# Sumedh Mudgalkar

Sumedh Mudgalkar (born 2 November 1996) is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a dancer. He is best known for his work as Shushim in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, as Lord Krishna in RadhaKrishn and as Darkie in the Disney+ Hotstar series Escaype Live.

## Career
### Dancing

He made his dance debut on a Marathi reality show, Dance Maharashtra Dance, in 2012 at the age of 15 and was one of the finalists. He appeared in Dance India Dance (Season 4) in 2013, where he reached the finals, finishing as 3rd runner-up.

### Acting

Mudgalkar made his acting debut in Channel V’s Dil Dosti Dance, a dance-based youth show where he portrayed the role of Raghavendra "Raghav" Pratap Singh. Then he became known for portraying the main antagonist Yuvraj Sushim in the Indian historical drama Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.
Sumedh next moved to the Marathi film industry with a cameo in the 2016 film Ventilator as Karan. He then appeared in Manjha, which was his first film as a main antagonist as well as lead actor, in which he portrayed the role of a psychopath named Vicky. In 2018, he played the role of Salil in Bucket List. Recently, he has also been shooting for the Marathi film Mann Yedyagat Zaala. In 2018, he featured in a music video for a Marathi song Bekhabar Kashi Tu.
From October 2018 to January 2023, he played the role of Lord Krishna, Lord Vishnu and Lord Rama in Swastik Productions' television series RadhaKrishn on Star Bharat opposite Mallika Singh. In 2021, he reprised his role of Lord Vishnu along with Mallika Singh and Basant Bhatt in RadhaKrishn's prequel series Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki which also aired on Star Bharat and ended in July 2022.
In 2022 he featured as Darkie in Disney+ Hotstar's web series Escaype Live produced and directed by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under Swastik Productions.
From May to June 2023, he portrayed the role of Hatim al-Tai opposite Srishti Jain in Sony SAB's Ali Baba.

### Singing

Sumedh made his singing debut in a single, "Mere Paas Tum Raho", in March 2023. The music video featured Sumedh alongside Ambika Devi.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2016 | Ventilator | Karan | Marathi | Guest appearance |
| 2017 | Manjha | Vicky | Marathi | |
| 2018 | Bucket List | Salil | Marathi |
| 2024 | Man Yedyagat Zala | Yash | Marathi | |
| TBA | Vicky - Full of Love | | Marathi | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013–2014 | Dance India Dance (Season 4) | Contestant | 3rd runner-up |
| 2014 | Dil Dosti Dance | Raghavendra "Raghav" Pratap Singh | |
| 2015–2016 | Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat | Young Sushim | |
| 2017 | Jhalak Dikhla Jaa (Season 9) | Himself | Episode 24 |
| 2018–2023 | RadhaKrishn | Lord Krishna/Lord Vishnu/Lord Ram/Lord Srinivasa/Lord Parshuram | |
| 2019 | Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi | Narrator | |
| 2020 | Jai Deva Shree Ganesha | Lord Krishna | |
| 2021–2022 | Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki | Lord Vishnu | |
| 2022 | Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti | Himself | Episode 27 |
| 2023 | Bigg Boss OTT 2 | Himself | Episode 30 |
| 2023 | Ali Baba: Ek Andaaz Andekha | Hatim | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2022 | Escaype Live | Darkie | | |
| TBA | GOATS | | | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Language |
| 2018 | Bekhabar Kashi Tu | Rohit Raut | Marathi |
| 2020 | Meri Hai Maa | Tarsh | Hindi |
| 2022 | Tu Hi Toh Hai | Abhi Dutt, Shambhavi Thakur | Hindi |
| 2023 | Sazishen | Inam Ul Haq | Hindi |
| 2023 | Ramti Aave | Abhinav Shekhar, Priyanka Kher | Hindi |

### Discography

| Year | Title | Co-singer | Composer | Language | Ref. |
| 2023 | Mere Paas Tum Raho | Prateeksha | Mohit Lalwani | Hindi | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
| 2018 | Filmfare Awards Marathi | Best Actor | Manjha | Nominated |
| 2019 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple (Jury) (with Mallika Singh) | RadhaKrishn | Won |
| 2019 | Gold Awards | Best Debut Actor (Male) | RadhaKrishn | Won |
| 2021 | 20th Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular | RadhaKrishn | Nominated |
| 2022 | 21st Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular | RadhaKrishn | Nominated |
| 2022 | 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - Drama | RadhaKrishn | Nominated |
| 2022 | 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - Drama | Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki | Nominated |
| 2022 | 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - OTT | Escaype Live | Nominated |
| 2022 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Male): Drama | Escaype Live | Nominated |
| 2023 | Indian Telly Awards | Fan Favorite Actor/ Actress - Mytho/ Super Natural | RadhaKrishn | Won |
| 2023 | 23rd Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular | RadhaKrishn | Nominated |

## Media image

He was ranked in The Times of India's "Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra" at No. 17 in 2018, at No.15 in 2019, and at No. 6 in 2020.