Sai Kumar

Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born 27 July 1960) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and television presenter who works primarily in Telugu and Kannada cinema. He has received three Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards, and two South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA). His performance in Prasthanam was included in the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion. In addition to acting, he has worked extensively as a dubbing artist.

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.

Sai Kumar's son Aadi is an actor in Telugu cinema.

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. 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.' and his performance in the film was not only praised by the critics, but also earned him an IIFA Utsavam and SIIMA Award. He produces his son's film Aadi titled Garam (2016).

In 2019, the brothers Sai Kumar, Ravi Shankar and Ayyappa to play a major role in Sriimurali starrer Bharaate. After essaying a number of amazing roles as a male protagonist and a character artiste, Sai Kumar makes OTT debut with Gaalivaana (2022).

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.

Awards

Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Villain – Samanyudu (2006) Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor – Prasthanam (2010)

Filmfare Awards 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)

IIFA Utsavam IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Kannada) – RangiTaranga (2015)

CineMAA Awards CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Prasthanam (2010)

SIMA Awards

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 - Prasthanam (2010) 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. '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.

Filmography

As actor Telugu

Kannada

Tamil Year Title Role Note 1991 Thaiyalkaran Jayabal 1992 Kaaval Geetham Ramesh 1998 Vaettiya Madichu Kattu Madurai Muthupandi 1999 Anthapuram Prakash 2000 Independence Day 2006 Aathi RDX 2008 Thenavattu Suryaprakash Thiruvannamalai MLA Poongundran 2010 Kotti Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam Ulakkai 2019 A1 Inspector Jayaraman 2022 Anbarivu Prakasham 2023 Vaathi Muthu Pandian Bagheera Inspector Sai Kumar 2025 Diesel Manoharan

As dubbing artist + List of P. Sai Kumar film credits as dubbing artist Actor Titles Notes Suman Tarangini Neti Bharatam Sitaara Merupu Dhadi America Alludu Bava Bavamaridi Athiradi Padai Rajasekhar Aahuti also dubbed for Tamil versions of his films Ankusam Magaadu Aagraham Allari Priyudu Gangmaster Aavesam Omkaram Subhakaryam Evadaithe Nakenti PSV Garuda Vega Rajinikanth Baashha For Telugu versions PedarayuduVeeraNene Rajinikanth Alludu Tiger Shiva Vijaya Patnam Vachina Monagadu Nam Annayya For Kannada Version Lal Salaam For Telugu versionManoj K. Jayan ThirumalaiSouryamAmitabh Bachchan Khuda GawahFor Telugu dubbed versionArjun 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 and Tamil dubbed versions AbhimanyuSathyarajSastriSarathkumarMande SuryuduKabir Bedi Hari Hara Veera Mallu Radha Ravi Chamanthi

As producer Garam