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Sonu Sood

Sonu sood 2012.jpg

Sood in 2012

Born 30 July 1973 (age 47)[1]

Moga, Punjab, India[2]

Education Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur (B.E.)

Occupation

Actormodelfilm producerhumanitarian

Years active 1999–present

Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian film actor, producer, and humanitarian who acts
predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi films.

In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for
Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster Arundhati.[3] In 2010, he garnered
the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a
Negative Role for the Bollywood blockbuster Dabangg.[4] In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best
Actor in a Negative Role for Julayi.[5] He is best known for roles in blockbuster films such as Yuva (2004),
Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Ashok (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Dookudu (2011),
Shootout at Wadala (2013), Happy New Year (2014), Kung Fu Yoga (2017) and Simmba (2018).[6][7]

He also appeared in commercials for Apollo Tyres and Airtel.[8][9]

In July 2016, he established the production house Shakti Sagar Productions, which is named after his
father, Shakti Sagar Sood.[10]

Contents
1 Career

2 Filmography

3 Personal life

3.1 Social work during the COVID-19 pandemic

4 See also

5 References

6 External links

Career

In 1999, Sood was introduced to Tamil language films with Kallazhagar and Nenjinile. He then appeared
as an antagonist in the Telugu film Hands Up! in 2000. In 2001, he appeared in Majunu. He then began
starring in Hindi films, with Shaheed-E-Azam, as Bhagat Singh in 2002. Sood earned recognition as
Abhishek Bachchan's brother in Mani Ratnam's Yuva in 2004 and in Aashiq Banaya Aapne in 2005.[9]

In Tollywood, with the release of Super in 2005, he received greater recognition for his work.[11] In this
film, his co-star was Nagarjuna as a high-tech thief. His next film was Athadu. In 2006, he again
portrayed the antagonist in Ashok. It was an average grosser, but by now he had become popular in
Telugu films.

In 2009, he played the role of Pasupathy in Arundhati. Following the Tollywood release of Arundhati, he
played the role of Rajkumar Sujamal in the Indian epic film Jodha Akbar, directed by Ashutosh
Gowariker. In 2009, he played the role of gangster Bada in Anjaneyulu opposite Ravi Teja. In the latter
half of 2009, he acted in another Telugu film Ek Niranjan, in which he again played the antagonist. In
2010, he played the lead antagonist in Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg, co-starring with Salman Khan.[12]
His Kannada debut with Sudeep, Vishnuvardhana (2011), released to positive reviews of his
performance.[13]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes

1999 Kallazhagar Soumya Narayanan (Priest) Tamil

Nenjinile Gangster Tamil

2000 Hands Up! Tuglak Telugu

Sandhitha Velai Sandeep Tamil

2001 Majunu Heena's brother Tamil

2002 Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Hindi

Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai MuraadHindi

Raja BhavaniTamil

2003 Ammayilu Abbayilu Rakesh Telugu

Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi Rajiv Mathur Tamil

Kahan Ho Tum Karan Hindi

2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Lt. Col Shah Nawaz Khan Hindi

Mission Mumbai Capt. Rajeev Singh Hindi

Yuva Gopal Singh Hindi

2005 Sheesha Raj Hindi

Chandramukhi Oomayan Tamil

Super Sonu Telugu

Athadu Malli Telugu

Aashiq Banaya Aapne Karan Oberoi Hindi

Siskiyaan Dr. Vishwas Hindi

Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife Siddharth Joshi Hindi

2006 Ashok K K Telugu

Rockin' Meera Prince English

2008 Jodhaa Akbar Prince Sujamal Hindi Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award

Mr Medhavi Siddharth Telugu

Singh Is Kinng Lakhan 'Lucky' Singh Hindi

Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi Prem Ajmera Hindi

2009 Arundhati Pasupathi Telugu Nandi Award for Best Villain

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)

Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge Aryan Hindi

Anjaneyulu Bada Telugu

Bangaru Babu Rajendra Telugu

Ek Niranjan Johnny Bhai Telugu

City of Life Basu/Peter Patel English

2010 Dabangg Chhedi Singh Hindi Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role

IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role

2011 Shakti Mukthar Telugu

Theenmaar Sudhir Telugu

Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap ACP Karan Malhotra Hindi

Kandireega BhavaniTelugu

Dookudu Nayak Telugu

Vishnuvardhana Adhishesha Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a

Negative Role - Kannada

Nominated, Sandalwood Star Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role

Nominated, Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male

Osthe Boxer Daniel Tamil

2012 Maximum Inspector Pratap Pandit Hindi

Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara? Phanindra Bhupathi Telugu

Julai Bittu Telugu Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Telugu

2013 Madha Gaja Raja Tamil Unreleased

Shootout at Wadala Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar Hindi

Ramaiya Vastavaiya Raghuveer

Bhai James Telugu

R... Rajkumar Shivraj Gurjar Hindi

2014 Entertainment Arjun

Aagadu Damodar Telugu

Happy New Year Jagmohan Prakash (Jag) Hindi

2015 Gabbar Is Back Balbir Singh

2016 Saagasam Bittu Tamil

Xuanzang Harsha Mandarin

Ishq Positive Himself Urdu Pakistani Film

Cameo appearance

Devi Raj Khanna Tamil

Abhinetri Telugu

Tutak Tutak Tutiya Hindi Also producer

2017 Kung Fu Yoga Randall Mandarin

Hindi

English

2018 Paltan Maj. Bishen Singh Hindi

Simmba Durva Ranade Hindi

2019 Kurukshetra Arjuna Kannada

Devi 2 Raj Khanna Tamil Cameo Appearance

Abhinetri 2 Telugu

Sita Basavaraju Telugu [14][15]

2020 Alludu Adhurs Adinarayana Telugu Filming [16]

Prithviraj TBA Hindi Filming

Thamilarasan TBA Tamil Filming

Personal life

Sood married Sonali in 1996. They have two sons.[17]

Social work during the COVID-19 pandemic

In May 2020, during the nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sood helped thousands
of stranded Indian migrant workers to reach their homes by arranging buses, special trains and
chartered flights for them.[18][19][20] In July 2020 he arranged a chartered flight to bring home over
1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan, flying them from Bishkek to Varanasi.[21][22] His charity
during the pandemic was lauded, and he was hailed as a real-life hero in India.[23]

On 25 July 2020, a video of a farmer's daughters ploughing a field, like bulls with a yoke on their
shoulders, went viral over social media. Sood quickly sent the family a tractor.[24] On 5 August 2020, he
helped 101 medical students, predominantly from Tamil Nadu, who were stranded in Moscow during
the lockdown, reach Chennai safely on a chartered flight arranged by him after they contacted his team
for help.[25] On his birthday he launched a website and app called Pravasi Rojgar to help migrant
workers find suitable jobs amid the pandemic.[26]

See also
List of Bollywood villains

References

Sharma, Aastha (30 July 2015). "Sonu Sood: Moga to Mumbai non-stop". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20
December 2016.

Goyal, Divya (8 February 2016). "Sonu Sood's father passes away, actor says he is 'shattered'". The
Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

Joshi, Tushar (26 October 2009). "Sonu Sood Wins Nandi Award For Arundhati". Mid Day.

Krishna, Rege, Bal, Manisha (26 June 2011). "Dabangg Wins Big at IIFA Awards". The Newswire.

Barma, Nnimi (23 February 2018). "Latest Movies of Sonu Sood: 5 Latest Bollywood Movies of Sonu
Sood". Medium.

Devi (29 January 2009). "TELUGU CINEMASS: Sonu Sood's, Another Hit Arundhati".
Telugucinemass.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

Udasi, Harshikaa (22 April 2013). "Snippets: Finally a nod". The Hindu.

"Sonu Sood turns producer with Lucky Unlucky". The Hindu. 1 November 2011.

"Top 100 Handsome Indian Men - Sonu Sood". Webindia123.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

Kotwani, Hiren (28 January 2017). "Jackie Chan unveils the poster of Sonu Sood's production '2 in 1'".
The Times of India.

"Super - Telugu film - Nagarjuna, Ayesha Takia, Sonu Sood". Idlebrain.com. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 20
September 2011.

"Sonu's on a high". starboxoffice.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 12
September 2010.

"Kannada Review: 'Only Vishnuvardhana' is racy". IBNLive.in.com. CNN-News18. 11 December 2011.

Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.

Vijayakumar, Sindhu (6 April 2019). "Tamil cinema is my first love: Sonu Sood". The Times of India.

Iyengar, Anusha (3 April 2019). "Kajal Aggarwal shares a 'chilling' shot from her upcoming Telugu film,
Sita [PHOTO]". Times Now.

"Alludu Adhurs get release date". The Hans India. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

Garoo, Rohit (15 November 2016). "Sonu Sood Marriage: The First Love Is Forever For This Actor". The
Bridal Box. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

Gosh, Raya (24 May 2020). "Sonu Sood trends online for helping migrants go back home. Real hero, says
Internet". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

Dixit, Prashant (24 May 2020). "Sonu Sood is the new Sushma Swaraj, helping stranded Indians one
Twitter request at a time". ThePrint. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
"Punjab CM hails 'Moga boy Sonu Sood' for helping migrant workers in crisis". ANI News. Retrieved 30
May 2020.

"Kapil Sharma tells Sonu Sood 'You have played a villain in films but you are a real life hero'". Times of
India. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

"Sonu Sood arranges charter flights for over 1,500 Indian students stranded in Kyrgyzstan, group of
airborne students send actor message of gratitude". Times of India. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August
2020.

Pandey, Geeta (25 May 2020). "Bollywood actor hailed for helping stranded migrants". BBC News.
Retrieved 27 June 2020.

Pavan, P. (26 July 2020). "Andhra Pradesh: Sonu Sood sends tractor to Chittoor farmer to plough fields".
Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

"Sonu Sood's largesse continues, actor helps 100 TN students stranded in Moscow reach Chennai". 5
August 2020.

"Sonu Sood Launches App With Three Lakh Job Opportunities For Migrant Workers". Mumbai Live.
Mumbai Live. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

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