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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Navdeep
| image = Navdeep Pallapollu TeachAIDS.jpg
| caption = Navdeep in 2010
| birth_name = Navdeep Pallapolu<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tollywood drug case: Navdeep refuses to give hair, nail samples|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/jul/25/tollywood-drug-case-navdeep-refuses-to-give-hair-nail-samples-1633174.html|access-date=2021-08-10|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|1|26|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-26|title=Happy Birthday Navdeep: The Self-Made Actor is extremely fond of pets and these photos prove so|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-navdeep-the-self-made-actor-is-extremely-fond-of-pets-and-these-photos-prove-so/photostory/67702711.cms|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| nationality = Indian
| othername =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|television personality}}
| yearsactive = 2004 – Present
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'''Navdeep Pallapolu''' (born 26 January 1986) is an Indian actor and television personality who appears in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films along with [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-navdeep-looks-back-at-his-decadelong-career/article6435625.ece|title=‘I’ve survived’|date=22 September 2014|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=6 September 2020|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606122958/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-navdeep-looks-back-at-his-decadelong-career/article6435625.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his film debut in 2004 with the successful patriotic sports drama ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]''. He then starred in commercially successful films such as ''[[Arinthum Ariyamalum]]'' (2005), ''[[Gowtam SSC]]'' (2005), ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]'' (2007), and ''[[Arya 2]]'' (2009). After a series of box-office flops as the main lead, he starred as the main antagonist in ''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]'' (2013) and portrayed supporting roles in '' [[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' (2016), ''[[Nene Raju Nene Mantri]]'' (2017), and ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramloo]]'' (2020).

Following the success of these films, Navdeep has been taking up a variety of roles in films and web series', including leading roles and supporting roles, establishing himself as a versatile actor in [[Telugu cinema]].

Navdeep is also notable in the television industry, as he finished in 4th place in the first season of the reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1)|Bigg Boss Telugu]]'', which was hosted by [[Jr. NTR]]. He hosts many awards shows as well. In 2018, he hosted the game show for film and serial celebrities on [[Star Maa]], ''[[Tollywood Squares]]''. In 2020, he is a judge on the comedy TV show ''Adhirindi'' on [[Zee Telugu]] alongside [[Nagendra Babu|Naga Babu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/adhirindi-bigg-boss-telugu-fame-navdeep-continues-to-judge-the-show-this-season/articleshow/73228406.cms|title=Adhirindi: Bigg Boss Telugu fame Navdeep continues to judge the show this season – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113174009/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/adhirindi-bigg-boss-telugu-fame-navdeep-continues-to-judge-the-show-this-season/articleshow/73228406.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Film career==

Navdeep has appeared in both [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films, portraying diverse characters. Navdeep's first film appearance was in the 2004 Telugu [[Romance film|romantic]] film, ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]'', in which he played an Indian [[Boxing|boxer]] fighting [[Laskar-E-Taiba]] terrorists. The movie was a hit. In the 2005 Tamil blockbuster ''[[Arinthum Ariyamalum]]'', he portrayed a hero who is the son of the don, [[Prakash Raj]], who was estranged from his father. His following films were primarily forgettable and failed at the box office, despite him gaining a reputation as a talented actor.

His biggest break was the 2007 film ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]'', where he starred along with [[Kajal Aggarwal]], in which his performance as a flirty and naughty youth won high praise. The film was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2007, and Navdeep and Kajal won high accolades. He later essayed a lead role in ''[[Arya 2]]'' opposite Kajal once again and [[Allu Arjun]], and he received praise for his character with grey shades. Despite it being a multi starrer with Allu Arjun, Navdeep made his presence felt in this box office hit.

From 2010 till 2013, he continued to star in diverse films, which include ''[[Om Shanti (film)|Om Shanti]]'' opposite [[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983)|Aditi Sharma]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]], and [[Nikhil Siddharth]], the mystery thriller ''[[Yagam (2010 film)|Yagam]]'', slapstick comedy ''[[Mugguru]]'', romantic drama ''Aakasame Haddu'', a cameo in ''[[Oh My Friend]]'', and the thriller ''[[Mythri (2012 film)|Mythri]]'', none of which made a mark at the box office.

In 2013, Navdeep played the powerful main antagonist opposite [[Jr. NTR]] in ''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]'', and the film was a blockbuster. Later that year, he starred in masala flick ''[[Vasool Raja]]'', in which [[Srihari]] played an important role. That movie failed at the box office. In 2014, his crime comedy ''[[Bangaru Kodipetta]]'' was an average venture, in which he starred opposite [[Swathi Reddy]], and then he played the male lead in the supernatural horror flick ''[[Ice Cream (2014 film)|Ice Cream]]'', which was a hit at the box office. He also hosted the "[[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards]]" that year. He played a cameo role in ''[[Anukshanam]]'' and his next film ''[[Poga]]'' flopped. In 2015 he starred in another crime drama ''[[Bham Bolenath]]'', which flopped miserably, and played a cameo in Tamil movie ''[[Idhu Enna Maayam]]''.

In 2016, Navdeep hosted the ''[[1st IIFA Utsavam|1st]]'' IIFA Utsavam Awards with [[Allu Sirish]] and [[Regina Cassandra]]. He also made a cameo appearance in the Hindi flick ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'' and played an important supporting character in [[Ram Charan]]'s blockbuster movie '' [[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]''. He later played a crucial role in ''[[Nene Raju Nene Mantri]]'' in 2017, which also starred [[Rana Daggubati]]. He finished as in 4th place on the reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu]]'' in 2017. In 2018 he starred in ''[[Gangstars]]'', a crime drama web series alongside [[Jagapati Babu]] and [[Swetha Basu Prasad]]. The series was promoted heavily like a film and got a positive reception. After nearly 3 years in 2018, following the new success of Gangstars, he starred as a hero once again in romantic comedy ''[[Next Enti]]'', opposite [[Tamannaah]] and [[Sundeep Kishan]]. This film unfortunately failed at the box office. In 2020, he played a supporting role in blockbuster action comedy ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramloo]]'', which featured [[Allu Arjun]] and [[Pooja Hegde]] in the lead roles. In the same year, Navdeep starred as the main lead in psychological thriller ''[[Run (2020 Indian film)|Run]]'', which was panned by critics.

He has given his voice to an [[HIV/AIDS]] education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization [[TeachAIDS]], and he is an avid humanitarian supporting various other causes and charities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Star touch to animated film on HIV/AIDS|url=http://expressbuzz.com/cities/hyderabad/star-touch-to-animated-film-on-hivaids/226342.html|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=27 November 2010|access-date=16 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Television career==
Navdeep has hosted the [[Fear Factor]] adaption in Telugu, ''Super'', along with a few film festivals. His most notable appearance in Television was when he appeared as a wildcard contestant in popular reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss Telugu]]'', in which he gained large praise and exposure due to his charm and wit. He finished in 4th place. He then appeared in Yupp TV's rom com ''Mana Mugguri Love Story'', in which he played a cool, successful, and young businessman. The show also starred [[Tejaswi Madivada]] and [[Adith Arun]] in other lead roles, and was received well. In 2018, he started hosting his own game show ''[[Tollywood Squares]]'' on [[Star Maa]], and many celebrities came to participate. The show had 26 episodes in the first season.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Jai (2004 Telugu film)|Jai]]'' || Jairam || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2005 || ''[[Manasu Maata Vinadhu]]'' || Venu || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Arinthum Ariyamalum]]'' || Sathya || Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Modati Cinema]]'' ||Sreeram || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Gowtam SSC]]'' || Goutham || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2006 || ''[[Premante Inte]]'' || Veeru || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Seethakoka Chiluka (2006 film)|Seethakoka Chiluka]]'' ||rowspan="2"| Cheenu ||Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Seethakoka Chiluka (2006 film)|Ilavattam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Nenjil Jil Jil]]'' || Anand ||Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2007 || ''[[Poramboku]]'' || Karthik || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]'' || Kishore || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Ready (2008 film)|Ready]]'' || Swapna's Boyfriend || Telugu || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Aegan]]'' || Narain || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2009 ||''[[A Aa E Ee (2009 Tamil film)|A Aa E Ee]]'' ||Akash|| Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Ride (2009 film)|Ride]]'' || || Telugu || Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Solla Solla Inikkum]]'' || Sathya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Arya 2]]'' || Ajay || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Om Shanti (film)|Om Shanti]]'' || Anand || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Yagam (2010 film)|Yagam]]'' || Santosh || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011 || ''[[Mugguru]]'' ||Pavan || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Aakasame Haddu'' || Karthik || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Oh My Friend]]'' || Uday || Telugu ||
|-
|2012 ||''[[Mythri (2012 film)|Mythri]]'' || Deepu || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013 ||''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]'' || Aadi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''Vasool Raja'' || Raja || Telugu||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2014 ||''[[Bangaru Kodipetta]]'' || Vamsi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Ice Cream (2014 film)|Ice Cream]]'' || Vishal || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Anukshanam (film)|Anukshanam]]'' || Ajit || Telugu || Cameo appearance
|-
| ''Poga'' || Shiva || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015 || ''[[Bham Bolenath]]'' || Vivek || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Dongaata (2015 film)|Dongaata]]'' || Himself || Telugu || Special appearance in Song
|-
| ''[[Idhu Enna Maayam]]'' || Santosh || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016|| ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'' || Meera's boyfriend || Hindi || Cameo appearance
|-
| '' [[Dhruva (2016 film)|Dhruva]]'' || Gowtham IPS || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2017|| ''[[Nene Raju Nene Mantri]]'' || Siva || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018|| ''[[Next Enti]]''|| Krish || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2020|| ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramloo]]'' || Shekhar || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Seeru]]'' || Ashok Mithran|| Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Run (2020 Indian film)|Run]]'' || Sandeep Reddy || Telugu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021|| ''[[Mosagallu]]'' ||Vijay
| Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Veeramadevi]]''|| || Tamil|| Delayed
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Network
! Notes
|-
| 2011
| ''Super''
| Host
| [[ETV (Telugu)|ETV]]
|
|-
|2014
|[[Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta|''Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta S1'']]
|Guest
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Episode 15
|-
| 2016
| ''Super 2''
| Host
|[[ETV (Telugu)|ETV]]
|
|-
|-
| 2017
| [[Bigg Boss (Telugu season 1)|''Bigg Boss 1'']]
| Wild-Card Contestant <br />ended up at 4th place
| [[Star Maa]]
|
|-
|2017
|[[No. 1 Yaari|''No. 1 Yaari with me Rana S1'']]
|Guest
|[[Gemini TV]]
[[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]]
|Episode 8
|-
|2017
|[[Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta|''Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta S3'']]
|Guest
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Episode 24
|-
| 2017
| ''Mana Mugguri Love Story''
| Male Lead- Surya
| [[Yupp TV]]
|
|-
|2018
| ''[[Tollywood Squares]]''
| Host
| [[Star Maa]]
|
|-
|2018
|[[No. 1 Yaari|''No. 1 Yaari with me Rana S2'']]
|Guest
|[[Gemini TV]]
[[Viu (streaming media)|Viu]]
|Episode 9
|-
|2018
| ''[[Gangstars]]'' (web series)
| Vishwa
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|-
|2019–2020
| ''[[Ragini MMS: Returns| Ragini MMS: Returns 2]]'' (web series)
| Rajeev
| [[ZEE5]]
| Hindi debut
|-
|2020
| ''Adhirindi''
| Judge
| [[Zee Telugu]]
|
|-
|2020
| ''Masti's'' (web series)
| Pranav
| [[Aha (streaming service)|aha]]
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Alitho Saradaga]]''
|Guest
|[[ETV (Telugu)|ETV]]
|Episode 199<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alitho Saradaga's latest teaser is out; Guest Navdeep reveals about his first kiss and confusion on marriage - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/alitho-saradagas-latest-teaser-is-out-guest-navdeep-reveals-about-his-first-kiss-and-confusion-on-marriage/articleshow/78913003.cms|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Tamasha with Harsha]]''
|Guest
|[[Aha (streaming service)|aha]]
|Episode 1
|-
|2021||''Ram Yug''||[[Vibheeshana]]||[[MX Player]]||
|}

==References==
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