Sonu Sood

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

Sonu Sood
Sood in 2012
Born (1973-07-30) 30 July 1973[1]
Moga, Punjab, India[2]
EducationYeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur (B.E.)
Occupation
Years active1999–present

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 film Dabangg.[4] In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for Julayi.[5] He is best known for roles in films such as Yuva (2004), Athadu (2005), Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2005), Ashok (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Arundhati (2009), 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] In September 2020, Sood was chosen for the prestigious ‛SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award’ by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for his humanitarian works during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12][13]

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.[14] 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.[15] His Kannada debut with Sudeep, Vishnuvardhana (2011), released to positive reviews of his performance.[16] He was appointed "the state icon of Punjab" by the state election commission.[17]

Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1999KallazhagarSoumya Narayanan (Priest)Tamil
NenjinileGangsterTamil
2000Hands Up!TuglakTelugu
Sandhitha VelaiSandeepTamil
2001MajunuHeena's brotherTamil
2002Shaheed-E-AzamBhagat SinghHindi
Zindagi Khoobsurat HaiMuraadHindi
RajaBhavaniTamil
2003Ammayilu AbbayiluRakeshTelugu
Kovilpatti VeeralakshmiRajiv MathurTamil
Kahan Ho TumKaranHindi
2004Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroLt. Col Shah Nawaz KhanHindi
Mission MumbaiCapt. Rajeev SinghHindi
YuvaGopal SinghHindi
2005SheeshaRajHindi
ChandramukhiOomayanTamil
SuperSonuTelugu
AthaduMalliTelugu
Aashiq Banaya AapneKaran OberoiHindi
SiskiyaanDr. VishwasHindi
Divorce: Not Between Husband and WifeSiddharth JoshiHindi
2006AshokK KTelugu
Rockin' MeeraPrinceEnglish
2008Jodhaa AkbarPrince SujamalHindiNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Mr MedhaviSiddharthTelugu
Singh Is KinngLakhan 'Lucky' SinghHindi
Ek Vivah Aisa BhiPrem AjmeraHindi
2009ArundhatiPasupathiTeluguNandi Award for Best Villain
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Telugu)
Dhoondte Reh JaaogeAryanHindi
AnjaneyuluBadaTelugu
Bangaru BabuRajendraTelugu
Ek NiranjanJohnny BhaiTelugu
City of LifeBasu/Peter PatelEnglish
2010DabanggChhedi SinghHindiApsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2011ShaktiMuktharTelugu
TheenmaarSudhirTelugu
Bbuddah... Hoga Tera BaapACP Karan MalhotraHindi
KandireegaBhavaniTelugu
DookuduNayakTeluguBest Actor in a Negative Role
VishnuvardhanaAdhisheshaKannadaNominated, 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
OstheBoxer DanielTamil
2012MaximumInspector Pratap PanditHindi
Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?Phanindra BhupathiTelugu
JulaiBittuTeluguNominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)
Madha Gaja RajaUnknownTamilUnreleased
2013Shootout at WadalaDilawar Imtiaz HaksarHindi
Ramaiya VastavaiyaRaghuveer
BhaiJamesTelugu
R... RajkumarShivraj GurjarHindi
2014EntertainmentArjun
AagaduDamodarTelugu
Happy New YearJagmohan Prakash (Jag)Hindi
2016SaagasamBittuTamil
XuanzangHarshaMandarin
Ishq PositiveHimselfUrduPakistani Film
Cameo appearance
DeviRaj KhannaTamil
AbhinetriTelugu
Tutak Tutak TutiyaHindiAlso producer
2017Kung Fu YogaRandallMandarin
Hindi
English
2018PaltanMaj. Bishen SinghHindi
SimmbaDurva RanadeHindi
2019KurukshetraArjunaKannada
Devi 2Raj KhannaTamilCameo Appearance
Abhinetri 2Telugu
SitaBasavarajuTelugu[18][19]
2021Alludu AdhursGaja
AcharyaFilming[20]
PrithvirajTBAHindiFilming
ThamilarasanTBATamilFilming

Dubbing career
Film titleActorCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseNotes
The Legend of HerculesKellan LutzHercules/AlcidesHindiEnglish2014

Music Videos
Year Track Musical Artists Co-star Director Language Notes
2021Pagal Nahi HonaSunanda Sharma, Jaani, Avvy SraSunanda SharmaMahi Sandhu, Joban SandhuPunjabi

Personal life

Sood married Sonali, a Telugu woman in 1996.[21] They have two sons.[22]

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.[23][24][25] 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.[26][27] His charity during the pandemic was lauded, and he was hailed as a real-life hero in India.[28]

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.[29] 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.[30] On his birthday he launched a website and app called Pravasi Rojgar to help migrant workers find suitable jobs amid the pandemic.[31][32]

References
  1. Sharma, Aastha (30 July 2015). "Sonu Sood: Moga to Mumbai non-stop". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. Goyal, Divya (8 February 2016). "Sonu Sood's father passes away, actor says he is 'shattered'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. Joshi, Tushar (26 October 2009). "Sonu Sood Wins Nandi Award For Arundhati". Mid Day.
  4. Krishna, Rege, Bal, Manisha (26 June 2011). "Dabangg Wins Big at IIFA Awards". The Newswire.
  5. Barma, Nnimi (23 February 2018). "Latest Movies of Sonu Sood: 5 Latest Bollywood Movies of Sonu Sood". Medium.
  6. Devi (29 January 2009). "TELUGU CINEMASS: Sonu Sood's, Another Hit Arundhati". Telugucinemass.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  7. Udasi, Harshikaa (22 April 2013). "Snippets: Finally a nod". The Hindu.
  8. "Sonu Sood turns producer with Lucky Unlucky". The Hindu. 1 November 2011.
  9. "Top 100 Handsome Indian Men - Sonu Sood". Webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  10. Kotwani, Hiren (28 January 2017). "Jackie Chan unveils the poster of Sonu Sood's production '2 in 1'". The Times of India.
  11. "Sonu Sood's UNDP award makes his personal brand even taller". ET Brand Equity.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. "Sonu Sood joins the likes of Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Decaprio as he receives UN award". Wionews.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. "Sonu Sood receives SDG special humanitarian action award by UNDP". Business Standard. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. "Super - Telugu film - Nagarjuna, Ayesha Takia, Sonu Sood". Idlebrain.com. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  15. "Sonu's on a high". starboxoffice.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  16. "Kannada Review: 'Only Vishnuvardhana' is racy". IBNLive.in.com. CNN-News18. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  17. "Sonu Sood Appointed As State Icon Of Punjab By Election Commission". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  18. Vijayakumar, Sindhu (6 April 2019). "Tamil cinema is my first love: Sonu Sood". The Times of India.
  19. Iyengar, Anusha (3 April 2019). "Kajal Aggarwal shares a 'chilling' shot from her upcoming Telugu film, Sita [PHOTO]". Times Now.
  20. "Sonu Sood on shooting with Chiranjeevi: He refused to hit me on screen, saying people will curse him". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  21. "Interview with Sonu Sood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2020. And, I don't know if many people know this, but I'm married to a Telugu girl.
  22. Garoo, Rohit (15 November 2016). "Sonu Sood Marriage: The First Love Is Forever For This Actor". The Bridal Box. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. "Punjab CM hails 'Moga boy Sonu Sood' for helping migrant workers in crisis". ANI News. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  26. "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.
  27. "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.
  28. Pandey, Geeta (25 May 2020). "Bollywood actor hailed for helping stranded migrants". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  29. Pavan, P. (26 July 2020). "Andhra Pradesh: Sonu Sood sends tractor to Chittoor farmer to plough fields". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  30. "Sonu Sood's largesse continues, actor helps 100 TN students stranded in Moscow reach Chennai". 5 August 2020.
  31. "Sonu Sood Launches App With Three Lakh Job Opportunities For Migrant Workers". Mumbai Live. Mumbai Live. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  32. "Sonu Sood is now Punjab icon, announces Election Commission". Hindustan Times. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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