P. Sai Kumar
Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born 27 July 1960[1]) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films.[2]
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| Born | Pudipeddi Sai Kumar 27 July 1960 |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Children | 2, including Aadi |
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| Relatives | P. Ravi Shankar (brother) |
He has received three state Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and two SIMA Awards for his work in Telugu and Kannada. His performance in Prasthanam (2010) featured in the list of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion.[3]
Early and personal life
Sai Kumar was born to P. J. Sarma and Krishna Jyothi, as one of five children. Sarma moved from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh to Chennai and established himself as an actor and dubbing artist while Jyothi, hails from Bagepalli, Karnataka and has acted in several Kannada films.[4][2]
Kumar's brothers P. Ravi Shankar and Ayyappa Sharma are also actors. They have two sisters.[4] Kumar has a master's degree in Arts from Presidency College, Chennai and completed M.Phil. at Madras Christian College, where he also taught briefly.[5]
Film career
He started his career at an early age as a dubbing child artist. His father, P. J. Sarma 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 (1991), Major Chandrakanth (1993) and others.[7]
He started in Tamil movies like Thaiyalkaran (1991), Kaaval Geetham (1992), Vaettiya Madichu Kattu (1998) and then the action roles such as Aathi (2006), Thenavattu (2008) and Thiruvannamalai (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), Police Story 2 (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.'[5] His Kannada film RangiTaranga was one of the 300 films eligible to be nominated for the Oscars in 2016[8] and his performance in the film was not only praised by the critics, but also earned him an IIFA Utsavam and SIIMA Award.[9][10]
Television career
In addition to his films, he also hosted Deal or No Deal on Gemini TV and Etv Kannada in Telugu and Kannada respectively. He also hosted WOW-Sakkhath Kick Kodo game show on ETV Kannada and WOW S1 - Manchi Kick Ichche, WOW S2 game shows on ETV. He hosted a game show, Manam on ETV.[11]
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Villain – Samanyudu (2006)
- Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor – Prasthanam (2010)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu - Samanyudu (2006)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu - Prasthanam (2010)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada - RangiTaranga (2015)
- SIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Bharaate (2019)
- SIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – RangiTaranga (2015)
- Other Awards
- TSR – TV9 Award for Best Villain (2010) - Prasthanam
- Santosham Best Villain Award – Yevadu (2014)
- Television Awards (As anchor)
- TV Award 2009 for Best Male Anchor presented by Delhi Telugu Academy in Hyderabad on 8 August 2010.[12]
- Tata Docomo Media Award – Most Popular Male Anchor was given on 15 August 2010 for anchoring the TV show Wow on ETV Telugu.
- '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.[13]
Filmography
Telugu
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Devudu Chesina Pelli | ||
| 1977 | Sneham | ||
| 1984 | Challenge | Prakasam | |
| 1985 | Agni Parvatam | ||
| Pratighatana | |||
| Jwala | Sarvottama Rao's son | ||
| 1987 | Yugakarthalu | ||
| 1990 | Kartavyam | ||
| Aayudham | China Venkatarayudu | ||
| 1991 | Kalikalam | ||
| Amma Rajinama | |||
| Rowdy Inspector | Narasimham | ||
| 1992 | Laati | Prithvi | |
| Prema Vijetha | |||
| 1993 | Major Chandrakanth | ||
| 1998 | Rowdy Darbar | ||
| Swarnamukhi | |||
| Kodukulu | |||
| Anthahpuram | Prakash | ||
| 1999 | A. K. 47 | ||
| 2001 | Narahari | ||
| Sivanna | |||
| Khaki Chokka | |||
| Athanu | |||
| 2002 | Seema Simham | Simbhu Prasad | |
| Janam | Jeeva | ||
| 2004 | Sivaram | Sivaram | |
| 2005 | Slokam | ||
| 2006 | Samanyudu | Bhagavan Raj | |
| 2007 | Vijayadasami | Durga Prasad | |
| 2008 | Indrajith | ||
| 2009 | Dhee Ante Dhee | ||
| 2010 | Prasthanam | Loknath Naidu | 3rd on the list of Film Companion's "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade"[3] |
| 2011 | Ayyare | Gajapathi | |
| 2012 | Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? | Bujji | |
| Shirdi Sai | Nanavali | ||
| 2013 | Okkadine | Shivaji Rao | |
| Pavitra | |||
| Jagadguru Adi Shankara | Mandana Misra | ||
| Kamina | Dharma | ||
| 2014 | Yevadu | Dharma | |
| Autonagar Surya | Sirisha's father | ||
| Galata | |||
| 2015 | Pataas | DGP Murali Krishna | |
| Pandaga Chesko | Sai Reddy | ||
| Bhale Manchi Roju | Shakti | ||
| 2016 | Sarrainodu | Jaya Prakash "J.P." | |
| Supreme | Narayana Rao | ||
| Chuttalabbai | Babji's father | ||
| Janatha Garage | Police Commissioner K. Chandra Shekar | ||
| Manalo Okkadu | Pratap | ||
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya | Guru Anubhananda Swamy | |
| Vaisakham | |||
| Jai Lava Kusa | Kaakha | ||
| Raja the Great | Surya Murthy | ||
| 2018 | Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India | Mustafa | |
| Subrahmanyapuram | Ayushmaan | ||
| Suvarna Sundari | Guna | ||
| 2019 | Maharshi | Pallavi's father | |
| 2021 | Sreekaram | Ekambaram | |
| Yuvarathnaa | Raghav Reddy (Education minister) | ||
| Ardha Shathabdham | Ramanna | ||
| SR Kalyanamandapam | Dharma | ||
| Raja Vikramarka | Chakravarthy | ||
| 2022 | Gaalivaana | Komarraju | web series |
| S5 No Exit | CM Subrahmanyam Naidu | ||
| 2023 | Sir | Pathi Papa Rao | |
| 2023 | Natho Nenu | Koteswara Rao |
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)
- Underworld (1999)
- Om Namah Shivaya (1999)
- Naga Devathe (2000)
- Mahatma (2000)
- Ticket Tickets (2000)
- Paapigala Lokadalli (2000)
- Durgada Huli (2000)
- Independence Day (2000)
- Khadga (2000)
- Rashtra Geethe (2001)
- Grama Devathe (2001)
- Law and Order (2002)
- Anka (2003)
- Vijaya Dashami (2003)
- Monda (2004)
- The City (2004)
- Srirampura Police Station (2004)
- Bhagawan (2004)
- Mahasadhvi Mallamma (2005)
- Police Story 2 (2007)
- Rakshaka (2007)
- Sri Kshetra Kaivara Thathaiyya (2007)
- Citizen (2008)
- Aa Marma (2012)
- Kalpana (2012)
- Angulimala (2012)
- Samsaradalli Golmal (2012)
- Brindavana (2013)
- Angulimala (2014)
- Rose (2014)
- RangiTaranga (2015)
- Raj Bahaddur (2016)
- Mahaveera Machideva (2016)
- Run Antony (2016) - Special appearance
- Madamakki (2016)
- Nagarahavu (2016)
- Santhu Straight Forward (2016)
- Real Police (2017)
- Pataki (2017)
- Happy New Year (2017)
- Bharjari (2017)
- Women's Day (2017)
- Brihaspathi (2018)
- Kismath (2018) - guest appearance
- Ibbaru BTech Students Journey (2019)
- Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya (2019)
- Bharaate (2019)
- Yuvarathnaa (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
- Thaiyalkaran (1991)
- Kaaval Geetham (1992)
- Vaettiya Madichu Kattu (1998)
- Anthapuram (1999)
- Aathi (2006)
- Thenavattu (2008)
- Thiruvannamalai (2008)
- Kotti (2010)
- Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam (2010)
- A1 (2019)
- Anbarivu (2022)
- Vaathi (2023)
- Bagheera (2023)
- Diesel (2023)
As dubbing artist
| Actor | Titles | Notes |
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| Suman | Tarangini | |
| Neti Bharatam | ||
| Sitaara | ||
| Merupu Dhadi | ||
| Bava Bavamaridi | ||
| Athiradi Padai | ||
| Rajasekhar | Aahuti | also dubbed for Tamil versions of his films |
| Ankusam | ||
| Magaadu | ||
| Aagraham | ||
| Allari Priyudu | ||
| Gangmaster | ||
| Omkaram | ||
| Subhakaryam | ||
| Evadaithe Nakenti | ||
| PSV Garuda Vega | ||
| Rajinikanth | Baashha | For Telugu versions |
| Pedarayudu | ||
| Manoj K. Jayan | Thirumalai Souryam | |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Khuda Gawah | For Telugu dubbed version |
| Arjun Sarja | Singakottai | |
| Vijayakanth | Police Adhikari | For Telugu dubbed versions |
| Captain Prabhakaran | ||
| City Police | ||
| Raja Simha | ||
| Raghupathi IPS | ||
| Mathru Bhoomi | ||
| Vishnuvardhan | Sangathana | For Telugu dubbed versions |
| Suresh Gopi | Police Commissioner | For Telugu dubbed versions |
| Mammootty | Chief Minister | For Telugu dubbed versions |
| The King | ||
| Delhi Simham | ||
| Mohanlal | Yoddha | For Telugu dubbed versions |
| Abhimanyu |
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