Sumedh Mudgalkar (born 2 November 1996) is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a dancer. He is best known for his work as Shushim in ''

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,'' as

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in ''

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'' and as Darkie in the

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series '' Escaype Live.''

Career

Dancing

He made his dance debut on a Marathi reality show, ''Dance Maharashtra Dance'', in 2012 at the age of 15 and was one of the finalists. He appeared in '' Dance India Dance (Season 4)'' in 2013, where he reached the finals, finishing as 3rd runner-up.

Acting

Mudgalkar made his acting debut in Channel V’s '' Dil Dosti Dance'', a dance-based youth show where he portrayed the role of Raghavendra "Raghav" Pratap Singh. Then he became known for portraying the main antagonist Yuvraj Sushim in the Indian historical drama ''

''. Sumedh next moved to the Marathi film industry with a cameo in the 2016 film ''

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'' as Karan. He then appeared in '' Manjha'', which was his first film as a main antagonist as well as lead actor, in which he portrayed the role of a psychopath named Vicky. In 2018, he played the role of Salil in '' Bucket List''. Recently, he has also been shooting for the Marathi film ''Mann Yedyagat Zaala''. In 2018, he featured in a music video for a Marathi song ''Bekhabar Kashi Tu''. From October 2018 to January 2023, he played the role of

, Lord Vishnu and

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in Swastik Productions' television series ''

'' on

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opposite Mallika Singh. In 2021, he reprised his role of Lord Vishnu along with Mallika Singh and Basant Bhatt in ''

s prequel series '' Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki'' which also aired on

and ended in July 2022. In 2022 he featured as Darkie in

's web series '' Escaype Live'' produced and directed by

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under Swastik Productions. From May to June 2023, he portrayed the role of Hatim al-Tai opposite Srishti Jain in

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's '' Ali Baba.'' Since then he was shooting for a web series and Marathi movie. In May 2025, he featured as Sebi(Subhash Mhatre) in jio Hotstar's web series Hai Junoon! Dream. Dare. Dominate. produced and directed by Abhishek Sharma under jio creatives lab productions.

Singing

Sumedh made his singing debut in a single, "Mere Paas Tum Raho", in March 2023. The music video featured Sumedh alongside Ambika Devi.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

Awards and nominations

Media image

He was ranked in ''

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'''s "Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra" at No. 17 in 2018, at No.15 in 2019, and at No. 6 in 2020.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudgalkar, Sumedh Living people 1996 births Male actors from Pune Indian male dancers Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Marathi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors