Satyadev (actor)

Satyadev Kancharana, (born 4 July 1989) known professionally as Satyadev is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. Satyadev has received nominations for a Filmfare Award South and two South Indian International Movie Awards.

Satyadev
Satyadev in 2017
Born	Satyadev Kancharana (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 35)[1][2] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	Satya Dev
Alma mater	MVGR College of Engineering
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2011–present
Spouse	Deepika
Children	1

Satyadev made his acting debut with a supporting role in Mr. Perfect (2011) and later appeared in various supporting parts in Jyothi Lakshmi (2015), Kshanam (2016) and Ghazi (2017). Satyadev established himself as a leading actor with successful films such as Bluff Master (2018), Brochevarevarura (2019), iSmart Shankar (2019) Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020).^[3]

Early and personal life

Satyadev was born on 4 July 1989, in Visakhapatnam. He attended SFS School and Nalanda Talent School in Visakhapatnam, and graduated in Computer Science Engineering from MVGR College of Engineering, Vijayanagaram.^[4] Satyadev worked as Virtual Design Architect for IBM and VMware till 2016, post which he quit to focus solely on his film career.^[5]

Satyadev is married to Deepika.^[6] The couple has a son named Savarnik, born in 2020.^[2]

Career

Early work and success (2011–2019)

Satyadev started his career with Mr. Perfect, in 2011, playing a minor role. He then continued to do minor roles in the 2013 films, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and Attarintiki Daredi, and the 2014 film Mukunda.^[7] His first major role came in his other 2014 release Maine Pyar Kiya.^[8] Although the film received limited response, Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle stated, "Another promising debutant is Satya Dev, who had to perform two characters — one young and the other, in the 40s. The variations in both characters are brought out superbly by Dev".^[9] In 2015, Satyadev was selected from over 500 artistes for the lead role in Jyothi Lakshmi.^[10] The film was a moderate success but, provided him recognition.^[11] That year, he also appeared in Asura, which was again a commercial success.^[12]

In 2016, Satyadev played a businessman in Kshanam opposite Adah Sharma, an autorickshaw driver in Mana Oori Ramayanam and a cameo in Appatlo Okadundevadu. All the three films emerged a critical and commercial success.^[13] Reviewing Mana Oori Ramayanam, Suhas Yellapantula called his performance "top notch".^[14] For Kshanam, Pranita Jonnalagedda stated that he gave his maximum to a "well-etched character".^[15] Satyadev started 2017 with the bilingual The Ghazi Attack, where he played a sonar operator.^[16] The film was a box office success and received positive response.^[17][18] Later the year, he played a constable in another Rogue, which failed at the box office.^[19] In 2018, he first played dual roles in Antariksham 9000 KMPH.^[20] He then played a con man opposite Nandita Swetha in Bluff Master.^[21] A critic of 123telugu was appreciative of his screen presence.^[22]

Satyadev during a photoshoot

Satyadev had further success with his four releases in 2019. He first played an assistant director in Brochevarevarura opposite Nivetha Pethuraj.^[23] The film was a major box office success and Palaparthi Srividya was appreciative of his "mature performance".^[24][25] He then played a CBI officer in another commercial success, iSmart Shankar opposite Nidhhi Agerwal.^[26] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost noted, "Satyadev delivers another solid performance and his presence is felt till the end of the film."^[27] He next appeared in George Reddy.^[28] In his last release of the year, he played a fashion photography and filmmaker opposite Eesha Rebba in Raagala 24 Gantallo.^[29] A critic of The Hindu said that he "sparkle" in his role.^[30] Satyadev then made his web series debut with Gods of Dharmapuri, playing a gangster.^[31] Hemanth Kumar CR stated that he delivers a "terrific" performance.^[32]

Critical acclaim and fluctuations (2020– present)

Satyadev started 2020 with the year's second highest-grossing film, Sarileru Neekevvaru, where he played an army officer.^[33] He then played a police officer opposite Pooja Jhaveri in 47 Days.^[34] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo noted, "The only reason to watch it till the end is Satyadev, whose empathetic performance goes in vain."^[35] Satyadev next appear in his most critically acclaimed film, Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, where he played a photographer.^[36] Haricharan Pudipeddi opined, "Satyadev, who is consistently good lately, is a solid match to Fahadh Faasil and even though you're reminded of the latter's mannerisms in a few scenes, he makes his character unique in his own way."^[37] Later the year, he played a mechanical engineer opposite Priyaa Lal in Guvva Gorinka, which opened to mixed reviews.^[38][39] Following this, he appeared as a neurosurgeon in the series Locked. Both the series and his performance received positive response.^[40][41]

In 2021, Satyadev first appeared as a writer in the anthology Pitta Kathalu.^[42] Following this, he played an advocate in Thimmarusu opposite Priyanka Jawalkar.^[43] Murali Krishna C H stated, "Satyadev is really in good form. He fits perfectly into the role and powers Thimmarusu to gloss over its uneven edges."^[44] Later he played a crook alongside Nithya Menen in Skylab.^[45] A critic of The News Minute found him to be "impressive".^[46] In the same year, he also featured in the music video "Daare Leda" alongside Roopa Kodavayur.^[47]

In his first film of 2022, Satyadev had a cameo in Acharya as a comrade.^[48] He then played a businessman turned rebel alongside Aishwarya Lekshmi in Godse, which was an average grosser.^[49] Paul Nicodemus noted that he "evokes the right emotions among the audience" with his act.^[50] His next film Godfather saw him play an aspiring politician opposite Nayanthara. Despite the big budget, it was a box office failure.^[51] His performance earned him Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu nomination and Sowmya Rajendran opined, "Satyadev is marvellous. As the manipulative Jai who wins Satya's trust easily, Satyadev gets a bigger role in the remake and does justice to it."^[52][53] Satyadev then expanded to Hindi films with Ram Setu, playing Lord Hanuman, disguise as a man.^[54] It was a box office failure.^[55] Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan Times stated, "Even though AP is written as a stereotypical Lankan with the clichéd accent, he brings through his performance enough charm and humour for the role to stand out."^[56] In his last film that year, he played software engineer opposite Tamannaah Bhatia in Gurthunda Seethakalam, which emerged another box office failure. With this, Satyadev had no film release in 2023.^[57][58]

The year 2024 begin with Satyadev playing an orphan in Krishnamma.^[59] In a mixed review, a critic of Cinema Express was appreciative of his character's "raw vulnerability".^[60] In his next release, Satyadev played a bank employee opposite Priya Bhavani Shankar, in the multilingual Zebra.^[61] Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu found him to be "sharp as ever" in a character with larger-than-life presence.^[62]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

• All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Mr. Perfect	Vicky's friend		[8]
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Chinnodu's friend		[8]
	Attarintiki Daredi	Prameela's kidnapper		[8]
2014	Maine Pyar Kiya	Bharath		[63]
	Mukunda	Chairman's henchman		[8]
2015	Asura	Daya		[64]
	Jyothi Lakshmi	Satya		[65]
	Letter		Short film
2016	Kshanam	Karthik		[66]
	Mana Oori Ramayanam	Shiva		[67]
	Appatlo Okadundevadu	Praneeth Kumar / Tester	Cameo appearance	[68]
2017	Ghazi	Rajeev Thakur	Simultaneously shot in Hindi as The Ghazi Attack	[69]
	Rogue	Constable Murali	Simultaneously shot in Kannada	[70]
2018	Antariksham 9000 KMPH	Karan / Aditya		[71]
	Bluff Master	Uttam Kumar	Also playback singer for "What the Beep"	[72]
2019	Brochevarevarura	Vishal		[73]
	iSmart Shankar	Arun		[74]
	George Reddy	Satya		[75]
	Raagala 24 Gantallo	Rahul		[76]
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Captain Ajay		[77]
	47 Days	Satyadev		[78]
	Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	Uma Maheswara "Mahesh" Rao		[79]
	Guvva Gorinka	Sadanand / Silencer		[80]
2021	Pitta Kathalu	Vivek	Segment: "Pinky"	[81]
	Thimmarusu	Advocate Ramachandra "Ram"		[82]
	Skylab	Dr. Anand		[83]
2022	Acharya	Comrade Shankar	Cameo appearance	[84]
	Godse	Viswanath Ramachandra / Nathuram Godse		[85]
	Godfather	Jaidev Das		[86][87]
	Ram Setu	Anjaneyan Pushpakumaran "AP"	Hindi film	[88][89]
	Gurthunda Seethakalam	Satyadev "Dev"		[90]
2024	Krishnamma	Bhadra		[91]
	Zebra	Surya Kancharana		[92]
2025	Full Bottle †	Mercury Soori	Filming	[93]
TBA	Garuda: Chapter One †	TBA	Filming	[94]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Gods of Dharmapuri	Venu Reddy	ZEE5		[95]
2020	Locked	Anand Chakravarthy	Aha		[96]
TBA	Arabia Kadali †	TBA	Amazon Prime Video	Filming	[97]

Music video

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2021	"Daare Leda"	Roshan Sebastian	[98][99]

As voice actor

Year	Title	Role	Actor	Notes	Ref.
2018	Nawaab	Ethirajan “Ethi” Senapathi	Silambarasan	Telugu dubbed version
2019	Saaho	Jai / Ashok Chakravarthy	Neil Nitin Mukesh
2020	Aakaasam Nee Haddhu Ra	Nedumaaran Rajangam "Maara"	Suriya	Telugu dubbed version
2024	Mufasa: The Lion King	Taka	Kelvin Harrison Jr.		[100]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
South Indian International Movie Awards	2021	Best Actor – Telugu	Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	Nominated	[101]
	2023	Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu	Godfather	Nominated	[102]
Filmfare Awards South	2024	Best Supporting Actor – Telugu		Nominated	[103]