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Sundeep Kishan clocks 12 years in the film industry: Actor's successful journey

etimes.in | Last updated on - Apr 20, 2022, 15:40 IST
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Sundeep Kishan's successful journey

It has been 12 years of Sundeep Kishan in Indian cinema! Sundeep has become a fan favourite across the cinematic landscape. Kicking off his acting career with the Telugu hit Prasthanam, Sundeep Kishan has successfully broken language barriers by being a relentless performer across Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. As the actor completed twelve years in the industry, let’s take a quick look at his journey.


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Solo lead debut

Sundeep has acted in supporting roles before becoming a hero. For the unversed, he also assisted the director Gautham Vasudev Menon for a year. In a career spanning over a decade, Sundeep has worked in over 30 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2013, he made his solo lead debut with 'Routine Love Story', directed by Praveen Sattaru. The female lead was played by Regina Cassandra. The music of the film was composed by Mickey J. Meyer. The movie was a hit and Sundeep’s performance was praised by many.


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Turning point

He soon started receiving many offers and then, there was no looking for the actor. 'Venkatadri Express' was a turning point in his career. The movie was a superhit hence the filmmakers remade it in Kannada as Tirupati Express, Bengali as Love Express, and Odia as Love Station. The film was directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. The cast of the film had Rakul Preet Singh in the lead role and Brahmaji, Thagubothu Ramesh, Saptagiri, M. S. Narayana, and Nagineedu in supporting roles.


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Well-known films of Sundeep

He gained immense success by starring in some films such as 'Ra Ra Krishnayya', 'Joru', 'Beeruva', 'Tiger', 'Run', 'A1 Express'. 'Vivaha Bhojanambu' and 'Kasada Thapara'. His last film 'Gully Rowdy' in which he starred as an athlete was a hit among the masses. Directed by G Nageswara Reddy, the film starred Neha Shetty in the lead role and Rajendra Prasad and Bobby Simha in significant roles. It was jointly produced by Kona Film Corporation and MVV Cinemas.


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Bollywood debut

Over the last 12 years, he has spanned genres, formats, languages and shades and has stood out for all the hard work he puts into his projects. His quality of wanting to always be up to his game and do bigger projects is what has put him at the forefront amongst south actors in Indian cinema. His 2011 Hindi debut, Shor In The City, also created quite the ‘shor’ for all the right reasons! In 2019, he delivered his OTT debut with the web series 'The Family Man' and his performance in the spy thriller was widely appreciated.


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Upcoming film – Michael

In fact, his upcoming film Michael is already highly anticipated by his fans across the nation which sees his first-time collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi and is being looked upon as the biggest action love story this year. His dedication and hard work to transform into the character and his new chiselled body has become the talk of the town. Fans are waiting to watch him as 'Michael' in this power-packed pan-Indian film, which will be released across languages, reemphasising him as one of the most bankable actors across the country!


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Expresses gratitude

Speaking about his 12 years in Indian cinema, superstar Sundeep Kishan said, “Thank you for keeping me 12 years young and it just feels like 'Prasthanam' released very recently and today I think I am with fresher and better energy than ever before and I owe wherever I am today to my fans and well-wishers who have always kept their faith and stayed supportive through all my highs and lows and the filmmaker’s who always believed that I can do justice to what they have written on the paper and I promise to always return your love by always working harder than I already have!”


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