Vishwak Sen

Not to be confused with Vishvaksena.

Vishwak Sen (born Dinesh Prasad Naidu on 29 March 1995) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in 2017 with the film Vellipomakey. He made his debut as a director in 2019 with the film Falaknuma Das. His notable works are Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), Ori Devuda (2022), and his second directorial, Das Ka Dhamki (2023).

Vishwak Sen
Vishwak in 2025
Born	Dinesh Prasad Naidu (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	2009; 2017–present

Early life

Vishwak Sen was born as Dinesh Naidu on 29 March 1995 in Hyderabad, India.^[1][2] He changed his name to Vishwak Sen prior to entering the film industry, as per numerology, on the suggestion of his father, who believed he would never achieve success with his birth name.^[3]

Career

Vishwak Sen made his acting debut with Bangaru Babu (2009)^[4] and his lead acting debut with Vellipomakey (2017). The latter was released to above-average reviews, and a reviewer from The Times of India stated that "Vishwak Sen does a good job at playing Chandu and is a natural".^[5][6] In 2018, he starred in Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi, directed by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam of Pelli Choopulu fame. The film received positive reviews upon release and was a success at the box office.^[7][8] Sen made his directorial debut with Falaknuma Das (2019), a remake of Angamaly Diaries.^[9][10] The film was released to mixed reviews, but the depiction of Old City, Hyderabad, was praised.^[11][12] His next film was HIT: The First Case (2020), produced by actor Nani.^[13][14] HIT was released to positive reviews from critics.^[15] In 2021 he starred in Paagal alongside Nivetha Pethuraj, which received mixed reviews from critics.^[16] In May 2022, he starred in Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam.^[17] In October 2022, he starred in Ori Devuda along with Mithila Palkar and Asha Bhat. It is a remake of the Tamil film Oh My Kadavule.^[18] The film garnered decent to mixed reviews from critics praising the performances and storyline of the film. In March 2023, his second directorial film Das Ka Dhamki, starring himself in a dual role, was released to mixed reviews from critics with praise towards Vishwak Sen's performance, music, action sequences, and cinematography.^[19] He was next seen in Boo, which premiered on JioCinema.^[20] In 2024, he starred in Gaami as an Aghora and the film opened up to positive reviews.^[21]

Filmography

Key

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

List of Vishwak Sen film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Bangaru Babu	Smoking boy	Child actor	[4]
2017	Vellipomakey	Chandrasekhar "Chandu"	Debut as Lead Actor	[5]
2018	Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi	Vivek		[7]
2019	Falaknuma Das	Das	Also director, writer, and co-producer	[9]
2020	HIT: The First Case	Inspector Vikram Rudraraju		[15]
2021	Paagal	Prem		[22]
2022	Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam	Arjun Kumar Allam		[23]
	Ori Devuda	Arjun Durgaraju		[24]
	Mukhachitram	Advocate Viswamitra	Extended Cameo Appearance	[25]
2023	Das Ka Dhamki	Dr. Sanjay Rudra and Krishna Das	Dual role; also, director, writer and producer	[26]
	Boo	Aakash	Bilingual film; released on JioCinema; also shot in Tamil	[27]
2024	Gaami	Shankar		[28]
	Gangs of Godavari	Lankala Ratnakar alias "Tiger" Ratna		[29]
	Mechanic Rocky	Nagumomu Rakesh "Rocky" and Nagireddeppa	Dual role	[30]
2025	Laila	Sonu Model (Laila)		[31]
TBA	Funky †	TBA	Filming
TBA	VS13 †	TBA	Announced

Accolades

List of Vishwak Sen awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2018	Vellipomakey	7th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Male Debut – Telugu	Nominated	[citation needed]
2019	Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi	17th Santosham Film Awards	Best Debut Actor	Won	[citation needed]
2021	Falaknuma Das	20th Santosham Film Awards	Best Debut Director	Won	[citation needed]
		9th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Director – Telugu	Nominated	[citation needed]
2023	Das Ka Dhamki	22nd Santosham Film Awards	Best Villain	Won	[32]