Sundeep Kishan (born 7 May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who has worked in Telugu, Tamil and

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films.

Early life and career

Sundeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in

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(present-day Chennai). He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota K. Naidu and Shyam K. Naidu. He moved to

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in 2008 to pursue a career in films. Kishan worked as assistant director to

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for a year, before starring in '' Sneha Geetham'' (2010). 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). 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 any more despite it being the order of the day in Tamil cinema and even though he has been approached for a sequel to the film. His major break came with '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013). 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. He delivered his OTT debut with the web series '' The Family Man'' (2019) and his performance in the spy thriller was widely appreciated. Later, he starred in the Telugu action thriller ''

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'' (2023). In 2024, '' Ooru Peru Bhairavakona'' has received mixed reviews and was praised for Sundeep Kishan's acting. He collaborated with

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in '' Captain Miller'' and '' Raayan''.

Other work

Kishan owns a restaurant chain in

named ''Vivaha Bhojanambhu.'' He started a salon ''Express Unisex'' in

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Filmography

Television

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishan, Sudeep 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 Sundeep Kishan Telugu male actors 1987 births