Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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and
Tamil cinema
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.
Career
Sandeep Kishan was born in a
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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family in present-day
Chennai
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. He is the nephew to the cinematographers
Chota K. Naidu
Chota K. Naidu (born 1962) is an Indian cinematographer, best known for his distinct style of cinematography for films like, ''Matru Devo Bhava'', ''Choodalani Vundi'', and ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam''. Naidu is part of the Indian Society of Cinemat ...
and
Shyam K. Naidu.
He moved to
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
in 2008 to pursue a career in films.
Kishan began working as an assistant director to
Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year, before starring in ''
Sneha Geetham''.
[
After working with him in '' Prasthanam'' (2010), director ]Deva Katta
Deva Katta is an Indian American film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed cult classic Telugu movies such as '' Vennela'' (2005), '' Prasthanam'' (2010), '' Autonagar Surya'' (2014) and '' Republic (film)'' (2021) ...
referred Kishan to his friends Raj Nidimoru
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, is an Indian filmmaking duo known for their works in Hindi and Telugu films. They write, direct, and produce feature films and original series, under their banner D2R Films.
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and Krishna D.K.
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, which led to Kishan's casting in his first Hindi venture, '' Shor in the City''. He also did the Telugu movie ''DK Bose'' (2018), opposite Nisha Aggarwal.
Kishan stated that he was very happy since his 2015 released film ''Tiger'' was appreciated by actors like Ravi Teja, Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awar ...
and R. Narayana Murthy
R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as People's Star, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film ''Da ...
. He has also acted in ''Venkatadri Express'' and '' Ra Ra... Krishnayya''. After '' Maanagaram'', Sundeep signed for his next project titled '' Nenjil Thunivirundhal'', directed by Suseenthiran.
Other work
Kishan owns a restaurant chain in Hyderabad
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named ''Vivaha Bhojanambhu.'' He also started a saloon business Express Unisex in Vijayawada
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Notes
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Chennai
Telugu male actors
1987 births