Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013)[1] was an Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema.

Dharmavarapu has received two state Nandi Awards for best male comedian for his roles in Yagnam (2004) and Aalasyam Amrutam (2010).

Dharmavarapu was born in a Telugu Aruvela Niyogi Brahmin family[3] at Komminenivaripalem in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

It was aired on Doordarshan in the 1980s becoming a sensational hit show in Andhra Pradesh changing the trend of Television media in entertainment.

Later, he went on to act in various films with star heroes like Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Prabhas, Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Ravi Teja.