# Sudev Nair

Sudev Nair (born 14 April 1985) is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He is best known for his performance in My Life Partner (2014), for which he was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor in 2014. He has also starred in the 2019 Hindi film, India's Most Wanted in the title role opposite Arjun Kapoor.
His other notable works include Gulaab Gang (2014) and Anarkali (2015) and Karinkunnam 6's (2016), the latter being his Hindi film debut. He debuted in Telugu cinema with Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023) and as the main antagonist in Extra Ordinary Man (2023).

## Early life

Despite being placed in the campus placements after Bachelors in Engineering, his passion for cinema drove him towards his Post graduation training at the Pune Film Institute. His film-making career began with various short films in different genres, which were included in competitions and festivals at national and international levels. His short ad for Mountain Dew soft drink was shortlisted to the finals at the MOFILM Barcelona Ad Film Fest in 2010.

## Career

His acting career began with the Hindi film Gulaab Gang (2014), directed by Soumik Sen. Set with a plot on the struggle of Indian Women, Gulaab Gang had an ensemble star cast including Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. The movie was praised by critics garnering positive response for the actors' performances. Sudev then went on to star in debutant M. B. Padmakumar's My Life Partner, which dealt with the emotional relationship between two men. The movie became garnered controversy and faced issues with its release. Sudev played the role of Kiran, for which he went on to win the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor 2014.
Sudev then appeared in Anarkali (2015).
In 2023 he appeared in lead role of The Jengaburu Curse.

## Awards and recognition

* Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor - My Life Partner
* Malanadu TV Best Actor in a Negative Role - Bheeshma Parvam

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Arm | News Anchor | English | |
| 2014 | Gulaab Gang | Arjun Shankar | Hindi | |
| 2014 | My Life Partner | Kiran | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Anarkali | Naseeb Imam | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Karinkunnam 6'S | Ekru | Malayalam | |
| 2016 | Campus Diary | Nikhil | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Ezra | Abraham Ezra | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Angarajyathe Jimmanmar | William | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Call | Call Taxi Driver | Malayalam | Short film |
| 2018 | Men At My Door | Jerry | Malayalam | Short film |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Bro. Simon | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Kayamkulam Kochunni | Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Mikhael | Francis Davi | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Athiran | Jeevan Thomas | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | India's Most Wanted | Yusuf | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Thakkol | Silvester | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Mamangam | Rarichan | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Thrissur Pooram | Sudheep Rangan | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | One | MP Dinesh Rajan | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Old Monk | Shashank Radhakrishna | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Bheeshma Parvam | Rajan Madhavan Nair | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | CBI 5: The Brain | S.I Iqbal | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Twenty One Hours | Renjith Menon | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Pathonpatham Noottandu | Padaveedan Nambi | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Heaven | DySP Bijoy Kuruvilla | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Kotthu | C.I.Indrajith | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Monster | Anil Chandra | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Khedda | Sarath | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Vazhakku | | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Thuramukham | Pacheek | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Tiger Nageswara Rao | Kasi | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Extra Ordinary Man | Nero | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Thankamani | Roy | Malayalam | |
| 2024 | Devara: Part 1 | Samara | Telugu | |
| 2025 | Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups | TBA | Kannada English | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Language |
| 2023 | The Jengaburu Curse | Dhruv Kanan | SonyLIV | Hindi |