Sudigali Sudheer

Sudheer Anand Bayana, professionally known as Sudigali Sudheer,^[1] is an Indian actor, comedian, and television presenter who works in Telugu films and television.^[2] He has appeared in TV shows Jabardasth^[3], Extra Jabardasth,^[4] Pove Pora and Dhee Ultimate Dance Show.^[5][6][7] He has secured 13th place in Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men on TV – for the year 2018.^[8]

Sudigali Sudheer
Sudheer performing during a skit in Extra Jabardasth in 2018
Born	Sudheer Anand Bayana (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 (age 37) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Actor comedian television presenter
Years active	2010–present

Early life and family

Sudheer Anand Bayana was born in Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh to Dev Anand Bayana and Nagarani Bayana into a Telugu-speaking family. He studied in Sri Telaprolu Bappanaiah School.^[9][10]

Career

Sudheer started his career by doing magic shows in Ramoji Film City.^[11][12] One of his magic shows includes Street Magic Sweet Magic.^[13] In 2013, he made his television debut as a member of Jabardasth and Extra Jabardasth.^[14] Later, he became one of the team leaders on the show.^[15] He entered as a team leader in Dhee Show season 9 and continued for five consecutive seasons.^{[16][17][18][19]} In 2016, he acted in some character roles in notable films, like Sardaar Gabbar Singh^[20] and Banthi Poola Janaki^[21]. In 2018, he hosted four episodes of the show Jackpot 2.^[22] The following year, he made his debut in the lead role in the movie Software Sudheer.^[23] The film opened to mixed reviews. In his review for The Times of India, Thadhagath Pathi wrote "If you think the first half has topped in absurdity, the second half proves you wrong and goes even further".^[24] In 2020, he starred in the movie 3 Monkeys, directed by Anil Kumar G,^[25] was released to mixed reviews In his review for The Times of India, Thadhagath Pathi wrote, "director Anil Kumar G tries to bring in some sentimental drama into a tale filled with filth and fails miserably".^[26] In 2022, his movie Gaalodu was a commercial success despite mixed reviews. In a review by The Hans India wrote, "Gaalodu is a silly action drama with nothing new to offer"^[27] In the same year he made his OTT debut by hosting the Comedy TV show "Comedy Stock Exchange" in aha.^[28] Calling Sahasra, directed by Arun Vikkirala, was Released on 31 December 2023 and got Mixed Reviews.^[29]

His upcoming project G.O.A.T directed by Naresh Kuppili.^[30]

Filmography

Film

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	Adda	Karthik
2014	Arya Chitra	Hari
	Race Gurram	Spandana's car driver
	Chakkiligintha	Pub Waiter	Uncredited role
	Brother of Bommali	Ramakrishna's friend
2015	Tiger	Tiger's friend
	Supreme	Movie Director
	Where Is Vidya Balan	Vasu's gangmate
	Sher	Pradeep
	Cinema Choopistha Mava	College Student
2016	Nenu Sailaja	Hari's friend
	Drusya Kavyam	College Student
	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	Police Constable		[20]
	Banthi Poola Janaki	Akash		[21]
	Selfie Raja	Police Constable
2017	Middle Class Abbayi	Nani's friend
	Om Namo Venkatesaya
	Chitrangada	Kanakambaram
	Nenorakam	Sudheer
	Teeyani Kalavo	College Student
2018	Enduko Emo	Sudheer
2019	Software Sudheer	Chandu		[24]
2020	3 Monkeys	Santhosh		[31]
2021	Most Eligible Bachelor	Harsha's Friend		[32]
2022	Wanted PanduGod	Sudheer		[33]
	Gaalodu	Rajinikanth		[34]
2023	Calling Sahasra	Ajay Srivasthav		[35]
2024	G.O.A.T †	TBA		[30]

Television

Year	Title	Channel	Role	Notes	Ref
2010–2011	Street Magic Sweet Magic	Local TV	Magician/Host		[13]
2013–2022	Jabardasth	ETV Telugu	Team leader		[15]
	Extra Jabardasth
2016–2017	Dhee Jodi – Season 09		Team leader	Winner	[16]
2017–2018	Dhee – Season 10		Team leader	Winner	[17]
2018–2019	Dhee Jodi – Season 11		Team leader	Runner-up	[18]
2018	Jackpot – 2	Gemini TV Telugu	Host	4 episodes	[22]
2019	Pove Pora	ETV Plus Telugu	Host		[36]
	Drama Juniors Blockbuster Special	Zee Telugu	Host	3 Episodes	[37]
2020–2021	Dhee 13 Kings v/s Queens	ETV Telugu	Team leader	Runner-up	[19]
2021–2022	Sri Devi Drama Company	ETV Telugu	Host		[38]
2022	Super Singer Juniors	Star Maa			[39]
	Thank You Dilse	Zee Telugu			[40]
	Party Cheddam Pushpa	Star Maa			[41]
2023	ETV Balagam (ETV 28 Years)	ETV Telugu			[42]
2024	Alluda Majaka
	Eesari Pandaga Manade				[43]

Web series

Year	Titile	Role	Platform	Notes	Ref
2022–2023	Comedy Stock Exchange	Host	Aha	10 Episodes	[28]
2024	Sarkaar Season-4	Host			[44]