
Photo: Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Murali Sharma is the sort of dependable character actor I quietly admire more than most leads. Out of Guntur, he has worked across Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam cinema - well over a hundred films - which speaks to a rare linguistic and tonal versatility in Indian film. A Nandi Award and a memorable colonel role on television round out a career built on presence rather than spotlight. What interests me is the craftsman's temperament: the actor who sharpens a scene from its edges. People like that tend to outlast the stars, and I suspect his durability is exactly the point.
Overview
Murali Sharma (born 9 August 1972) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Sharma gained wide recognition in television with Doordarshan's Paltan in which he plays the lead role of Col. R.S. Sajwan.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Murali Sharma
- Name (Japanese)
- ムラリ・シャルマ
- Reading
- むらり・しゃるま
- Born
- November 30, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Guntur, Guntur district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Nandi Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.