Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born 27 July 1960) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and television presenter who works primarily in

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and

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cinema. He has received three

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, two

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

, and two

South Indian International Movie Awards The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and hono ...

(SIIMA). His performance in ''

Prasthanam ''Prasthanam'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Deva Katta. The film was produced by Ravi Vallabhaneni under VRC Media & Entertainment banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Sai Kumar, Sundeep K ...

'' (2010) was included in the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by ''

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''. In addition to acting, he has worked extensively as a dubbing artist.

Early and personal life

Sai Kumar was born to

P. J. Sarma Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sarma was an Indian film dubbing artist, turned actor and writer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked for over 500 films as an actor and dubbing artist. He is the father of actors P. Sai Kumar ...

and Krishna Jyothi, as one of five children. Sarma moved from

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and established himself as an actor and dubbing artist while Jyothi, hails from

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and has acted in several

films. Kumar's brothers

P. Ravi Shankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and a writer. As an actor, he predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu and Tamil films. As a dubbing a ...

and Ayyappa P. Sharma are also actors. They have two sisters. Kumar has a master's degree in

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from

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and completed M.Phil. at

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, where he also taught briefly. Sai Kumar's son Aadi is an actor in Telugu cinema.

Film career

He started his career at an early age as a dubbing child artist. His father,

was a leading dubbing artist. Sai Kumar followed in his father's footsteps, having dubbed for Suman and Rajasekhar for many of their films. As a child actor, he appeared in ''Devudu Chesina Pelli'' (1975) and ''Sneham'' (1977). He resumed acting as an adult, appearing in '' Challenge'' (1984), ''

Kalikalam ''Kalikalam'' is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and starring Chandra Mohan and Jayasudha. The story revolves around the difficulties of a typical middle-class family, unable to earn money to lead a sati ...

'' (1991), '' Major Chandrakanth'' (1993) and others. He started in Tamil movies like ''

Thaiyalkaran ''Thaiyalkaran'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by Mahendran and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars R. Parthiban, Aishwarya, Saikumar Pudipeddi, Sreeja and Charmila, with ...

'' (1991), '' Kaaval Geetham'' (1992), ''

Vaettiya Madichu Kattu ''Vaettiya Madichu Kattu'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars himself in lead role with his real-life son Shanthanu portraying his son with Nagma and Sai Kumar playing s ...

'' (1998) and then the action roles such as ''

Aathi ''Aathi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Ramana and produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Starring Vijay and Trisha, it is a remake of the 2005 Telugu movie ''Athanokkade''. ''Aathi'' released on 15 January 2006. ...

'' (2006), ''

Thenavattu ''Thenavattu'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by V. V. Kathir, starring Jiiva and Poonam Bajwa, with Ganja Karuppu, Ravi Kale, Shafi, Saikumar, and Rajan P. Dev in supporting roles. The music of the ...

'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2008). He appeared in the 1996 Kannada film '' Police Story'', which was also voice dubbed in Telugu and Tamil. His Kannada films '' Agni IPS'' (1997), ''Central Jail'' (1997), ''

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'' (2007) were all major hits at the box office and Sai Kumar became a household name in Karnataka. Sai Kumar says, 'I am indebted to Karnataka for making me a star and giving me ''Police Story'' during my struggling days.' His Kannada film '' RangiTaranga'' was one of the 300 films eligible to be nominated for the Oscars in 2016 and his performance in the film was not only praised by the critics, but also earned him an

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and

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. He produces his son's film Aadi titled '' Garam'' (2016). In 2019, the brothers Sai Kumar,

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and Ayyappa to play a major role in

Sriimurali Sri Murali Gowda (born 17 December 1981), known as Sriimurali and sometimes Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in '' Chandra Chakori'', he appeared in '' Kanti'' as the eponymous ...

starrer ''

Bharaate ''Bharaate'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Chethan Kumar. The film is produced by Suprith under the Sri Jagadguru Movies banner and presented by Sriimurali under Aagastya Enterprises. It feature ...

''. After essaying a number of amazing roles as a male protagonist and a character artiste, Sai Kumar makes OTT debut with '' Gaalivaana'' (2022).

Television career

In addition to his films, he also hosted ''

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'' on

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and Etv Kannada in Telugu and Kannada respectively. He also hosted ''WOW-Sakkhath Kick Kodo'' game show on

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and ''WOW S1 - Manchi Kick Ichche, WOW S2'' game shows on

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. He hosted a game show, ''Manam'' on

Awards

;

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– ''

Samanyudu ''Samanyudu'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action film produced by R. R. Venkat on R.R. Movie Makers banner and directed by Ravi C Kumar. The film stars Jagapati Babu and Kamna Jethmalani, while Sai Kumar, Ranganath, Archan ...

'' (2006) *

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– ''

'' (2010) ;

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2002, with Praka ...

- ''

'' (2006) * Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu - ''

'' (2010) *

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is and award presented annually by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in ...

- '' RangiTaranga'' (2015) ;

* IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Kannada) – '' RangiTaranga'' (2015) ;

CineMAA Awards The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Telugu cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee ...

* CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actor – ''

'' (2010) ; SIMA Awards * SIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – ''

'' (2019) * SIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – '' RangiTaranga'' (2015) ;Other Awards * TSR – TV9 Award for Best Villain - ''

'' (2010) * Santosham Best Villain Award – ''

Yevadu ''Yevadu'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Vamsi Paidipally. The film stars Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Shruti Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal and Amy Jackson, with Jayasudha, Sai Kumar, Rahul Dev and B ...

'' (2014) ;Television Awards (As anchor) * TV Award 2009 for Best Male Anchor presented by Delhi Telugu Academy in

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on 8 August 2010. * 'Best Male Anchor Award' was presented at the AP Cinegoers' 6th Annual TV Awards – 2009 on 28 December 2010 for his anchoring of ''Wow'' on ETV Telugu.

Filmography

As actor

Telugu

Kannada

* '' Prema Sangama'' (1992) * '' Kumkuma Bhagya'' (1993) * '' Lockup Death'' (1994) * ''Hettha Karulu'' (1994) * '' Muthinantha Hendathi'' (1995) * ''Thavaru Beegaru'' (1995) * '' Thaliya Sowbhagya'' (1995) * ''Puttmalli'' (1995) * ''Emergency'' (1995) * ''Hetthavaru'' (1996) * ''Circle Inspector'' (1996) * ''Saakida Gini'' (1996) * ''Sowbhagya Devathe'' (1996) * ''Mane Mane Ramayana'' (1996) * ''Aayudha'' (1996) * '' Police Story'' (1996) * '' Muddina Kanmani'' (1997) * '' Agni IPS'' (1997) * ''Police Bete'' (1997) * ''Central Jail'' (1997) * ''Dhairya'' (1997) * ''Jagadeeshwari'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''Om Namah Shivaya'' (1999) * '' Naga Devathe'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''Ticket Tickets'' (2000) * ''Paapigala Lokadalli'' (2000) * '' Durgada Huli'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' Rashtra Geethe'' (2001) * ''

Grama Devathe ''Grama Devathe'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language Fantasy film written and directed by Sai Prakash. It stars Meena, Prema and Sai Kumar . The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Angala Parameswari'', in Telugu as ''Grama Devatha'' and in Hind ...

'' (2001) * ''Law and Order'' (2002) * ''Anka'' (2003) * ''Vijaya Dashami'' (2003) * ''Monda'' (2004) * ''The City'' (2004) * ''Srirampura Police Station'' (2004) * '' Bhagawan'' (2004) * ''

Mahasadhvi Mallamma ''Mahasadhvi Mallamma'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language biographical film, based on the life of Hemareddy Mallamma, produced by A. Sanjeev Kumar, N. S. Eliwala, N. S. Jayawadagi on N. S. Productions banner and directed by Renuka Sharma. Starr ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * ''Rakshaka'' (2007) * ''Sri Kshetra Kaivara Thathaiyya'' (2007) * ''Citizen'' (2008) * ''Aa Marma'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Angulimala'' (2012) * '' Samsaradalli Golmal'' (2012) * '' Brindavana'' (2013) * '' Angulimala'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' RangiTaranga'' (2015) * ''Raj Bahaddur'' (2016) * ''Mahaveera Machideva'' (2016) * '' Run Antony'' (2016) - Special appearance * '' Madamakki'' (2016) * '' Nagarahavu'' (2016) * ''

Santhu Straight Forward ''Santhu Straight Forward'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language action romantic film directed by Mahesh Rao and produced by K. Manju. The film stars Yash and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles, alongside Shaam, Sneha Acharya, Devaraj, Seetha, A ...

'' (2016) * ''Real Police'' (2017) * '' Pataki'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

Bharjari ''Bharjari'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Chethan Kumar and produced by R. S. Productions. The film stars Dhruva Sarja, Rachita Ram and Haripriya, alongside Tara, Suchendra Prasad, Srinivasa Murthy, Av ...

'' (2017) * ''Women's Day'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' Kismath'' (2018) - guest appearance * '' Ibbaru BTech Students Journey'' (2019) * '' Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya '' (2019) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

Yuvarathnaa ''Yuvarathnaa'' () is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films. The film stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa, Dhananjay, Prakash Raj, Digant ...

'' (2021) as Raghav Reddy, Central Education Minister * '' Avatara Purusha'' (2022) as Rama Joyeesa * '' Ombattane Dikku'' (2022) as Varadappa * ''Made in Bengaluru'' (2022) as Mohan Reddy

Tamil

* ''

'' (1991) * '' Kaaval Geetham'' (1992) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Anthapuram'' (1999) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2008) * ''Kotti'' (2010) * '' Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam'' (2010) * '' A1'' (2019) * ''

Anbarivu ''Anbarivu'' () is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by Aswin Raam in his directorial debut and produced by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film stars Hiphop Tamizha Adhi in his first dual role, Kashmira Pardesh ...

'' (2022) * ''

Vaathi ''Vaathi'' () is a 2023 Indian period action drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri and produced by S. Naga Vamsi. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Telugu with the latter version titled ''Sir''. The film stars Dhanush, wh ...

'' (2023) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''Diesel'' (2025)

As dubbing artist

As producer

* '' Garam''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Sai Telugu male actors Indian male voice actors Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male child actors Living people Filmfare Awards South winners Nandi Award winners Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Vizianagaram 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Telugu film producers Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2008 Santosham Film Awards winners 1960 births IIFA Utsavam winners