Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an Indian film and television actor known for his works in Hindi, Bengali and Telugu language films.[1] He is best known for playing Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's hit television series Krishna (1993). He played the title role in films such as Adi Shankaracharya (1983), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, and Swami Vivekananda. In the 1986 film Sirivennela, he played a blind flutist.[2] He has played the role of PKR (chief ministerI in the 2022 Telugu film Godfather.[3]

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Born (1965-03-14) 14 March 1965
Magarwara, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Personal life

Banerjee was born into a Bengali Brahmin family on 14 March 1965, in Magarwara village of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh. He went to St. Aloysius School, Kanpur and graduated from the Pune Film Institute.

Currently he teaches meditation in Rishikesh.[1] Banerjee supports an NGO Pankh which provides free education to slum children and livelihood skills to underprivileged women of Uttarakhand.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1983Adi ShankaracharyaAdi Shankara
1985Vallabhacharya Guru
1985Sri Datta DarsanamSridatta
1986SirivennelaPandit Hari Prasad
1987Swayam KrushiBhaskar
1987O Prema Katha
1991Madhavatyana
1998Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda
2004Paio Maro Bhagwan
2016M. S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryChanchal
2022GodfatherPKR

Television
Year Serial Role Channel Notes
1993KrishnaKrishna / Vishnu / Murli ManoharDD National
1995Arjuna
1997–1999Om Namah ShivayRajkumar VrishdwajDD National
2001Jai Ganga MaiyaVishnu

References
  1. "Krishna: Know the real avatars of Lord Krishnas of TV". The Times of India. 17 August 2014.
  2. "Sarvadaman D. Banerjee". IMDb.
  3. "Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan starrer 'Godfather' to premiere on Sankranthi". The Times of India. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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