Murali Sharma is an Indian actor. He was born on 9 August 1972 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Murali completed his training in acting, He started giving auditions for various TV serials and films. In 1997, he played the cameo role of Doctor Salim in the Hindi TV serial ‘Ghar Jamai.’ He then acted in various Hindi TV serials such as ‘Saaya’ (1998), ‘Rishtey’ (1998), ‘Laagi Tujhse Lagan’ (2009), and ‘Paltan Meri Shaan’ (2015).
In 2002, he debuted as an actor in the Hindi film ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar.’ He came into the limelight with the Hindi film ‘Maqbool’ (2003) in which he played the role of Devsare. His role as Khan in the popular Hindi film ‘Main Hoon Naa (2004) was well appreciated by the audience and critics.
He then acted in a few other Hindi films such as ‘Masti’ (2004), ‘Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), ‘Apaharan’ (2005), and ‘Dhamaal’ (2007). In 2007, he made his Telugu debut with the film ‘Athidhi’ in which he played the role of Qaiser/Ajay Sastry. He has acted in various Telugu films such as ‘Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum’ (2012), ‘Yevadu’ (2014), ‘Dwaraka’ (2017), and ‘Awe’ (2018).
Murali Sharma has played prominent roles are ‘Golmaal Returns’ (2008), ‘Dabangg’ (2010), ‘Singham’ (2011), ‘Badlapur’ (2015), and ‘Major’ (2021). In 2012, he made his debut in Marathi films with ‘Ajintha’ in which he played the role of Mukhiya.
Some of his other Marathi films are ‘Vijay Aso’ (2013), ‘Poshter Boyz’ (2014), ‘Guru’ (2016), and ‘Ghantaa’ (2016). As of November 2021, he has acted in only one Malayalam film ‘Karma Yodha’ in which the name of his character was Khais Khanna.
Murali Sharma’s father, Vrijbhushan Sharma, passed away in 2019 due to age-related ailments. His mother, Padma Sharma, died of cardiac arrest. He has two brothers.
Murali Sharma’s met the Indian actress Ashwini Kalsekar who was divorced at that time from her first husband Nitesh Pandey. Murali and Ashwini became friends while shooting for the films, and soon, fell in love with each other. The couple tied the knot on 22 March 2009.