Rahul Vijay

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Rahul Vijay
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Rahul Vijay is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Telugu films.

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Early life

Rahul was born in Chennai to Vijay (stunt master). [1]

Career

Rahul made his film debut with the romantic drama Ee Maaya Peremito (2018). [1] His next film was the female-centric Suryakantham [2] (2019). In a review of the film by The Times of India , the reviewer wrote, "Rahul Vijay as Abhi seems to have improved from his previous film and brings honesty to his character". [3] Rahul went on to star in the Tamil and Telugu remakes of College Kumar , a Kannada movie. [4] [5] [6] He is currently preparing for his next film Panchathantram , a drama movie written and directed by Harsha Pulipaka and started shooting for his next collaborating with Megha Akash and Sushanth Reddy for the second time after Dear Megha. [7] [8] [9]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotesref
2018 Ee Maaya Peremito ChanduDebut film; Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
2019 Suryakantham Abhi
2020 College Kumar ShivaSimultaneously shot in Tamil
2022 Panchathantram Subashunder segment "Subha-Lekha"
2023 Kota Bommali PS P.C Satharu Ravi Kumar
2024 Vidya Vasula Aham Vasureleased on aha [10]

Streaming television

YearFilmRolePlatformNotesRef
2021 Kudi Yedamaithe Aadhi Aha Web Debut
2024YakshiniKrishna Disney+Hotstar

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References

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