Biography
Ayyappa P. Sharma is an Indian actor, director and voice actor who works primarily in Telugu and Kannada films. He began his career as a director with the Kannada film Aayudha (1996) and received a Nandi Award for national integration for his Telugu directorial Eshwar Alla (1998).
He later moved into acting, taking lead roles such as ACP Ganesh in the Kannada film Gharshane (2014). He is known for his supporting performances as Vanaram in K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), the Royal Priest in Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), and Ayyappan in Coolie (2025). He has also appeared in films including Akhanda (2021) and Bimbisara (2022).
Sharma comes from a film family; his brothers P. Sai Kumar and P. Ravi Shankar are also actors.
