Dayasagar

{{Short description|Indian Television Series}}

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During 1996 to 1998, a 50-episodes serial titled Dayasagar, based on the 1978 film of the same name about Jesus Christ, aired on DD National.{{cite book|author=Peter Malone|title=Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sIj6ak6Cc8C&pg=PA222|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8390-1|page=222}} The series was also dubbed into Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other languages for repeat telecasts.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

Vijayachander portrayed the role of Jesus in it. He was born Vijayachander Telidevara. He is an Indian film theater actor, method actor, director and producer, predominantly appearing in Telugu cinema and South Indian films. He made his acting debut in the film Sudigundalu, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1967.

He is known for portraying the roles of devotional characters like Jesus and Sai Baba of Shirdi. He has acted in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam language films. In 2007, he has donated land for old film artists and Movie Artists Association.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}