Dilip Kumar Salvadi (born 30 April 1985) is an Indian actor, director, and editor who works predominately in Telugu and Tamil films.
Career
He started his career as a child artist between the early 1990s and 2000s starting with Number One (1994).[2] As a child artist, he has performed in more than 20 films, and is most noted for playing the younger version of Gopichand in Jayam (2002) and its Tamil remake.[1][3] He began his career as a lead protagonist in the movie Seenu c/o Anu (2005).[1] He continued for a decade for several films in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil. He collaborated with director Arjunaraja for three films: Maiyam Konden, Kovalanin Kadhali and Thiru-pugaz.[4][5] He starred in Sasi Shanker's Pagadai Pagadai (2014) in dual roles.[6][7]
In 2019, he worked as a director for the period film Diksoochi (2019).[8][9][10] Regarding his performance in the film, a critic wrote that "Dileep Kumar played multiple roles for the film, as an actor, as a director, and as an editor. He played his part very well in the movie. As a story-teller, he is brilliant and at the same time, as an actor, he is good. He scored good marks in the debut".[11]
Filmography
- Child Artist
- Note: all films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Number One | Young Vijay's brother | |
| Thodi Kodallu | Boy at funeral | ||
| Bhale Mammayya | Chinni | ||
| Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam | Young Bangaraiah's son | ||
| 1995 | Pokiri Raja | CM's son | |
| Mounam | Kiran's son | ||
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Newspaper boy | |
| College Student | Hero's Neighbour | ||
| 1998 | Bavagaru Bagunnara | Boy in celebration | |
| Manasichi Choodu | Boy on cycle | ||
| 1999 | Sneham Kosam | Young Simhadri | |
| Manikyam | Meenakshi's brother | ||
| Anaganaga Oka Ammai | Tea shop boy | ||
| 2000 | Annayya | Young Rajaram | |
| Manasichanu | Heroine's friend | ||
| Maa Annayya | Young Madhu | ||
| 2001 | Daddy | Car accident boy | |
| 2002 | Jayam | Young Raghu | |
| 2003 | Jayam | Young Raghu | Tamil film |
| 2005 | Bhagmati | Youngster | Hindi film |
- Lead Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Seenu c/o Anu | Seenu | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Venkat Tho Alivelu | Venkat | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Steps | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Maiyam Konden | Tamil | ||
| Oke Oka Chance | Telugu | |||
| Thiru-pugaz | Pugal | Tamil | ||
| Na Sami Ranga | Seenu | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Kovalanin Kadhali | Pandian | Tamil | |
| Pagadai Pagadai | Saravanan, Karthik Kameshwaran |
Tamil | dual roles | |
| 2019 | Diksoochi | Dileep | Telugu | Also director, writer and editor |
| 2025 | Shambhala | TBA | Telugu | Also director and writer |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Vandemataram | Telugu | Child artist | |
| 1996-97 | Punarapi Jananam | Telugu | ||
| 1996-97 | Drusthi | Telugu | ||
| 1996-97 | Dongala Bandi | Telugu | ||
| 1996-97 | Srimath Virat Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitha | Veera Brahma Swami | Telugu | |
| 1997–2001 | Ruthuragalu | Vardhan | Telugu | |
| Malle Pandhiri | Telugu | |||
| 2022 | She | Chinnanna | Hindi | Netflix series; season 2 episode "The Test" |
References
- ^ a b c "Audio Function - Seenu c/o Anu". Idlebrain.com. 18 March 2004.
- ^ "Diksoochi movie audio in markets". The Times of India. 1 February 2019.
- ^ V. Lakshmi (4 May 2013). "Title change for a reason". The Times of India.
- ^ Arvind (December 2012). "கோவலனின் காதலி". Thendral (in Tamil).
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (11 May 2013). "Audio Beat: Thiru Pugazh - Soothing strains". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Perazhagan director's next film titled Pagadai Pagadai". The Times of India. 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Pagadai Pagadai". iFlicks. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
- ^ "From being a child artiste to a director". Deccan Chronicle. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "'Diksoochi' Trailer: Dilip Kumar Salvadi's film looks like a promising devotional mystery thriller". The Times of India. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Dilip Kumar Salvadi's Diksoochi to release on April 26". The Times of India. 24 April 2019.
- ^ Vyas (27 April 2019). "Diksoochi Movie Review & Rating {2.75}". The Hans India.