| Real Name | Nagulapati Srinivasa Chakravarthy |
| Nickname | JD |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Music Composer |
| Height | 5'9" (175 cm) |
| Weight | 75 kg (approx.) |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Date of Birth | 16 April 1970 |
| Age | 55 Years |
| Date of Death | |
| Birth Place | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India |
| Hometown | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Education | Graduate |
| School / College | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology |
| Parents | Not widely documented |
| Spouse | Anukriti Govind Sharma (m. 2016) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Music, writing, filmmaking |
| Net Worth | Estimated ₹15–20 Crore (approx.) |
He was introduced to films by director Ram Gopal Varma, who became a mentor.
He has acted in more than five languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.
He won the Nandi Special Jury Award for Gulabi (1996).
He received the Screen Award Special Jury Award for Satya (1998).
His directorial work Darna Zaroori Hai was archived at the New York Institute of Technology as part of a film course.