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Sonu Sood

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Sonu Sood (Hindi: सोनू सूद, born 22 May 1973, in Moga, Punjab) is a former model and Indianactor who has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films.[1] A participant in the Mr. India contest, he has appeared in commercials for Apollo Tyres, Airtel etc.[2] In Tollywood he is best known for his role as the antagonist in the film Arundhati



Personal life

Sonu Sood was born in Moga, Punjab, and was brought up in Nagpur. He grew up with two sisters. His father was an entrepreneur and his mother was a teacher.[4] A graduate in engineering, he is married to Sonali and they have a son named Ishant.[4]

[edit]Career

His first film in Tamil was Majnu (2001). The film did not fetch him any recognition. He made his acting debut in Hindi films with Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh in 2002, which won critical acclaim for his performance. But he was better noticed as Abhishek Bachchan's brother in Mani Ratnam's Yuva (2004) and in Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005).[5] Recently, Sonu did some steamy stuff in Sheesha (2005) and Siskiyaan (2005).
In Tollywood, with the release of Super in 2005, he received greater recognition for his work.[6] In this film, his co-star was Nagarjuna as a high-tech thief. However, the film didn't perform as well as expected. His next film was Athadu, which was a super-hit, but didn't help in building his image. In 2006 he again portrayed the antagonist in Ashok. It was an average grosser, but by now he had become popular in Telugu films.
It was Arundhati that took him to the greatest unimagined heights in a non-local industry. He played the role of Aghora. This film turned out to be the biggest Telugu hit of that year.
Following the Tollywood hit of Arundhati, in February of 2008, he played the role of Rajkumar Sujamal in the Indian epic film, Jodha Akbar.
In 2009, he played the role of Gangster Bada in Anjaneyulu opposite Ravi Teja, but the role held less scope for his acting skills. In the latter half of 2009, he acted in another Telugu film, Ek Niranjan, in which he again played the antagonist. The film received mixed reviews, but Sood was critically praised for his portrayal of a sadistic villain. His histrionics and slang mixing English with Telugu in this film proved to be sensational.
In 2010, he played the lead antagonist in Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg, co-starring with Salman Khan.[7]

[edit]Awards and nominations

[edit]Filmography


YearTitleRoleLanguageOther notes
1998Hands UpVillianTelugu
2001MajunuVillainTamil
2002Shaheed-E-AzamBhagat SinghPunjabi
Zindagi Khoobsurat HaiHindi
2003Ammailu AbbailuTelugu
Kovilpatti VeeralakshmiRajiv MathurTamil
Kahan Ho TumKaranHindi
2004Mission MumbaiHindi
YuvaGopal SinghHindi
2005SheeshaRajHindi
ChandramukhiOomayanTamil
SuperSonuTelugu
AthaduMalliTelugu
Aashiq Banaya AapneKaranHindi
SiskiyaanDr. VishwasHindi
2006AshokK. K.Telugu
Rockin' MeeraPrinceEnglish
2008Jodhaa AkbarPrince SujamalHindiNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Mr. MedhaviSiddharthTelugu
City LifeTelugu
Singh Is KinngLakhan 'Lucky' Singh (The King)Hindi
Ek Vivah Aisa BhiPrem AjmeraHindi
2009ArundhatiPasupathiTeluguWinner, Nandi Award for Best Villain
Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner, Santosham Best Villain Award
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Winner, South Scope Best Character actor Award
Dhoondte Reh JaaogeAryanHindi
AnjaneyuluBadaTelugu
Bangaru BabuTelugu
Ek NiranjanJohnny bhaiTelugu
City of LifeBasuEmirati
Ek: The Power of OneBasuHindi
2010DivorceHindiPost-production
Kuch Din Kuch PalHindiPost-production
DabanggChhedi SinghHindiWinner Best Actor in Negative role in Apsara Awards
2011ShaktiTelugu

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