Deepak Dinkar

Deepak Dinkar is an Indian anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television.^[1] He is most known for his role as Tamil in the prime time Sun TV serial Thendral.^[2] He is known for acting in many serials, notably Anni, Rekkai Kattiya Manasu, Manaivi, Malargal, Selvi, Bhantham, Ketti Melam, Arasi & Thirumathi Selvam. He is also a television host for various shows notably Jodi Number One^[3][4] on Star Vijay and Dance Jodi Dance on Zee Tamil. Currently, Deepak is acting in the soap Thamizhum Saraswathiyum on Star Vijay.^[5] He is currently a contestant of the Indian reality show, Bigg Boss 8.

Deepak Dinkar
Born	Deepak Dinkar (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 45) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Thamizh, Arasu
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai
Occupation(s)	Actor, Television Producer & Television Anchor.
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Sivaranjani ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	Agnidh

Personal life

Deepak did his schooling in Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai and studied Economics at Loyola College. He is married to S. Sivaranjani and has a son named Agnidh.

Career

Deepak started his career in modelling while studying in college. After completing his studies, he became a video jockey. Later he pursued his career as a television actor and is notable for playing both positive roles in serials like Anni, Bhandham and Thendral, where he played the male lead, as well as negative roles in Manaivi, Malargal, Selvi and Thirumathi Selvam. He participated in Jodi Number One in the first season and later became a host in the second season in Star Vijay. He has acted in films including Uyarthiru 420.^[6][7][8] He was also the male lead in a film called Ivanuku Thannila Gandam.^[9]

Television

Serials

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel
1999	Jenman X		Tamil	Vijay TV
2000	Iniya Illam			Jaya TV
	Butterflies			Vijay TV
	Anbai Thedi			Sun TV
2001–2002	Agni Satchi	Anand		Star Vijay
2001–2003	Anni	Babu Ramanathan		Jaya TV
2002	Uravugal Oru Thodar Kathai			DD Podhigai
	Geethanjali			Raj TV
	Inai Kodugal
2002–2003	Gayathri		Telugu	Gemini TV
2003–2004	Rekkai Kattiya Manasu	Deepak	Tamil	Raj TV
2004–2006	Manaivi	Arasu		Sun TV
2004	Thillu Mullu			Star Vijay
2005–2006	Selvi	Neela Narayanan/Narayanan		Sun TV
	Ketti Melam	Mathiazhagan "Mathi"		Jaya TV
2005–2007	Malargal	Ramesh (James)		Sun TV
2006–2009	Bhantham	Selvaganapathi "Selvam/Selva"
2006	Saradha	Prem		Raj TV
2007–2009	Vairanenjam	Anand		Kalaignar TV
2007	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	Johny		Star Vijay
	Arasi	Narayanan		Sun TV
	Kana Kaanum Kaalangal	Himself (Special appearance)		Star Vijay
2008–2010	Thiruppavai	Janaki Raman "Janaki"/"Janu"/"Raman"/"Rama"		Sun TV
2009	Roja Kootam	Sunil		Star Vijay
2009–2012	Thirumathi Selvam	Sorimuthu Ayyanar "Cherry"		Sun TV
2009–2015	Thendral	Thamizharasan "Thamizh"
2010	Nila	Kannan		Kalaignar TV
	Kadhal			Captain TV
2021–2024	Thamizhum Saraswathiyum	Thamizharasan "Thamizh"		Star Vijay
2021	Pandian Stores	Thamizharasan "Thamizh" (Special appearance)
2023	Bharathi Kannamma	Himself

Shows

Reality Shows

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
	Campus	Anchor	Raj TV
	Pop Bazar
	Three Roses Perfect Couple Contest Programme
2006	Jodi Number One	Contestant	Star Vijay	Season 1
2007–2012	Jodi Number One	Host		Season 2-6
2008	Boys vs Girls	Anchor		Season 1
2009	Boys vs Girls	Contestant		Season 2
	Namma Veetu Kalyanam	Guest		Along with Sivaranjini
2011–2012	Home Sweet Home	Anchor
2012	Kaiyil Oru Kodi Are You Ready?	Contestant	Sun TV
	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Host
2013	Super Kudumbam	Anchor		Season 1
	Super Kudumbam	Contestant		Season 1
	Namma Veetu Kalyanam	Guest	Star Vijay	Along with Sivaranjini
2014	Super Kudumbam	Contestant	Sun TV	Season 2
	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Host
2015–2016	Super Challenge			Season 2
	7Up Upstarters
2016	Mr & Mrs Khiladis		Zee Tamil
2016–2017	Dance Jodi Dance	Host
	En Autograph	Producer
2017	Dancing Khilladies	Host
	Nanbeda	Guest		Also producer
	Zee Dance League	Host		Season 1
	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs	Anchor		Season 1
2017–2018	Dance Jodi Dance	Host		Season 2
2018–2019	Super Mom	Producer		Season 1 & 2
2018	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal	Host
2019	Petta Rap
	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal
2019–2020	Dance Jodi Dance			Season 3
2019	Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020
2021	Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Reunion		Star Vijay
	Rani Maharani
	Singappenne
2022	Galatta Nakshathra Awards		Kalaignar TV
	Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai	Contestant	Star Vijay
2024–present	Bigg Boss 8			[10]

Corporate Shows

• Nokia (Annual day)
• Pride Hotels (New Year)
• Jennys Club – Coimbatore (New Year)
• eBay PayPal (Annual day)
• Promotion of Surya Kathir Magazine
• Annual event of Tamil Nadu Arya Vaishya Mahila Sabha
• Round Table 107 (Pondicherry) – Annual Event
• Tamil Sangam of Chicago Illinois

Filmography

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Kadhal Virus	Deepak's friend	Uncredited Role
2003	Ilasu Pudhusu Ravusu	Deepak	[11]
2005	Thaka Thimi Tha	Krishna's friend
2008	Saroja	Himself	Special appearance
2010	Mundhinam Paartheney	Rajeev
2011	Uyarthiru 420	Thamizh's friend
2015	Ivanuku Thannila Gandam	Saravana Perumal "Saravanan"
2020	Mighty Mahi		Short Film
2020	Knock Knock		Short Film
2021	Vinodhaya Sitham	Arun

Dubbing artist

Actor	Film	Language
Aryan Rajesh	Album	Tamil
Sundar	Naam
Mohith	Vishwa Thulasi
	Uyir Ezhuthu

Awards and honors

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Series	Role	Result	Notes
2004	Variety Awards	Best Villain Actor	Manaivi	Arasu	Won
2007	Variety Awards	Best Male Supporting Actor	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	Johny	Won
2010	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards	Best Actor	Thendral	Thamizharasu	Won
2011	Mylapore Academy Awards	Best Actor	Thendral	Thamizharasu	Won
2012	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Jodi	Thendral	Thamizharasu & Thulasi	Won	Shared it with Shruthi Raj
		Best Actor	Thendral	Thamizharasu	Nominated
		Best Son-in-Law	Thendral	Thamizharasu	Nominated
2014	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Jodi	Thendral	Thamizharasu & Thulasi	Won	Shared it with Shruthi Raj
		Best Actor	Thendral	Thamizharasu	Won
2015	Edison Awards	Best Debut Actor	Ivanuku Thannila Gandam	Saravana Perumal	Nominated
2018	Galatta Nakshathra TV & Film Awards	Best Host Male	Dance Jodi Dance 2.0		Nominated
	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Anchor Male	Dance Jodi Dance, Mr & Mrs Khiladis		Won
		Favourite Anchor	Dance Jodi Dance, Mr & Mrs Khiladis		Nominated
		Best Duo Anchor	Dance Jodi Dance Grand Finale, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs Grand Finale		Nominated	Nominated with Archana Chandhoke
2022	7th Annual Vijay Television Awards	Favorite On-Screen Pair	Thamizhum Saraswathiyum	Thamizh	Won	Shared it with Nakshathra Nagesh

Honors

Recognized by The Punjab Association as the "Jewel in the Crown of Adarsh"

References

1. " 'டாக் பேக்' கொடுமை, 'பாய் கடை' அட்ராசிட்டி..! 5 வி.ஜே-க்களின் அனுபவங்கள்". Vikatan (in Tamil). 11 April 2019.
2. "Trying his luck on Silver Screen". Deccan Chronicle. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
3. Nandita Ravi (9 April 2011). "Deepak's rooting for Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. "A star-studded night". The Hindu. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
5. "There is no exaggeration or crying in our story: Kumaran". The Times of India. 13 July 2021.
6. Uma Kannan (23 November 2009). "Gift of the gab". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
7. "Thendral video goes viral on Youtube, watch video". India Today. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
8. Malini Mannath (13 August 2011). "Uyarthiru 420". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
9. "TV actor Deepak in Ivanuku Thannila Gandam". The Times of India. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
10. "Bigg Boss Tamil 8: Contestant Deepak Dinkar—Here's what you need to know about the Thamizhum Saraswathiyum actor". The Times of India. 6 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Tamil Full Movie | Ilassu Puthussu Ravassu | HD Movie | Ft. Vadivelu". YouTube.