Vishwak Sen

VishwakSen (born Dinesh Naidu; 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his debut as an actor in 2017 with the film Vellipomakey. He made his debut as a director in 2019 with the film Falaknuma Das . His notable works are Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018) , HIT: The First Case (2020), Ori Devuda (2022), and his second directorial, Das Ka Dhamki (2023).

Not to be confused with Vishvaksena.

Vishwak Sen
Vishwak in 2023
Born
Dinesh Naidu

(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
Dilsukhnagar , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2017–present
FamilyKarate Raju (Father)
Vanmaye (Sister)

Early life

VishwakSen was born as Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995, in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1][2] He changed his name to VishwakSen in adulthood, prior to entering the film industry, as per numerology on the suggestion of his father, who believed he would never achieve success with his birth name.[3]

Career

VishwakSen made his acting debut with Vellipomakey (2017). The film released to above average reviews and a reviewer from The Times of India stated that "VishwakSen does a good job at playing Chandu and is a natural".[4][5] in 2018, he starred in Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam of Pelli Choopulu fame. The film received positive reviews upon release and was a success at the box office.[6][7] Sen made his directorial debut with Falaknuma Das (2019), a remake of Angamaly Diaries.[8][9] The film released to mixed reviews, but the depiction of Old City, Hyderabad was praised.[10][11] His next film was HIT: The First Case (2020) produced by actor Nani.[12][13] HIT released to positive reviews from critics.[14] In 2021 he starred in Paagal alongside Nivetha Pethuraj, which received mixed reviews from critics.[15] In May 2022, he starred in Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam.[16] In October 2022, he starred in Ori Devuda along with Mithila Palkar and Asha Bhat. It was a remake of the Tamil film Oh My Kadavule.[17] The film garnered decent to mixed reviews from critics praising the performances and storyline of the film. In March 2023, his second directorial film Das Ka Dhamki starring himself in a dual role and was released where it received mixed reviews from critics with praise towards VishwakSen's performance, music, action sequences and cinematography.[18] He was last seen in Boo that was premiered on JioCinema.[19] VishwakSen will be seen as an Aghora in his upcoming movie Gaami. Directed by vidyadhar Kagita.

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of VishwakSen film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017VellipomakeyChandrasekhar "Chandu"Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu[4]
2018Ee Nagaraniki EmaindhiVivekSantosham Film Award for Best Debut Actor [6]
2019Falaknuma DasDasAlso director, writer, and co-producer[8]
2020HIT: The First CaseVikram Rudraraju[14]
2021PaagalPrem[20]
2022Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna KalyanamArjun Kumar Allam [21]
Ori Devuda Arjun Durgaraju [22]
Mukhachitram Viswamitra Cameo appearance [23]
2023 Das Ka Dhamki Dr. Sanjay Rudra/Krishna Das[24] Also director and producer [25]
Boo Aakash Bilingual film

[26]

Gangs of Godavari † Lankala Ratna Filming

[27]

TBA VS10 † TBA Filming

[28]

Gaami † Shankar Post-production [29]

Awards and nominations
List of VishwakSen awards and nominations
Year Title Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Vellipomakey 7th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Debut – Telugu Nominated
2019 Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi 17th Santosham Film Awards Best Debut Actor Won
2021 Falaknuma Das 20th Santosham Film Awards Best Debut Director Won
9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director – Telugu Nominated

References
  1. Jonnalagedda, Pranitha (16 January 2017). "Vellipomake actor Vishwak Sen talks about his journey to filmdom". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Happy Birthday Vishwak Sen: Fans pour in wishes for the HIT actor on his special day". The Times of India. 29 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "విశ్వక్ సేన్ అసలు పేరు ఏంటో తెలుసా?" [Do you know Vishwak Sen's real name?]. News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (1 September 2017). "'Vellipomakey' review: Simple story told well". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. "Vellipomakey Movie Review {3/5}: Critic review of Vellipomakey by Times of India". The Times of India. 2 September 2017.
  6. "Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi Movie Review {3.5/5}: A hilarious film which takes you on a roller coaster ride and brings you the unexpected". The Times of India.
  7. "'Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi' box office collections: Tharun Bhascker's second feature film rakes in $179,263 gross in the US". The Times of India. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (19 February 2019). "With native flavour". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. "Vishwak Sen says half of the shoot is completed for his upcoming directorial Falaknuma Das". The Times of India. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Falaknuma Das movie review {2/5}: A film let down by chaos and juvenility". The Times of India.
  11. "Here's what Sukumar has to say about Vishwak Sen's 'Falaknuma Das'". The Times of India. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. "Watch | Teaser of Vishwak Sen-starrer 'Hit' is out". The Hindu. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 February 2020). "Vishwak Sen is on his mark for a 'HIT'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (28 February 2020). "'HIT' movie review: This Vishwak Sen-starrer hits close to the bull's eye". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. "Paagal Telugu Movie Review". 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  16. "Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Movie Review : Vishwak Sen shines and steals hearts as Arjun Kumar Allam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  17. "'Ori Devuda' movie review: An earnest, but unnecessary 'Oh My Kadavule' remake". The Hindu. 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  18. "Das Ka Dhamki movie review: A typical commercial potboiler". 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  19. "Vishwak Sen's old Telugu film streams directly on OTT; the audience says, "It is the poor version of RGVs 'Darna Mana Hai!'". The Times of India. 31 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  20. "'Uppena' fame Krithi Shetty to romance Vishwak Sen in 'Paagal'?". The Times of India. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  21. "Vishwak Sen becomes Arjun Kumar Allam". Telugu cinema. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  22. "Oh My Kadavule Telugu remake titled Ori Devuda". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  23. Namasthe Telangana (30 March 2022). "లాయర్‌ విశ్వామిత్ర" (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. Vishwak Sen acted in dual role.
  25. Kondi, Suresh [@SureshKondi_] (16 March 2022). ". @VishwakSenActor' #DasKaDhamki Regular Shoot commences today in Hyderabad. Directed by the #VishwakSen himself. Co-🌟ing @Nivetha_Tweets t.co/kT40zgfN1Y" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  26. "BOO starring Vishwaksen, Rakul Preet, and Nivetha to have a direct release". 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  27. "Vishwak sen and Sithara Entertainments VS11 is Gangs of Godavari". Filmyfocus. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  28. "vishwak sens project with director ravi teja completes its first schedule". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  29. "Vishwak Sen's long-delayed film aiming for Summer release". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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