Actor and writer · Telugu cinema
Krishna Bhagavaan
Krishna Bhagavaan movies: 143 Telugu films on file (143 as actor, 4 as writer), 1987–2026. Earliest on file: Maharshi (1987). Latest release: Gaayapadda Simham (1 May 2026).
- Films on file
- 143 (143 as actor, 4 as writer)
- Years on file
- 1987–2026
- Born
- 2 July 1965 · July birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Rudhramadevi, Rachcha, Badrinadh
- Record
- Q6437382 on Wikidata
Krishna Bhagavaan (born Meenavalli Paparao Chowdary on 2 July 1965) is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian, and is also a writer. He later played lead roles in comedies such as John Appa Rao 40 Plus and Mr. Girisham.
Early life
He was born in Kaikavolu, a small village in East Godavari district, and went to Gandhi Memorial School in Pedapudi, crossing farms and a small canal to get there. He loved acting as a child and performed in school plays.
Stage and early films
His first professional play was Pending File, in which he played Parandhamayya and famously forgot all his lines on stage. He then moved to Chennai to try films. He was picked from about 300 people in a screen test for Kranti Kumar, but that film stopped when the producer died. He went on to act in Vamsy‘s Maharshi, produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, and in Vamsy’s April 1st Vidudala.
Breakthrough
His acting career stalled until he played Babji in the television serial Vasantha Kokila, directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao. The role won him an Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award. He then acted in films such as Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru! and Kabaddi Kabaddi.
Lead roles and writing
Once he became a popular comedian, he was offered solo leads in films such as John Appa Rao 40 Plus, Donga Sachinollu, Mr. Girisham, Andhra Andagadu and Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters.
Writing
He has also worked on the scripts of a few films, including Detective Narada.
Career on file
Krishna Bhagavaan has 143 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1987 to 2026: 143 films as actor and four films as writer. The earliest of them is Maharshi (1987), and the most recent release is Gaayapadda Simham (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Rudhramadevi (2015), Rachcha (2012) and Badrinadh (2011). Other recent releases on file are Mowgli (2025), Bakasura Restaurant (2025) and Mad Square (2025).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing 53 films with Krishna Bhagavaan, followed by Kota Srinivasa Rao (26) and Allari Naresh (25). Among directors, E. V. V. Satyanarayana cast Krishna Bhagavaan most often, in ten films; next are Vamsy (9) and Srinivasa Reddy (6). Music on 20 of them is by Chakri, with Mani Sharma (16) and Devi Sri Prasad (9) next. Sri Sravanthi Movies produced five of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 92 different directors, 64 music directors and 277 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 91 of them; they average 151 minutes, and the longest is Bahumati at 194 minutes. 23 of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1980s (2), 1990s (4), 2000s (74), 2010s (55) and 2020s (8).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.