Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood (, born 22 May 1973, in Moga, Punjab) is an Indian actor who has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films. In Tollywood he is best known for his antagonist role in the film Arundhati.
Career
In Tollywood, his first film in Tamil was Majnu (2001). This film didn't fetch him any recognition. With the release of Super in 2005, he got good recognition. In this film, his co-star was Nagarjuna as a hi-tech thief, but the film didn't perform 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 became 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 a Aghora. This film turned out to be the biggest hit of that year. He was awarded the Nandi Award for the best Villain in this film.

In 2009, he played the role of Gangster Bada in Anjaneyulu opposite Ravi Teja, but the role held less scope for his acting chops. In the later half of 2009, he acted in another Telugu film, Ek Niranjan, in which he again played as the antagonist. The film received mixed reviews, but Sood was praised critically for his portrayal of a sadistic villain. His histrionics and slang of mixing English dialogues with Telugu in this film proved his worth.

Awards and nominations
2009: Winner, Nandi Award for Best Villain- ArundhatiFilmography
Year Title Role Language Other notes
1998 Hands Up Villan Telugu
2001 Majunu Villain Tamil
2002 Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjabi
Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai Hindi
2003 Ammailu Abbailu Telugu
Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi Rajiv Mathur Tamil
Kahan Ho Tum Karan Hindi
2004 Mission Mumbai Hindi
Yuva Gopal Singh Hindi
2005 Sheesha Raj Hindi
Chandramukhi Oomayan Tamil
Super Sonu Telugu
Athadu Malli Telugu
Aashiq Banaya Aapne Karan Hindi
Siskiyaan Dr. Vishwas Hindi
2006 Ashok K. K. Telugu
Rockin' Meera Prince English, USA film
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Rajput Prince Sujamal Hindi
Mr. Medhavi Siddharth Telugu
City Life Telugu
Singh Is Kinng Lakhan 'Lucky' Singh (The King) Hindi
Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi Prem Ajmera Hindi
2009 Arundhati Pasupathi Telugu Nandi award for Best Villan
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Aryan Hindi
Anjaneyulu Bada Telugu
Bangaru Babu Telugu
Ek Niranjan Johnny bhai Telugu
City of Life Basu Emirati
Ek: The Power Of One Basu Hindi
2010 Divorce Hindi Post-Production
Kuch Din Kuch Pal Hindi Post-Production
Dabangg Cheddi Singh Hindi Releasing September 10, 2010


2009: Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award- Jodhaa Akbar

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