Achyuth Kumar

Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the KGF, Kantara, Sidlingu, and Lucia.^[1] He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Karnataka State Film Awards, one each in Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories.

Achyuth Kumar
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Career

Kumar began acting during his time as a college-going student in Tiptur, Karnataka, along with his theatre groups like Geleyarabalaga, Mungaru Hudugaru and Abhinaya Theatre Group, under the guidance of Nataraj Huliyar. Later, he started his training as an actor at Ninasam. Working in theatre during the time, he was chosen by Girish Kasaravalli to play a pivotal role in his television soap Gruhabhanga in 2000.^[2] In the soap Moodala Mane, Kumar played a supportive colleague to the daughter of the protagonist. In Preethi Illada Mele, he played the eldest son of a judge (played by Anant Nag).^{[citation needed]}

Kumar's career in films began in 2007 when he signed to play the father of the female lead in Moggina Manasu (2008) and gangster Oil Kumar in Aa Dinagalu (2007), both Kannada films. He went on to gain a reputation as a character actor and appeared in around 12 films per year.^[2] He also appeared in a couple of Tamil films. However, it was in the 2013 film Lucia, that Kumar received widespread appreciation. In the film, he played Shankaranna, a movie theater owner and employer of Nikhil, played by Sathish Ninasam. The performance won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[3]

In Hejjegalu (2013), Kumar played Kodanda, a gambling addict who squanders money taken on loan, being tried to reform by his young daughter.^[4] The performance won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[5] He received praise for his portrayal of Shivappa, a scavenger in Amaraavati (2017).^[6][7] In Urvi (2017), based on the menace of child trafficking, he played Devarugunda, an influential man who kidnaps women, rapes them and forces them into prostitution. Archana Nathan of The Hindu wrote, "Achutha Kumar performs well, but one wishes that his character had been given some more depth and background."^[8]

In the 2022 drama film, Kantara, Kumar played a treacherous feudal lord Devendra Suttooru, scheming to snatch land from the tribal community after appearing to help them. Deccan Herald wrote, "... given how brilliant Achyuth is, the character's sudden switch in the trait is made invisible by his effortless transformation."^[9] The New Indian Express termed his performance "powerful".^[10]

Filmography

Kannada

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Mouni	Kamthi
2003	Hucchana Maduveli Undone Jana	Ramesha
2004	Bisi Bisi	Dhobi
	Bimba
	Pravaaha	Maara
2007	Aa Dinagalu	Oil Kumar
2008	Moggina Manasu	Chanchala's father
2009	Josh		Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
	Manasaare
2010	Prithvi	Shanappa
	Naanu Nanna Kanasu	Brijesh Patel
	Gubbi
	Beli Mattu Hola
2011	Veera Bahu
	Puttakkana Highway
	Rajadhani
	Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam	Priya's father
	Panchamrutha
	Lifeu Ishtene	Vishal's father
	Manasology	Sihi's father
	Achchu Mechchu	Purushottam
	Aata
	Shyloo
2012	Shikari
	Edegarike	Tukaram Shetty
	Anna Bond
	Kalpana
	Sidlingu	Appaji Gowda
	Nammanna Don
	Dashamukha
	Challenge	Soori
	Drama
	Yaare Koogadali
2013	Topiwala	Lokayuktha Loki
	Gombegala Love
	Hejjegalu	Kodanda	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Bachchan	Sanyappa Gandigi
	Madarangi
	Jinke Mari
	Lucia	Shankaranna	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role
	Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga
	Jatta
	Sakkare
	Slum	Swamy
	Karnataka Ayodhyapuram
	Advaitha	Harsha
2014	Dil Rangeela
	Savaal
	Ragini IPS
	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	Balu
	Kwatle Satisha
	Agraja
	Just Love
	Jamboo Savari
	Oggarane	Krishna
	Drishya	Surya Prakash	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada[11]
	Software Ganda	Vishwanath
	Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari	Shankar	SIIMA Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2015	Abhinetri
	Krishna-Leela	Krishna's father	Nominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
	Aatagara	Yashwanth
	Khushi Khushiyagi
	Muddu Manase	Poorvi's father
	Geetha Bangle Store
	Bettanagere	Reddy
	1st Rank Raju	Raju's father
	Rocket
	Sharpshooter
	Prema Pallakki
	Masterpiece	Noor Ahmed
2016	Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole	Chandrashekhar Patil
	Ricky	Radha's father
	Devara Naadalli
	Jwalantham
	Nan Love Track
	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Shankarappa	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
	Half Mentlu
	The Great Story of Sodabuddi
	Mangaata
	Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu	Kumar	Nominated, IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
	Jaggu Dada	Uday Naik	[12]
	Kotigobba 2	Subha's brother
	July 22, 1947
	Happy Birthday	Veeraswamy
	Lifeu Super
	Sipaayi	Narasimharaju
	Idolle Ramayana
	Badmaash	Rajshekhar	[13]
	Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi
	Kirik Party	Ghouse
	Mandya to Mumbai
2017	Srikanta	Prabhu
	Beautiful Manasugalu	Kodanda	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
	Amaraavati	Shivappa	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
	Srinivasa Kalyana	Shivappa
	Urvi	Devergunda
	Raajakumara	Krishna
	Aake	Madan
	Abbara	Mytri Wines Owner
	Mugulu Nage	Achutha	[14]
	College Kumar
	Athiratha
2018	Raju Kannada Medium
	Churikatte	Ravikanth
	Kanaka		[15]
	Tagaru
	Johnny Johnny Yes Papa	Priya's father
	Thayige Thakka Maga
	Iruvudellava Bittu
	Thurthu Nirgamana
	K.G.F: Chapter 1	Guru Pandian	Nominated—SIIMA Award or Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
2019	Natasaarvabhowma	Ghanashyam Yadav's guru	[16]
	Bell Bottom	Annappa
	Kavaludaari	Kumar / Bablu
	Geetha
	Chambal
	Bramhachari
	Londonalli Lambodhara	Lambodhara's father
	Avane Srimannarayana	Achutha anna
2020	Kaanadante Maayavadanu	Chiranjeevi
	Mayabazar 2016	Joseph
	Law	Jagadish Prakash
	ACT 1978	Home Minister
	Bheemasena Nalamaharaja	Varadarajan Iyengar	Amazon Prime Video film
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Govind
	Rathnan Prapancha	Basappa
	[e-mail]	Malavika's Father
	Govinda Govinda	Seshachala
	Kannadiga	Harigopala
	Rider	Gangadhar
	Love You Rachchu	Achutha
2022	DNA	Prashanth Gowda
	Selfie Mummy Googl Daddy
	Fourwalls	Shankranna	[17]
	Family Pack	Abhi's father	[18]
	Trikona	Kodandarama
	K.G.F: Chapter 2	Guru Pandian
	Dear Vikram	Politician	[19]
	Monsoon Raaga	Raju
	Kantara	Devendra Suttooru	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
	Triple Riding	Ram's father
	Raymo	Mohana's father
2023	Kranti	Sadashivayya
	Veeram	Sadashiva
	Gurudev Hoysala	ASI Sampath
	Raghavendra Stores	Kumar
	Siren
	Kousalya Supraja Rama	Sathyanath
	Kshetrapati	Newspaper Publisher	[20]
	Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A	Prabhu
	Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B	Prabhu
	Kaatera		[21]
2024	Bachelor Party	Ashwath Narayan	[22]
	Kaalapatthar		[23]
	Love Li	Dr. Kuamr
	Bagheera	Prabhakar
2025	Royal	Sudarshan
	Firefly	Murthy
	Bhuvanam Gaganam		[24]

Tamil

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Ko	Krishnakumar
2012	Yaarukku Theriyum	Soori
2013	Udhayam NH4	Politician
2014	Poriyaalan	Sundar
2015	Eetti	Nasoor Meeran
2016	Rajini Murugan	Neelakandan
	Mudinja Ivana Pudi	Subha's brother
2017	Vikram Vedha	SP Surendhar
2019	Adithya Varma	Meera's father
2020	Soorarai Pottru	Anantha Narayanan	Amazon Prime Video film
2022	Valimai	Kothandam
	Dejavu	Subramani	[25]
2023	Annapoorani	Rangarajan	[26]
2024	Brother	Kumarasamy

Other languages

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2008	Bujjigadu		Telugu
2014	120 Minutes	Soori	Malayalam
2018	Chalo	Keshava	Telugu
2022	Repeat	Subramanyam		Released on Disney+ Hotstar
2023	Dhoomam	CI K. Prakash	Malayalam	[27]
2024	The Family Star		Telugu	[28]
	KA	Ranga Rao

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Language
2022	9 Hours	Prisoner	Disney+ Hotstar	Telugu