]]<br />
[[Category:1996 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical television series]]<br />
[[Category:Religious historical television series]]<br />
[[Category:Christian mass media in India]]<br />
[[Category:Television series based on the Bible]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows set in Palestine]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows set in ancient Egypt]]<br />
[[Category:Television series set in 1st-century Roman Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about Christianity]]<br />
[[Category:Portrayals of Jesus on television]]<br />
[[Category:Portrayals of Mary, mother of Jesus, on television]]<br />
[[Category:Portrayals of Mary Magdalene on television]]<br />
[[Category:Biblical Magi in television]]<br />
[[Category:Nativity of Jesus on television]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Saint Joseph]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Saint Peter]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Paul the Apostle]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Judas Iscariot]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of John the Baptist]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Herod the Great]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of the Devil]]<br />
[[Category:Cultural depictions of the Passion of Jesus]]<br />
[[Category:DD National original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Depictions of Herod the Great on television]]</div>Addie15A4298