Vishwak Sen

Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, editor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead 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, HIT: The First Case (2020), Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam (2022), Ori Devuda (2022), Gaami (2024) and his second directorial, Das Ka Dhamki (2023).

Early life

Vishwak Sen was born as Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995 in Hyderabad, India. He changed his name to Vishwak Sen 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.

Career Vishwak Sen made his acting debut with Bangaru Babu (2009) and his lead acting debut with Vellipomakey (2017). The latter was released to above-average reviews, and a reviewer from The Times of India stated that "Vishwak Sen does a good job at playing Chandu and is a natural". 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. Sen made his directorial debut with Falaknuma Das (2019), a remake of Angamaly Diaries. The film was released to mixed reviews, but the depiction of Old City, Hyderabad, was praised. His next film was HIT: The First Case (2020), produced by actor Nani. HIT was released to positive reviews from critics. In 2021 he starred in Paagal alongside Nivetha Pethuraj, which received mixed reviews from critics. In May 2022, he starred in Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam. In October 2022, he starred in Ori Devuda along with Mithila Palkar and Asha Bhat. It is a remake of the Tamil film Oh My Kadavule. 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, was released to mixed reviews from critics with praise towards Vishwak Sen's performance, music, action sequences, and cinematography. He was next seen in Boo, which premiered on JioCinema. In 2024, he starred in Gaami as an Aghora and the film opened up to positive reviews.

Filmography

All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

+ List of Vishwak Sen film credits Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bangaru Babu Smoking boy Child actor 2022 Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Arjun Kumar Allam Ori DevudaArjun Durgaraju Mukhachitram Advocate Viswamitra Extended cameo appearance 2023Das Ka DhamkiKrishna Das and Dr. Sanjay Rudra Dual role; also director, writer and producer BooAakash Simultaneously shot in Tamil 2024 Gaami Shankar Gangs of GodavariLankala Ratnakar alias "Tiger" Ratna Mechanic RockyNagumomu Rakesh "Rocky" and NagireddeppaDual role

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