Sundeep Kishan

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Sundeep Kishan
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Born (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37) [1]
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Relatives

Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.

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Early life and career

Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in Madras (present-day Chennai). [2] He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota K. Naidu and Shyam K. Naidu. [3] He moved to Hyderabad in 2008 to pursue a career in films. [3]

Kishan worked as assistant director to Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year, before starring in Sneha Geetham (2010). [4]

After working with him in Prasthanam (2010), director Deva Katta referred Kishan to his friends Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., which led to Kishan's casting in his first Hindi venture, Shor in the City (2011). [5] [6]

Sundeep Kishan may have started his Southern film career with adult comedy Yaaruda Mahesh (2013), but the actor says that he has resolved not to venture into such genres any more despite it being the order of the day in Tamil cinema and even though he has been approached for a sequel to the film. [7]

His major break came with Venkatadri Express (2013). [8] The comedy entertainer became a superhit at the box office. Then after a string of failures his Tamil film Maanagaram (2017) directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj became success and won him accolades as an actor too. He turned into producer too with Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene (2019), A1 Express (2021) which fared decently at the box office. [9]

He delivered his OTT debut with the web series The Family Man (2019) and his performance in the spy thriller was widely appreciated. [10] Later, he starred in the Telugu action thriller Michael (2023). [11]

In 2024, Ooru Peru Bhairavakona has received mixed reviews and was praised for Sundeep Kishan's acting. [12] He collaborated with Dhanush in Captain Miller and Raayan . [13] [14]

Other work

Kishan owns a restaurant chain in Hyderabad named Vivaha Bhojanambhu. He started a salon Express Unisex in Vijayawada. [15]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2010 Prasthanam Chinna Telugu Debut
Sneha Geetham ArjunDebut as lead actor
2011 Shor in the City Sawan Murthy Hindi Hindi Debut
It's My Love Story HimselfTeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Gallate" [16]
2012 Routine Love Story Sanju
2013 Gundello Godari Suri Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
Yaaruda Mahesh Shiva Tamil Tamil Debut
Venkatadri Express SundeepTelugu
D for Dopidi Raju
2014 Ra Ra Krishnayya Krishnayya "Kittu"
Joru Sundeep
2015 Beeruva Sanju
Tiger Tiger
2016 Run SanjayRemake of Neram (2013)
Okka Ammayi Thappa Krishna Vachan
2017 Maanagaram JeevaTamil
Shamanthakamani Kotipalli SivaTelugu
Nakshatram Rama Rao
Nenjil Thunivirundhal /
C/O Surya 		Kumar
Surya		Tamil
Telugu		Bilingual film
Maayavan KumaranTamil
2018 Manasuku Nachindi SurajTelugu
Next Enti? Sanju
2019 Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene [a] Rishi / ArjunAlso producer
Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL Adv. Tenali Ramakrishna
2021 A1 Express Sundeep Naidu25th Film; [17] Also producer
Vivaha Bhojanambu Nellore PrabhaExtended Cameo Appearance; Also producer [18]
Kasada Tabara KandaTamil
Gully Rowdy VasuTelugu [18]
2023 Michael MichaelPartially reshot in Tamil [19]
2024 Captain Miller Captain RafiqTamil [20] [21]
Ooru Peru Bhairavakona BasavalingamTelugu [22]
Raayan MuthuvelraayanTamil
2025 Mazaka KrishnaTelugu [23]
TBAVibe†TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkLanguageNotes
2019 The Family Man Major Vikram Amazon Prime Video Hindi [24]
2025Super SubbuSubbu Netflix Telugu

Notes

  1. ↑ Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Kannaadi but the Tamil version remains unreleased.

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Sundeep Kishan: Kajal Aggarwal, Vishnu Vishal and others wish the star". India Today. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Happy Birthday Sundeep Kishan: Stimulating facts of the versatile multilingual actor". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Off the beaten track". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Happy Birthday Sundeep Kishan: Stimulating facts of the versatile multilingual actor". Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "South star Sundeep Kishan makes B-Town debut with 'Shor'". MiD DAY . 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Sundeep wants Sachin to score".
  7. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan says no to adult films". Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan clocks 12 years in the film industry: Actor's successful journey". Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Versatile Actor Sundeep Kishan Completes 14 Years Of Acting Career".
  10. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan clocks 12 years in the film industry: Actor's successful journey".
  11. ↑ "'Michael' Twitter review: Sundeep Kishan's neo-noir action thriller impresses the audience". Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ooru Peru Bhairavakona Review: Sundeep Kishan's career-best performance.. 'Bhairavakona' creates an impact!". telugu.yousay.tv. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan gives a special shout-out to THIS 'Captain Miller' actor".
  14. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan was not the first choice for Dhanush's Raayan". Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Actor Sundeep Kishan ventures into salon business". Telangana Today. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan is all set to shake his booty". The Times of India .
  17. ↑ Today, Telangana (4 March 2021). "Sundeep Kishan talks about his 25th movie 'A1 Express'". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Sundeep Kishan's Rowdy Baby titled changed to Gully Rowdy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  19. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan and Vijay Sethupathi to face-off Gautham Vasudev Menon in Michael". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  20. ↑ CAPTAIN MILLER - Official Pooja Event Video | Dhanush | GV Prakash | Arun Matheswaran, archived from the original on 24 September 2022, retrieved 24 September 2022
  21. ↑ "New still from Dhanush's Captain Miller out, Priyanka Arul Mohan and Sandeep Kishan join the cast". The Indian Express. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "Sundeep Kishan's new film with director Vi Anand kickstarts with a pooja ceremony". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  23. ↑ Features, C. E. (23 September 2024). "Sundeep Kishan-Thrinadha Rao Nakkina's Majaka to be a festival entertainer". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  24. ↑ Arora, Akhil (30 July 2019). "The Family Man, Amazon's Next Indian Series With Manoj Bajpayee, to Release in September on Prime Video". NDTV Gadgets. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019.
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