Devaraj Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Ramachandrappa Devaraj [1]Instagram – Devaraj
Nickname	Devu [2]Instagram – Devaraj
Profession(s)	Theatre Artist, Actor
Known As	‘Dynamic Hero' in the Kannada film industry [3]News 18
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Kannada): Thrishula (1985) as Vinod Film (Telugu): 20va Sathabdam (1990) as Suryam Film (Tamil): Pillaikkaga (1988) in a supporting role
Awards	• 1987: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Kannada film Aaganthuka • 1991: Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the Kannada film Veerappan • 1991: Nandi Award for Best Villain for the Kannada film Yerra Mandaram • 2019: 9th SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Kannada film Yajamana
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 September 1953 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023)	70 Years
Birthplace	Lingarajpuram, Bangalore, Mysore State, (now Bengaluru, Karnataka) India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Religion	Hinduism [4]Instagram – Prajwal Devaraj
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	27 June 1986
Family
Wife/Spouse	Chandralekha (former actor)
Children	Son(s)- 2 (image in wife's section) • Prajwal Devaraj (actor; born on 4 July 1987) • Pranam Devaraj (actor; born on 29 January 1988)
Parents	Father- Ramachandrappa (worked in the ITC Factory, Welfare department; passed away when Devaraj was only three months old) Mother- Krishnamma

Some Lesser Known Facts About Devaraj

• Devaraj is an Indian theatre artist and actor. He played the role of Om in the Telugu film ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.’

• In 1976, he started working at the HMT Watch factory, Case & Dial Section to support his family financially. While he was working there, one of his seniors Govindaraju suggested him to work in theatre plays. ^[5]Zee5 After working at HMT for around nine years, he left the job.

• He then worked with various theatre groups like R. Nagesh’s theatre group, B. Jayashree’s theatre group named Spandana, and Shankar Nag’s theatre group named Sanket.

• After working in theatre plays, he started his career as an actor in Kannada films. He has acted in more than 200 Kannada films including ‘Aaganthuka’ (1987), ‘Hathya Kaanda’ (1989), ‘Veerappan’ (1991), ‘Killer Diary’ (1995), ‘Mukunda Murari’ (2016), ‘Yajamana’ (2019), and ‘Raja Marthanda’ (2023).
  

  Raja Marthanda

• He has also acted in various Telugu films such as ‘Yerra Mandaram’ (1991), ‘Samarasimha Reddy’ (1999), ‘Raam’ (2006), ‘Evadaithe Nakenti’ (2007), and ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’ (2023).
  

  Evadaithe Nakenti

• Devaraj has appeared in a few Tamil films like ‘Malaikottai’ (2007), ‘Villu’ (2009), and ‘NGK’ (2019).
  

  Villu