Ajay Rao

Not to be confused with Rao Ajay.
Ajay Rao
Born Ajai Rao
24th January 1980
Hospet, Karnataka
Other names Krishna Ajai Rao
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Sapna Rao (m. 2014)

Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajai Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry and considered to be one of the most talented actor of the Kannada industry. He is commonly known as "Sandalwood Krishna". He debuted with the 2003 film Excuse Me (2003) and got his big break with the successful films like Taj_Mahal (2008) Krishnan Love Story (2010) Krishnan Marriage Story (2011) And Krishna Leela (2015). With the film Krishna Leela (2015), he debuted as a producer launching his home banner Shree Krishna Arts And Creations. [1]

Career

Ajai Rao made his debut as an actor in the lead role through Excuse Me. He played the role of a musician who is in love with the girl, but is unable to tell her. The film was a big success and Ajay's work was appreciated. The film celebrated 25 weeks in Karnataka's biggest theatre Kapali. His subsequent films, however, failed to perform well at the box office until Taj Mahal.

Fresh Break

Ajai's career got a new start of life with the 2008 film Taj Mahal. The film was critically and commercially a big success and brought back Ajay Rao into stardom. Taj Mahal was one of the big hits of 2008 and revived Ajay's career.[2]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
Excuse Me 2003 Ajay Prem [3]
Surya The Great 2005 Surya Rushi [4]
Green Signal 2005 Indra Eshwar [5]
O Priyathama 2006 Chinnu / Yashas Shiva Prabhu [6]
Amruthavani 2007 Samarth B. R. Rajashekar [7]
Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku 2007 Om Sai Prakash Guest appearance [8]
Ganesha 2007 Shivu Dinesh Babu [9]
Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku 2008 Mahadev [10]
Taj Mahal 2008 Ajay Kumar R. Chandru Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor [11]
Jaaji Mallige 2009 Ramu R. Anantha Raju [12]
Prem Kahani 2009 Manja R. Chandru [13]
Krishnan Love Story 2010 Krishna Shashank Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada , Nominated - State Award for Best Actor Kannada [14]
Manasina Maathu 2011 Ajay R. Anantha Raju [15]
Krishnan Marriage Story 2011 Krishna Nuthan Umesh Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada [16]
Breaking News 2012 Arjun Nagathihalli Chandrashekar [17]
Advaitha 2013 Vivek B. M. Giriraj [18]
Manada Mareyalli 2014 Himself Rajeev Nethra Special appearance [19]
Rose 2014 Ajay Sahana H. S. Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao [20]
Jai Bhajarangabali 2014 Ajju / Ajay Ravivarma Gubbi Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao [21]
Krishna-Leela 2015 Krishna Shashank Also producer and state award for the best film of the year 2015, on his debut production

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada, Nominated - State Award for Best Actor Kannada

 [22]
Endendigu 2015 Krishna Imran Sardhariya [23]
A 2nd Hand Lover 2015 Ajai Raghava Loki [24]
Maamu Tea Angadi 2015 Himself A. Paramesh Special appearance,Also playback singer [25]
Krishna-Rukku 2016 Krishna Anil Kumar [26]
John Jani Janardhan Films that have not yet been released 2016 Janardhan Guru Deshpande Yet to be Released [27]
Dhairyam Films that have not yet been released 2016 Ajay Krishna Shiv Murthy Shooting Under Progress [28]

References

  1. ↑ Ajay Rao Turns Producer
  2. ↑ http://www.gandhadagudi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3661
  3. ↑ "Excuse Me – ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಕ್ಯೂಸ್ ಮಿ (2003/೨೦೦೩)". Kannada Movies Info.
  4. ↑ "Surya The Great – ಸೂರ್ಯ ದಿ ಗ್ರೇಟ್ (2005/೨೦೦೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  5. ↑ "Green Signal – ಗ್ರೀನ್ ಸಿಗ್ನಲ್ (2005/೨೦೦೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  6. ↑ "O Priyathama – ಓ ಪ್ರಿಯತಮ (2006/೨೦೦೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
  7. ↑ "Amrutha Vani – ಅಮೃತವಾಣಿ (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
  8. ↑ "Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku – ಹೆತ್ತರೆ ಹೆಣ್ಣನ್ನೇ ಹೆರಬೇಕು (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
  9. ↑ "Ganesha – ಗಣೇಶ (2007/೨೦೦೭)". Kannada Movies Info.
  10. ↑ "Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku – ಹುಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಬೇಕು (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada Movies Info.
  11. ↑ "Tajmahal – ತಾಜ್‌ಮಹಲ್ (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada Movies Info.
  12. ↑ "Jaaji Mallige – ಜಾಜಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada Movies Info.
  13. ↑ "Prem Kahani – ಪ್ರೇಮ್ ಕಹಾನಿ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada Movies Info.
  14. ↑ "Krishnan Love Story – ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ (2010/೨೦೧೦)". Kannada Movies Info.
  15. ↑ "Manasina Mathu – ಮನಸಿನ ಮಾತು (2011/೨೦೧೧)". Kannada Movies Info.
  16. ↑ "Krishnan Marriage Story – ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಮ್ಯಾರೇಜ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ (2011/೨೦೧೧)". Kannada Movies Info.
  17. ↑ "Breaking News – ಬ್ರೇಕಿಂಗ್ ನ್ಯೂಸ್ (2012/೨೦೧೨)". Kannada Movies Info.
  18. ↑ "Advaitha – ಅದ್ವೈತ (2013/೨೦೧೩)". Kannada Movies Info.
  19. ↑ "Manada Mareyalli – ಮನದ ಮರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
  20. ↑ "Rose – ರೋಜ್ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
  21. ↑ "Jai Bhajarangabali – ಜೈ ಭಜರಂಗಬಲಿ (2014/೨೦೧೪)". Kannada Movies Info.
  22. ↑ "Krishna Leela – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಲೀಲಾ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  23. ↑ "Endendigu – ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  24. ↑ "A 2nd Hand Lover – ಎ ಸೆಕೆಂಡ್ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಲವರ್ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  25. ↑ "Mamu Tea Angadi – ಮಾಮು ಟೀ ಅಂಗಡಿ (2015/೨೦೧೫)". Kannada Movies Info.
  26. ↑ "Krishna Rukku – ಕೃಷ್ಣ ರುಕ್ಕು (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
  27. ↑ "Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu – ಕಿರಗೂರಿನ ಗಯ್ಯಾಳಿಗಳು (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada Movies Info.
  28. ↑ "Multi-starrer Amar Akbar Antony Starting in May". Chitraloka.

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