Actor · Telugu cinema
Sachin Khedekar
Sachin Khedekar movies: 23 Telugu films on file, 2015–2026. Earliest on file: Sher (2015). Latest release: Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (12 January 2026).
- Films on file
- 23 (23 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2015–2026
- Selected films on file
- Radhe Shyam, Ala Vaikunthapurramloo, Sita Ramam
- Record
- Q7396741 on Wikidata
Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director who works in Hindi, Marathi and Telugu films. He is known for the Marathi films Astitva and Kaksparsh, for playing Subhas Chandra Bose in Shyam Benegal’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2004), and on television for Sailaab, Imtihaan and Samvidhaan, in which he played B. R. Ambedkar. His honours include two Maharashtra State Film Awards and four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar.
Early life
Khedekar was born in Vile Parle, Mumbai, and grew up surrounded by literature, art, theatre and music. He took part in local theatre productions staged by community groups and the Lokmanya Seva Sangh. He studied at Parle Tilak Vidyalaya and earned a diploma in environmental engineering from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College. He has often credited his mother, Manda Khedekar, who worked for Indian Airlines, for supporting his choice of an acting career.
Theatre
His first stage role was Ramlal in the Marathi classic Ekach Pyala, at a student camp. Guided in college by his mentor, the director Vinay Apte, he went on to work with directors including Sai Paranjpye, Waman Kendre and Mahesh Manjrekar. The play Aflatoon made his name in commercial Marathi theatre, and he followed it with productions such as Doosra Saamna, Mee Rashtrapati and Wada Chirebandi. He also acted in Hindi and Gujarati theatre, notably in Shyam Rang (1995) and Doctor Aap Bhi (1997).
Television
He moved to television in 1989 with the Doordarshan show Chaal Navachi Vachaal Vasti, directed by Vinay Apte, and became widely popular through the Hindi series Imtihaan and Sailaab; the latter won him a Screen Award for Best Actor. He regards Ravi Rai, the director of Imtihaan, as his television mentor.
Marathi films
His film debut was the Marathi film Vidhilikhit, directed by Padmanabh. A productive partnership with Mahesh Manjrekar followed, including Astitva (2000) and Chimani Pakhar (2001). He played Dinkarrao Bhosale, a common Marathi man fighting for his identity, in the blockbuster Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy! (2009), which won him the Maharashtra State Film Award and a Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actor. In Manjrekar’s period drama Kaksparsh (2012) he played Haribhau, a man torn between tradition, reform and personal feeling.
Hindi and other languages
In Hindi cinema he became known for supporting and character roles in films such as Jayate (1997), Pitah (2002), Tere Naam, Guru, Singham (2011), Agneepath (2012), Krrish 3 and Golmaal Again (2017). His portrayal of Bose in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero won him an award for Best Actor in a Historical Role. He has also worked in Telugu cinema, and in other languages with the Tamil film Deiva Thirumagal, the Malayalam film Police, the Gujarati film Paiso Maro Parmeshwar and the English-language A Pocketful of Dreams.
Personal life
Khedekar married Jalpa Khedekar on 19 December 1993, and they have two sons.
Career on file
Sachin Khedekar appears in 23 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2015 to 2026. The earliest of them is Sher (2015), and the most recent release is Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (2026). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Radhe Shyam (2022), Ala Vaikunthapurramloo (2020) and Sita Ramam (2022). Other recent releases on file are Hari Hara Veera Mallu (2025), Daaku Maharaaj (2025) and Lucky Baskhar (2024).
Nandamuri Balakrishna and Murali Sharma are the most frequent co-stars, each sharing four films with Sachin Khedekar, followed by Ravi Teja (3) and Jayaram (3). Among directors, Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi cast Sachin Khedekar most often, in three films; next are Mahi V Raghav (2) and Trinadha Rao Nakkina (2). Music on four of them is by S. Thaman, with Devi Sri Prasad (3) and M. M. Keeravani (3) next. Across these films the credits on file name 20 different directors, 16 music directors and 75 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 21 of them; they average 152 minutes, and the longest is Veera Simha Reddy at 172 minutes. 20 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2010s (7) and 2020s (16). 2024 is the busiest single year, with five films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.