Saurav Lokesh Explained

Saurav Lokesh
Birth Date:1984 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:National College Jayanagar, Bangalore.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2009 – present

Saurav Lokesh (born 28 May 1984), also known as Bhajarangi Loki, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He rose to the fame with the 2013 blockbuster Bhajarangi.[1] [2]

Early life

Saurav was born as youngest son to V. Ramakrishna & L. Rajalakshmi in Srinagar Bangalore district, Karnataka. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, from National College, Jayanagar. He was employed at HSBC before he resigned and followed his passion for acting and started doing theatre.[3]

Career

Lokesh started his acting journey from theatre in the year 2006. He has worked with most of the amateur & professional theatre groups from 2006 to 2014, which includes more than 30 plays which has been performed over 100+ shows. While he was doing theatre he managed to get into television serials and started doing supporting roles but did not achieve much success.

Saurav Lokesh made his sandalwood debut in the year 2009 with a small role in the movie Savaari directed by Jacob Verghese. He then appeared in small supporting roles in Huli, AK 56, and Shiva, all directed by Om Prakash Rao, between 2010 and 2012. He appeared as minor antagonists in Googly and Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari.

He has appeared in more than 12 movies in small supporting roles before getting his breakthrough performance in Bhajarangi, directed by A. Harsha, which won him many applause and was praised for his role as Rana. The movie was a commercial hit and got him wide recognition as an actor and he became popular as Bhajarangi Loki.[4] [5] [6] In the year 2015 he appeared Rathaavara as a transgender, which furthered his fame.[7] [8] He also played a role of a lawyer in Mahakaali.[9] He also appeared as an antagonist in Sharp Shooter. In 2016, he appeared in the movie Jaguar; a bilingual film in both Kannada and Telugu, this was Lokesh's Telugu debut.[10] In the same year, he also appeared as one of the lead antagonists in Jai Maruthi 800. Saurav appeared in the role of Bhujanga in Raj Vishnu.In Thayige Thakka Maga, Lokesh played an antagonist in the role of Sharath Kale.[11] Later, in 2019, Lokesh played a police officer in the suspense-thriller Striker.[12] In the same year he appeared as Bairaa, an antagonist, in Radhika Kumaraswamy's comeback film Damayanthi, directed by Navarasan.[13] In 2020, he appeared as an antagonist in rom-com fantasy movie Kaanadante Maayavadanu.[14] [15]

Filmography

Films

!Year!Film!Role!Language !Notes
2009SavaariSalmanKannada
2010Mathe MungaruFishermanKannada
HuliCollege StudentKannada
2012AK 56Local GoonKannada
NarasimhaLocal GoonKannada
ShivaPolice TraineeKannada
2013GooglyLocal GoonKannada
Mangana Kaili ManikyaKannada
Sweety Nanna JodiKannada
BhajarangiRanaKannadaNominated for SIIMA in Best Actor in a Negative Role (2014)
2014SadagaraKannada
BelliKannada
AmbareeshaKannada
Mr. and Mrs. RamachariRamachari's collegemateKannada
2015MahakaliLawyerKannada
Just MaduveliKannada
Sharp ShooterKannada
RathaavaraMaadeviKannada
2016Jai Maruthi 800NarasimhaKannada
JaguarAjayKannadaBilingual
Telugu
2017Veera RanachandiLuckyKannada
Raj VishnuRupai BhujangaKannada
2018GaanchaliJohnnyKannada[16]
Thayige Thakka MagaSharathKaaleKannadaNominated for Filmibeat in Best Actor in a Negative Role (2018)
2019StrikerPurushothamKannada
RanabhoomiCopKannada[17]
DamayanthiBhairaKannada
MargaretRamachariKannada[18]
2020Kaanadante MaayavadanuJayannaKannada
2021Bhajarangi 2SudheendraKannada[19] [20]
2022Local TrainTelugu
AcharyaRathod's BrotherTelugu [21]
Nachindi Girl FrienduVikram RoyTelugu
TakkarTelugu
GhodaSambashivuduKannada
2023Raja MarthandaJayannaKannada[22]
CheekaTelugu
2024Edagaiye Apaghatakke KaranaKannada

Television

!Year!Title !Role !Network !Notes
2008NakutantiOffice Boy Udaya TVDirected by Giri Raj
2011Mahabharata (Kannada) Younger BheeshmaUdaya TVProduced by Cinevistaas Limited
2012Cheluvi Army OfficerSuvarna TV
2014 CID KarnatakaCID
2019Raktha Chandana Psycho Killer Watchoo Channel Directed by Giri Raj[23]

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref
2014BhajarangiSIIMA - 2014Best Actor in a Negative role [24]
2018Thayige Thakka Maga'Filmibeat' Best of 2018 Best Kannada Negative Role 2018[25]

Notes

Notes and References

  1. News: Saurav Lokesh Biography . 25 June 2020 . Nettv4u.
  2. News: Sourav Lokesh . 25 June 2020 . Chiloka.
  3. News: Saurav Lokesh Biography . 25 June 2020 . Nettv4u.
  4. News: Bhajarangi Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  5. News: Bhajarangi Loki . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  6. News: Bad Boys on the prowl . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  7. News: Bhajarangi Loki's respect for transgenders increases after acting in Rathaavara . 25 June 2020 . Filmibeat.
  8. News: Loki in a Mangala Mukhi Avatar in Rathaavara . 25 June 2020 . The New Indian Express.
  9. News: Mahakaali Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  10. News: Jaguar drives Bhajarangi Loki to Telugu . 25 June 2020 . The New Indian Express.
  11. News: Thayige Takka Maga review : a mediocre outing . 25 June 2020 . The New Indian Express.
  12. News: Striker Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  13. News: 'Bhajarangi' Loki to play antagonist in Radhika Kumaraswamy's 'Damayanthi' . 25 June 2020 . The New Indian Express.
  14. News: Antagonistic Avatars . 25 June 2020 . Deccan Chronicle.
  15. News: Bhajarangi Loki movies . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  16. News: Gaanchali Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  17. News: Ranabhoomi Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  18. News: Margaret Movie Review . 25 June 2020 . Times of India.
  19. News: Meet the four towering characters of Bhajarangi 2. Oct 23, 2021 . Times of India.
  20. News: Check the first look of actor Saurav Lokesh's Bhajarangi 2 . The Prime Time.
  21. News: The New Indian Express . Bhajarangi-fame Loki makes his Telugu debut with Chiranjeevi's 'Acharya' . 20 May 2022 . 21 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520085415/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jan/20/bhajarangi-fame-loki-makes-his-telugu-debut-with-chiranjeevis-acharya-22368.html . 20 May 2022.
  22. Web site: Raja Marthanda- Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow.
  23. News: Giriraj's next is "Raktha Chandana" . 25 June 2020 . News Karnataka.
  24. News: SIIMA 2014 kannada nominations . 25 June 2020 . IBT.
  25. News: Best kannada negative role 2018 . 25 June 2020 . Filmibeat.