Sandeep Pradeep

Sandeep Pradeep is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his roles in Padakkalam (2025), Alappuzha Gymkhana (2025) and Falimy (2023), and was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Role at the SIIMA Awards 2024.^[1]

Sandeep Pradeep
Born	Sandeep Pradeep Vaikom, Kerala
Citizenship	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013-present

Early life

Sandeep completed his schooling at Lisieux English School, Vaikom. After completing his 12th Grade, he pursued a diploma in Advanced Visual Effects in Bangalore. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked as a VFX artist at a multinational company while actively continuing his involvement in independent short-film production.^[2]

Career

Sandeep began his creative journey in 2013 through short films with a group of his friends under the alias Lumiere Broz, marking his early presence in the Malayalam indie film space. His first short film was Story,Screeenplay dialogue.One of his initial short-film projects, Shanthi Muhurtham, in which he portrayed the character Karthik, received notable recognition. He subsequently acted in Magneto, portraying a villainous role and VFX artist.^[3] He acted in the viral mini web series Kalyana Kacheri, directed by Anand Menen, in which he played the role of Diljith.^[4] He was also a notable cast member of the YouTube channel "Sub Originals".^[5]

In 2019, he made his feature film debut in Pathinettam Padi.^[6] Followed by Ek Din, a film that received recognition from the Kerala Critics Awards and several critics, although it was not officially released or made available to the public through theatrical or other distribution channels. He later appeared in Antakshari (2022) and Falimy (2023).^[7] His performance as Abhi Ramachandran in Falimy earned critical acclaim and led to a nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Role at the SIIMA Awards in 2024.^[8] He also directed and acted in the music video Sana – Aaro Nee, which was released through Think Music India. ^[9]

In 2025, he portrayed the character of Shifas Ahammed, a boxer, in Alappuzha Gymkhana, and appeared as Jithin in Padakkalam.^[10][11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Pathinettam Padi	Puthren	Debut film	[12]
2022	Antakshari	Karthik		[13]
2023	Falimy	Abhijit Chandran	Nominated for SIIMA Awards as Best Actor in Comedy	[14]
2025	Alappuzha Gymkhana	Shifas Ahmed		[15]
	Padakkalam	Jithin		[16]

Short-films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Shanthi Muhurtham	Karthik
2019	Magneto
2021	⁠Kalyana Kacheri	Diljith	Web-Series