Pradeep Rawat

Pradeep Rawat (21 January 1952 – 4 August 2026) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language films. Notable for playing villainous roles, Rawat's first appearance was in B.R. Chopra's Mahabharat as Ashwatthama.

Life and career Rawat was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India on 21 January 1952. He was introduced into Telugu cinema with the film Sye. In Tamil cinema, he acted in the film Ghajini (2005) where he appeared in a double negative role. He reprised his role in the Hindi remake. He debuted in Kannada cinema with Parodi; Malayalam cinema with China Town; Bengali cinema with Hero 420 and Bhojpuri cinema with Crack Fighter.

Rawat died from blood cancer in Mumbai, on 4 August 2026, at the age of 74.

Awards 2004: Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for Sye 2012: Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for Mangala 2014: Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for Naayak

Filmography Telugu

2026Gaayapadda SimhamBhikshu Das

Hindi

Tamil

Kannada Year Title Role 2007 Parodi 2008 Gaja Soorappa 2009 Abhay MLA Narasimha Murthy 2013 Bachchan Minister Madhusudhan Election Narasimha 2016 Shivalinga Baba Lakshmana 2022 Champion TBA Thrishulam

Malayalam

Other language films

Television