| Sundeep Kishan | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 5, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.
Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in 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.
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 anymore 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]
Kishan owns a restaurant chain in Hyderabad named Vivaha Bhojanambhu. He started a salon Express Unisex in Vijayawada.[15]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Prasthanam | Chinna | Debut | ||
| Sneha Geetham | Arjun | Debut as lead actor | |||
| 2011 | Shor in the City | Sawan Murthy | Hindi Debut | ||
| It's My Love Story | Himself | Telugu | Special 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 Debut | |||
| Venkatadri Express | Sundeep | Telugu | |||
| D for Dopidi | Raju | ||||
| 2014 | Ra Ra Krishnayya | Krishnayya "Kittu" | |||
| Joru | Sundeep | ||||
| 2015 | Beeruva | Sanju | |||
| Tiger | Tiger | ||||
| 2016 | Run | Sanjay | Remake of Neram (2013) | ||
| Okka Ammayi Thappa | Krishna Vachan | ||||
| 2017 | Maanagaram | Youngster | Tamil | ||
| Shamanthakamani | Kotipalli Siva | Telugu | |||
| Nakshatram | Rama Rao | ||||
| Nenjil Thunivirundhal/ C/O Surya | Kumar Surya | Tamil Telugu | Bilingual film | ||
| Maayavan | Kumaran | Tamil | |||
| 2018 | Manasuku Nachindi | Suraj | Telugu | ||
| Next Enti? | Sanju | ||||
| 2019 | Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene | Rishi / Arjun | Also producer | ||
| Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL | Adv. Tenali Ramakrishna | ||||
| 2021 | A1 Express | Sundeep Naidu | 25th Film;[17] Also producer | ||
| Vivaha Bhojanambu | Nellore Prabha | Extended Cameo Appearance; Also producer | |||
| Kasada Tabara | Kanda | Tamil | |||
| Gully Rowdy | Vasu | Telugu | [18] | ||
| 2023 | Michael | Michael | Partially reshot in Tamil[19] | ||
| 2024 | Captain Miller | Captain Rafiq | Tamil | [20] | |
| Ooru Peru Bhairavakona | Basavalingam | Telugu | [21] | ||
| Raayan | Muthuvelraayan | Tamil | |||
| 2025 | Telugu | [22] | |||
| TeluguTamil | Announced | ||||
| Telugu | Filming |