Sudev Nair

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In this Indian name, the name Nair is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sudev.
Sudev Nair
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OccupationActor, Filmmaker, Model
Years active2014-present
Family
  • V. Vijayakumar (Father)
  • Subhada Vijayakumar (Mother)
  • Sujai Nair (Brother)
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Actor, 2014

Sudev Nair is an Indian film actor and model best known for his performance[1] in the Malayalam film My Life Partner, for which he was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2014.[2] He also starred in the 2019 Hindi film India's Most Wanted in the title role opposite Arjun Kapoor.

His other works include the Hindi film Gulaab Gang (2014) and the Malayalam film[3] Anarkali (2015). He also played a notable role in the movie Karinkunnam 6'S. He also played the title character in the movie Ezra, along with Prithviraj Sukumaran. He is also well known for writing, directing and starring in India's first Mockumentary web series Not Fit (TVF and Dice Media) which won many international awards and was also featured at MAMI in 2016.

Personal life.[]

Sudev, whose family hails from Palakkad, was born and brought up in Mumbai, India, with his early schooling completed at Sulochanadevi Singhania High School, Thane. He completed his 11th and 12th at V.G Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mulund. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur in 2007. Sudev also holds a post graduation in Acting from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Trained in break dancing[4] and parkour, Sudev has also learnt Kathakali from Kerala Kalamandalam on a scholarship from SPIC MACAY during his course at the Pune Film Institute. He is also trained in combat arts such as Boxing, Karate, Judo and Kalari Payattu. He is a Bronze Medal holder in High Jump at the Under 16 National Games in the year 2001.

Despite being placed in the routine campus placements after Engineering, his passion for cinema[5] drove him towards his Post graduation at the Pune Film Institute. The inception of his film-making career began with various short films in various genres, which participated in competitions and festivals at National and International levels. His short ad for Mountain Dew soft drink was shortlisted to the finals at the MOFILM Barcelona Ad Film Fest[6] in 2010.

Film career[]

His acting career began with the Bollywood Film Gulaab Gang (2014), directed by Soumik Sen. Set with a plot on the struggle of Indian Women, Gulaab Gang had an ensemble star cast including Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. The movie was praised by critics garnering positive response[7] for the acting performances. Sudev then went on to star in debutant M. B. Padmakumar's My Life Partner, which dealt with the emotional relationship between two men. The movie became a controversy and faced issues with its release.[8] Sudev played the role of Kiran, for which he went on to win the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor 2014.

Sudev also appeared in Anarkali (2015).[9]

Awards and recognition[]

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - My Life Partner

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Ref.
2014 Million Dollar Arm News Anchor English
Gulaab Gang Arjun Shankar Hindi [10]
My Life Partner Kiran Malayalam [11]
2015 Anarkali Naseeb Imam Malayalam [8]
2016 Karinkunnam 6'S Ekru Malayalam [12]
Campus Diary Nikhil Malayalam [12]
2017 Ezra Abraham Ezra Malayalam
2018 Angarajyathe Jimmanmar William Malayalam
Abrahaminte Santhathikal Bro. Simon Malayalam [13]
Kayamkulam Kochunni Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Malayalam
2019 Mikhael Francis Davi Malayalam
Athiran Jeevan Thomas Malayalam
India's Most Wanted Yusuf Hindi
Thakkol Silvester Malayalam
Mamangam Rarichan Malayalam
Thrissur Pooram Sudheep Rangan Malayalam
2021 One MP Dinesh Rajan Malayalam
Kaduva Adv. Vincent Philip Malayalam
Pathonpatham Noottandu Padaveedan Nambi Malayalam [14]
Bheeshma Parvam M.L.A. Reginold Isow Malayalam
TBA Ezra Abraham Ezra Hindi
Thuramukham Pacheek Malayalam
Brahmāstra TBA Hindi
Kothth TBA Malayalam
21 hours TBA Kannada [15]
Old Monk TBA Kannada [16]
Khedda TBA Malayalam
Vazhakku TBA Malayalam [17]

Web series[]

Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
2017 Training Montage Gym Trainee YouTube Hindi
2018 People We See in Every Gym Supplement Salesman Filtercopy
Call Call Taxi Driver YouTube Malayalam Short film
Sleeplessly Yours Jessy
Men At My Door Jerry Short Film
2019-2020 Life As An Introvert Introvert Instagram English Own Production
2020–Present Dr.Saajan Sumesh Dr.Saajan Sumesh
Imaginary Girlfriend himself
Cats are Aliens
Not Fit Neerav Kapoor Hindi
First day of the gym be like Gym Trainer

References[]

  1. ^ "The Best Actor, Sudev". OneIndia.com.
  2. ^ "Sudev Nair, The Best actor".
  3. ^ "Sudev 'All Fit' for malayalam".
  4. ^ "Sudev, a trained dancer".
  5. ^ "I was surprised:Sudev Nair". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ^ "MOFILM Barcelona Ad Film Fest announced!".
  7. ^ "Gulab Gang, the old story of good vs evil".
  8. ^ a b "Following his heart". The Hindu. 20 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Prithviraj and Bijumenon pairs under script writer Sachy".
  10. ^ "Gulaab Gang". Bollywood Hungama.
  11. ^ "My Life Partner (2014)". Now Running.
  12. ^ a b "Sudev Nair to play a student leader". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  13. ^ "Sudev Nair in 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' and 'Abrahaminte Santhathikal'". The Times Of India. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. ^ "പടവീടൻ നമ്പിയായി സുദേവ് നായർ; 'പത്തൊൻപതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിലെ' ക്യാരക്റ്റർ പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". News18. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Durga Krishna, Rahul Madhav and Sudev Nair star in the Kannada thriller, 21 Hours". The Times Of India. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Trailer Talk: M.G. Srini's 'Old Monk' promises a full-fledged family entertainer will plenty of laughs". Times Of India. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Sudev Nair shares hilarious joke about New Year cake-cutting on Vazhak sets". The Times Of India. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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