Vinod Sagar

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Vinod Sagar
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  • Actor
  • Dubbing artist
Years active2012–present

Vinod Sagar is an Indian actor and dubbing artist working in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu cinema, playing mostly supporting and antagonistic roles. He made his debut with Idhayam Thiraiarangam (2012) and played almost 20 small roles before getting noticed in Pichaikkaran (2016) and Ratsasan (2018). [1]

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Career

Vinod Sagar, a B.A. Corporate secretaryship graduate, has also worked as a radio jockey for Radio Asia, Dubai (2005) [2] [3] and later enrolled with Theatre Lab, a theatre group, before appearing in small roles in films like Idhayam Thiraiarangam (2012) and Naan (2012). [4]

Sagar's notable performance came with the psychological thriller Ratsasan (2018), where he played a pedophile. He played the same role in Rakshasudu (2019), its Telugu remake. [5] [6] [4]

Sagar has also done prominent roles in the Tamil film Champion (2019) [7] and the Malayalam films Nayattu (2021) and Jana Gana Mana (2022). [8] [9]

Filmography

Tamil films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Idhayam Thiraiarangam
Naan
2013 Haridas
2014 Mundasupatti Mokkaiyan
Madras
Kaththi Shanmugam
2015 Kirumi
Urumeen
2016 Pichaikkaran Avinashi's henchman
2017 Maanagaram Taxi driver
Gulaebaghavali
2018 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Kaala
Ratsasan Inbaraj
2019 Sagaa Jail warden
Airaa Kullan
Champion Rajiv Gandhi
2021 Blood Money ZEE5 release
2022 Anbarivu Nimmathi
Carbon
Ward 126
Kuruthi Aattam Karnan
Tamil Rockerz NelsonWeb series
Cadaver Inspector Dharmaraj
Laththi Sura’s henchman
2023 Parundhaaguthu Oor Kuruvi
Infinity
Red Sandalwood
The Road Bhaskaran
80s Buildup Baasha
2024 Por Dean
Maharaja Sabari
Indian 2 Kirubakaran

Malayalam films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Nayattu Moorthi
2022 Salute Murali
Jana Gana Mana Victor
Saudi Vellakka Magistrate
Kakkipada

Telugu films

YearTitleRole
2019 Rakshasudu Sobharaj
2024 Operation Raavan

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