Achyuth Kumar

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Achyuth Kumar
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the KGF, Kantara , Sidlingu , and Lucia . [1] He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Karnataka State Film Awards, one each in Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories.

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Career

Kumar began acting during his time as a college-going student in Tiptur, Karnataka, along with his theatre groups like Geleyarabalaga, Mungaru Hudugaru and Abhinaya Theatre Group, under the guidance of Nataraj Huliyar. Later, he started his training as an actor at Ninasam. Working in theatre during the time, he was chosen by Girish Kasaravalli to play a pivotal role in his television soap Gruhabhanga in 2000. [2] In the soap Moodala Mane , Kumar played a supportive colleague to the daughter of the protagonist. In Preethi Illada Mele, he played the eldest son of a judge (played by Anant Nag).[ citation needed ]

Kumar's career in films began in 2007 when he signed to play the father of the female lead in Moggina Manasu (2008) and gangster Oil Kumar in Aa Dinagalu (2007), both Kannada films. He went on to gain a reputation as a character actor and appeared in around 12 films per year. [2] He also appeared in a couple of Tamil films. However, it was in the 2013 film Lucia , that Kumar received widespread appreciation. In the film, he played Shankaranna, a movie theater owner and employer of Nikhil, played by Sathish Ninasam. The performance won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. [3]

In Hejjegalu (2013), Kumar played Kodanda, a gambling addict who squanders money taken on loan, being tried to reform by his young daughter. [4] The performance won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. [5] He received praise for his portrayal of Shivappa, a scavenger in Amaraavati (2017). [6] [7] In Urvi (2017), based on the menace of child trafficking, he played Devarugunda, an influential man who kidnaps women, rapes them and forces them into prostitution. Archana Nathan of The Hindu wrote, "Achutha Kumar performs well, but one wishes that his character had been given some more depth and background." [8]

In the 2022 drama film, Kantara , Kumar played a treacherous feudal lord Devendra Suttooru, scheming to snatch land from the tribal community after appearing to help them. Deccan Herald wrote, "... given how brilliant Achyuth is, the character's sudden switch in the trait is made invisible by his effortless transformation." [9] The New Indian Express termed his performance "powerful". [10]

Filmography

Kannada

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Mouni Kamthi
2003Hucchana Maduveli Undone JanaRamesha
2004 Bisi Bisi Dhobi
Bimba
PravaahaMaara
2007 Aa Dinagalu Oil Kumar
2008 Moggina Manasu Chanchala's father
2009 Josh Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Manasaare
2010 Prithvi Shanappa
Naanu Nanna Kanasu Brijesh Patel
Gubbi
Beli Mattu Hola
2011 Veera Bahu
Puttakkana Highway
Rajadhani
Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam Priya's father
Panchamrutha
Lifeu Ishtene Vishal's father
Manasology Sihi's father
Achchu Mechchu Purushottam
Aata
Shyloo
2012 Shikari
Edegarike Tukaram Shetty
Anna Bond
Kalpana
Sidlingu Appaji Gowda
Nammanna Don
Dashamukha
Challenge Soori
Drama
Yaare Koogadali
2013TopiwalaLokayuktha Loki
Gombegala Love
HejjegaluKodanda Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Bachchan Sanyappa Gandigi
Madarangi
Jinke Mari
Lucia ShankarannaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Nominated, SIIMA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga
Jatta
Sakkare
Slum Swamy
Advaitha Harsha
2014 Dil Rangeela
Savaal
Ragini IPS
Ulidavaru Kandanthe Balu
Kwatle Satisha
Agraja
Just Love
Jamboo Savari
Oggarane Krishna
Drishya Surya PrakashFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada [11]
Software Ganda Vishwanath
Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari ShankarSIIMA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2015 Abhinetri
Krishna-Leela Krishna's fatherNominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Aatagara Yashwanth
Khushi Khushiyagi
Muddu Manase Poorvi's father
Geetha Bangle Store
Bettanagere Reddy
1st Rank Raju Raju's father
Rocket
Sharpshooter
Prema Pallakki
Masterpiece Noor Ahmed
2016 Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole Chandrashekhar Patil
Ricky Radha's father
Devara Naadalli
Jwalantham
Nan Love Track
Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu ShankarappaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Half Mentlu
The Great Story of Sodabuddi
Mangaata
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu KumarNominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Jaggu Dada Uday Naik [12]
Kotigobba 2 Subha's brother
July 22, 1947
Happy Birthday Veeraswamy
Lifeu Super
Sipaayi Narasimharaju
Idolle Ramayana
Badmaash Rajshekhar [13]
Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi
Kirik Party Ghouse
Mandya to Mumbai
2017 Srikanta Prabhu
Beautiful Manasugalu KodandaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
AmaraavatiShivappa Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
Srinivasa KalyanaShivappa
Urvi Devergunda
Raajakumara Krishna
Aake Madan
AbbaraMytri Wines Owner
Mugulu Nage Achutha [14]
College Kumar
Athiratha
2018 Raju Kannada Medium
Churikatte Ravikanth
Kanaka [15]
Tagaru
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa Priya's father
Thayige Thakka Maga
Iruvudellava Bittu
Thurthu Nirgamana
K.G.F: Chapter 1 Guru PandianNominated—SIIMA Award or Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
2019 Natasaarvabhowma Ghanashyam Yadav's guru [16]
Bell Bottom Annappa
Kavaludaari Kumar / Bablu
Geetha
Chambal
Bramhachari
Londonalli Lambodhara Lambodhara's father
Avane Srimannarayana Achutha anna
2020 Kaanadante Maayavadanu Chiranjeevi
Mayabazar 2016 Joseph
Law Jagadish Prakash
ACT 1978 Home Minister
Bheemasena Nalamaharaja Varadarajan Iyengar Amazon Prime Video film
2021 Yuvarathnaa Govind
Rathnan Prapancha Basappa
SriKrishna@gmail.com Malavika's Father
Govinda Govinda Seshachala
Kannadiga Harigopala
Rider Gangadhar
Love You Rachchu Achutha
2022DNAPrashanth Gowda
Selfie Mummy Googl Daddy
Fourwalls Shankranna [17]
Family Pack Abhi's father [18]
Trikona Kodandarama
K.G.F: Chapter 2 Guru Pandian
Dear Vikram Politician [19]
Monsoon Raaga Raju
Kantara Devendra SuttooruFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
Triple Riding Ram's father
Raymo Mohana's father
2023 Kranti Sadashivayya
Veeram Sadashiva
Gurudev Hoysala ASI Sampath
Raghavendra Stores Kumar
Siren
Kousalya Supraja Rama Sathyanath
Kshetrapati Newspaper Publisher [20]
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Prabhu
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B Prabhu
Kaatera [21]
2024 Bachelor Party Ashwath Narayan [22]
Kaalapatthar [23]
Love Li Dr. Kuamr
Bagheera Prabhakar
2025 Royal Sudarshan
Bhuvanam Gaganam [24]

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Ko Krishnakumar
2012 Yaarukku Theriyum Soori
2013 Udhayam NH4 Politician
2014 Poriyaalan Sundar
2015 Eetti Nasoor Meeran
2016 Rajini Murugan Neelakandan
Mudinja Ivana Pudi Subha's brother
2017 Vikram Vedha SP Surendhar
2019 Adithya Varma Meera's father
2020 Soorarai Pottru Anantha Narayanan Amazon Prime Video film
2022 Valimai Kothandam
Dejavu Subramani [25]
2023 Annapoorani Rangarajan [26]
2024 Brother Kumarasamy

Other languages

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008 Bujjigadu Telugu
2014 120 Minutes Soori Malayalam
2018 Chalo Keshava Telugu
2022 Repeat SubramanyamReleased on Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Dhoomam CI K. PrakashMalayalam [27]
2024 The Family Star Telugu [28]
KA Ranga Rao

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkLanguage
2022 9 Hours Prisoner Disney+ Hotstar Telugu

References

  1. ↑ "Achyuta Kumar: I am happy to be a part of Lucia". Rediff. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The navarasas of a single role". The Hindu. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Filmfare Awards: Prem, Amulya get Best Actor awards". The Times of India. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hejjegalu Movie Review". The Times of India. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Maagiya Kala' is best film; Ramya, Puneeth best actors". The Hindu. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Amaravathi on stark realities, Achutha Kumar strikes". indiaglitz.com. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Suresh, Sunayana (10 February 2017). "Amaravathi Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Nathan, Archana (17 March 2017). "'Urvi' review: Ample rage but not enough strength". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ↑ M.V., Vivek (30 September 2022). "'Kantara' review: Rishab shines in a technical marvel". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (1 October 2022). "Kantara Movie Review: Rishab Shetty delivers a compelling and rooted film". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. ↑ Sharadhaa, A (21 June 2014). "Ravichandran Shines in this Well-crafted Drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ↑ SM, Shashiprasad (10 June 2016). "Jaggu Dada movie review: This senseless commercial comedy encashes on stardom". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  13. ↑ SM, Shashiprasad (22 November 2016). "Movie review 'Badmaash': A badmash' experience". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  14. ↑ SM, Shashiprasad (1 September 2017). "Mugulu Nage movie review: Smile with a teary end". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (26 January 2018). "Kanaka movie review: Live audience response". International Business Times India. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  16. ↑ S.M., Shashiprasad (7 February 2010). "Natasaarvabhowma movie review: High on spirit". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Fourwalls to evoke 1980's feeling". The Times of India. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Family Pack review: This meandering Kannada comedy is best avoided". 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  19. ↑ Jayesh, Jayadeep (30 June 2022). "'Dear Vikram' review: A total misfire". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  20. ↑ M.V., Vivek (18 August 2023). "'Kshetrapathi' movie review: A loud and melodramatic look at farmers' issues". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  21. ↑ Sharadhaa, A (29 December 2023). "'Kaatera' movie review: Darshan wields his finest weapon yet". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  22. ↑ M.V., Vivek (23 January 2024). "Abhijit Mahesh on 'Bachelor Party': My film's comedy has the flavour of 'Kirik Party'". The Hinue. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  23. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (4 September 2024). "Kaalapatthar Movie Review: Reflects deep human connections and honours the legacy of Dr Rajkumar". Cinema Express.
  24. ↑ Sharadhaa, A. (10 February 2025). "Bhuvanam Gaganam drops trailer ahead of release". Cinema Express.
  25. ↑ Rajendran, Gopinath (21 July 2021). "Naveen Chandra to star in 'Dejavu'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  26. ↑ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 December 2023). "'Annapoorani' movie review: Nayanthara stars in a template underdog story that's neither appetising nor delectable". The Hinu. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  27. ↑ Suresh, Anandu (6 July 2023). "Dhoomam director Pawan Kumar says he wants to do a light-hearted film next: 'I have a genuine fondness for slice-of-life films'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  28. ↑ "Family Star Review: Lacks compelling narration!". Telugu Cinema. 5 April 2024.
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