Ajay Rao

Ajay Rao
Born	(1980-01-24) 24 January 1980 (age 44) Hospet, Ballari district, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer
Years active	2003 - Present
Spouse	Sapna Ajay Rao (m. 2014)
Children	1

Ajay Rao (also credited as Krishna Ajay Rao) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada film industry. He rose to fame with 2003 blockbuster movie Excuse Me.

Career

Ajay Rao debuted as a lead with the film Excuse Me (2003) and later appeared in films like Taj Mahal (2008), Krishnan Love Story (2010), Krishnan Marriage Story (2011), and Krishna Leela (2015). With Krishna Leela (2015) he debuted as a producer launching his home banner Shree Krishna Arts And Creations.^[1]

Personal life

He married his long-time girlfriend Sapna on 18 December 2014. Four years later they have a daughter named cherishma^[2]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Kiccha	Kiccha's friend
	Excuse Me	Ajay
2005	Surya The Great	Surya
	Green Signal	Indra
2006	O Priyathama	Chinnu / Yashas
2007	Amrutha Vaani	Samarth
	Hetthare Hennanne Herabeku		Guest appearance
	Ganesha	Shivu
2008	Huttidare Kannada Nadalli Huttabeku
	Taj Mahal	Ajay Kumar	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2009	Jaaji Mallige	Ramu
	Prem Kahani	Manja
2010	Krishnan Love Story	Krishna	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2011	Manasina Maathu	Ajay
	Krishnan Marriage Story	Krishna	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor Kannada
2012	Breaking News	Arjun
2013	Advaitha	Vivek
2014	Manada Mareyalli	Himself	Special appearance
	Rose	Ajay	Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao
	Jai Bajarangabali	Ajju / Ajay	Credited as Krishna Ajai Rao
2015	Krishna-Leela	Krishna	Also producer Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
	Endendigu	Krishna
	A 2nd Hand Lover	Ajai
	Maamu Tea Angadi	Himself	Special appearance Also playback singer
2016	Krishna-Rukku	Krishna
	John Jani Janardhan	Janardhan
2017	Dhairyam	Ajay Krishna		[3]
	Krishna s/o CM	Krishna
2018	Thayige Thakka Maga	Mohandas
2021	Krishna Talkies	Krishna		[4]
	Love You Rachchu	Ajay		[5]
2022	Shokiwala	Krishna		[6][7]
	Dilpasand	Preetham	Cameo appearance

References

1. "Ajai Rao Turns Producer". Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
2. "It is a baby girl for actor Ajay Rao and wife Swapna!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
3. "Multi-starrer Amar Akbar Antony Starting in May". Chitraloka. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
4. "Ajay Rao's Krishna Talkies to be out on April 9". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
5. "Rachita to romance Ajai Rao in Love You Rachchu". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "Ajay Rao signs another movie in Kannada". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
7. "Ajay Rao plays 'Shokiwala'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

External links

• Ajay Rao at IMDb