Pudipeddi Ayyappa Sharma (born 22 January 1969), known professionally as Ayyappa P. Sharma, is an Indian actor, director and voice actor who primarily works in Telugu and Kannada films. Sharma made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Aayudha (1996) and later gained critical acclaim for the Telugu film Eshwar Alla (1998) which won him a Nandi Award.
He expanded to lead acting with Gharshane (2014) and has since appeared in supporting roles in KGF: Chapter 1 (2018), Akhanda (2021), Bimbisara (2022), Shivam Bhaje (2024) and Kingdom (2025).
Early life Ayyappa P. Sharma was born into a family with a film background in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. He is the youngest son of renowned Telugu actors P. J. Sarma and Krishna Jyothi. He has two elder brothers, P. Sai Kumar and P. Ravi Shankar, both of whom are prominent actors. They also have two sisters – Priya and Kamala.
Career Sharma began his career as a director with the Kannada film Aayudha (1996). Subsequently, his debut Telugu film Eshwar Alla (1998) gained critical acclaim and won the Nandi Award for a Film on National Integration. He also served as the producer of the film. Kannada film Varadhanayaka (2013) was his major successful film at the box-office received the award. He became a full-fledged actor, playing the lead role in the Kannada film Gharshane (2014). Since then, he has been active as an actor and dubbing artist. He received critical acclaim for his role as Vanaram in the Kannada film KGF: Chapter 1 (2018). His performance as Ketu in the Telugu film Bimbisara (2022) was also appreciated.
Filmography
As an actor +YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes2001HyderabadDasTeluguAlso director and writer2003HrudayavanthaKannadaParthaKrishna2004Bhagawan2005SlokamTelugu2014GharshaneACP GaneshKannadaDebut in lead roleMasterpieceDanny2016Lacchimdeviki O LekkundiTeluguManamanthaDass2017KatamarayuduJuttu RangaBaahubali 2: The ConclusionRoyal PriestTiger GalliKannada2018Aravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaTeluguKGF: Chapter 1VanaramKannada2019BharaateVeerappa NayakaTenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Simhadri Naidu Telugu 2021AnnaattheManoj's henchmanTamilAkhandaPrachandaTelugu2022Bheemla NayakPrisonerCameo appearance in the song "Bheemla Nayak"KGF: Chapter 2VanaramKannadaAvatara PurushaBrahma JoisBhala ThandananaChakriTeluguBimbisaraKethuThaggedele2023Mr. BachelorKannadaMichaelSwamyTeluguGadayuddhaKannadaMarakastraChandramukhi 2RudraiyyaTamil2024Avatara Purusha 2Brahma JoisKannadaShivam BhajeTeluguKanguvaVijuranTamil2025Hari Hara Veera MalluAbdullahTeluguKingdomBhairagiCoolieAyyappanTamilBaahubali: The EpicRoyal PriestTeluguCombined recut version of The Beginning and The ConclusionAkhanda 2: ThaandavamPrachandaVrusshabhaTeluguPartially reshot in Malayalam 2026 Mrithyunjay Jay’s friend Telugu
As director and writer +YearTitleCredited asLanguageNotesDirectorWriter1996AayudhaKannada1998Eshwar AllaTeluguAlso producer; Nandi Award for a Film on National Integration2000Durgada HuliKannada2001HyderabadTeluguAlso actor2002Janam 2013Varadhanayaka KannadaVeera
Television +YearTitleNetwork2023Mansion 24Disney+ Hotstar
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