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in the television series ''

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''. He made his film debut in the 2019 Hindu mythological Kannada film ''

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. He also appeared in the 2021 Kannada action film ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

Living people Indian male wrestlers 21st-century Indian male actors People from Bihar Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-screen-actor-stub