Chittaranjan Tripathy

Biography:

Chittaranjan Tripathy, born in 1971, is an Indian actor, director, writer, and music director active in Hindi and Odia cinema. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Trivedi in the Netflix series Sacred Games.

Tripathy was born in Chandabali, Odisha. He completed his graduation from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, and obtained a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Hyderabad in 1992. Later, he pursued a Diploma in Acting from the esteemed NSD, Delhi, in 1996, where he was classmates with actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He also pursued a specialization course in musical theater direction from Guildford School of Acting, London, with a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship.

In 2007, Tripathy ventured into the Odia film industry with his film Dhauli Express, where he served as producer, director, scriptwriter, music director, lyricist, and playback singer. The film received three Odisha State Film Awards. He later directed Mukhyamantri in 2009. Tripathy has also directed numerous theater plays, including the NSD Rep’s premiere production of Taj Mahal Ka Tender, for which he also wrote lyrics and music. Additionally, he has directed episodes of various television soaps and acted in Hindi movies such as Delhi 6, Fantom, Sandar, Talvar, and Tera Mera Tedha Medha.

Tripathy has composed over 500 songs for plays and gained recent acclaim for his role as Trivedi in Sacred Games and a negative character in the ALT Balaji and ZEE5 web-series M.O.M – Mission Over Mars (2019). In 2020, he starred in the Odia movie Adrushyam produced by S3 Movies. Notably, on 6 October 2023, he was appointed as the Director of the National School of Drama, his alma mater.