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{{short description|Indian actor and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Sudev Nair
| image = SUDEV NAIR .jpg
| image_size = 235px
| caption = Nair in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|04|14}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Filmmaker]]|[[Model (person)|Model]]}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|
V. Vijayakumar|Subhada Vijayakumar}}
| awards = [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] (2014)
}}

'''Sudev Nair''' (born 14 April 1985) is an Indian actor and model working in [[Malayalam films]] best known for his performance<ref name="The Best Actor, Sudev">{{cite web|title=The Best Actor, Sudev|url=http://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kerala-state-film-awards-2014-sudev-nair-nivin-pauly-chosen-best-actor-137295.html|website=OneIndia.com|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=13 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813161235/http://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kerala-state-film-awards-2014-sudev-nair-nivin-pauly-chosen-best-actor-137295.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in the 2014 film ''[[My Life Partner (2014 film)|My Life Partner]]'', for which he was awarded the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] in [[45th Kerala State Film Awards|2014]].<ref name="Sudev Nair, The Best actor">{{cite web|title=Sudev Nair, The Best actor|website=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sudev-nair-on-winning-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-actor/article7557218.ece|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521173926/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sudev-nair-on-winning-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-actor/article7557218.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He also starred in the 2019 [[Hindi film]], ''[[India's Most Wanted (film)|India's Most Wanted]]'' in the title role opposite [[Arjun Kapoor]].

His other works include the Hindi film ''[[Gulaab Gang]]'' (2014) and the Malayalam film<ref>{{cite web|title=Sudev 'All Fit' for malayalam|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/sudev-nair-kerala-state-award-winner-2014-best-actor.html|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=23 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823005900/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/sudev-nair-kerala-state-award-winner-2014-best-actor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]'' (2015). He also played a notable role in the film ''[[Karinkunnam 6'S]]. He also played the title character in the film ''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]''.
He is also well known for writing, directing and starring in India's first [[Mockumentary]] web series ''Not Fit'' ([[The Viral Fever]] and Dice Media) which won many international awards and was also featured at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI]] in 2016.

==Early life==
Despite being placed in the routine campus placements after Engineering, his passion for cinema<ref>{{cite web|title=I was surprised:Sudev Nair|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150811/entertainment-bollywood/article/i-was-surprised-sudev-nair|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 August 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815003900/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150811/entertainment-bollywood/article/i-was-surprised-sudev-nair|url-status=live}}</ref> drove him towards his Post graduation at the Pune Film Institute. The inception of his film-making career began with various short films in various genres, which participated in competitions and festivals at National and International levels. His short ad for Mountain Dew soft drink was shortlisted to the finals at the MOFILM Barcelona Ad Film Fest<ref>{{cite news|title=MOFILM Barcelona Ad Film Fest announced!|url=https://www.mofilm.com/blog/mofilm-announces-barcelona-ad-competition-and-pepsi-short-film-video-competition-grand-prize-winners/}}</ref> in 2010.

==Career==
His acting career began with the Hindi film ''[[Gulaab Gang]]'' (2014), directed by [[Soumik Sen]]. Set with a plot on the struggle of Indian Women, ''Gulaab Gang'' had an ensemble star cast including [[Madhuri Dixit]] and [[Juhi Chawla]]. The movie was praised by critics garnering positive response<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulab Gang, the old story of good vs evil|date=7 March 2014|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/film-review-gulab-gang-is-actually-the-old-style-good-vs-evil-story/|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525204120/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/film-review-gulab-gang-is-actually-the-old-style-good-vs-evil-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> for the acting performances. Sudev then went on to star in debutant M. B. Padmakumar's ''[[My Life Partner (2014 film)|My Life Partner]]'', which dealt with the emotional relationship between two men. The movie became a controversy and faced issues with its release.<ref name="THRep">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sudev-nair-on-winning-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-actor/article7557218.ece|title=Following his heart|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 August 2015|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521173926/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sudev-nair-on-winning-kerala-state-film-award-for-best-actor/article7557218.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Sudev played the role of Kiran, for which he went on to win the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] 2014.

Sudev also appeared in ''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title=Prithviraj and Bijumenon pairs under script writer Sachy|url=http://www.cochintalkies.com/malayalam-movie-news/anarkali-debut-attempt-of-sachi-with-prithviraj-and-biju-menon-in-lead-role.html|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204204719/http://www.cochintalkies.com/malayalam-movie-news/anarkali-debut-attempt-of-sachi-with-prithviraj-and-biju-menon-in-lead-role.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor]] - ''[[My Life Partner (2014 film)|My Life Partner]]''

*Malanadu TV Best Actor in a Negative Role for Bheeshma Parvam

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
|rowspan="3" |2014 || ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]''|| News Anchor || English ||
|-
| ''[[Gulaab Gang]]'' || Arjun Shankar || Hindi || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/551149|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508054332/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/551149|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2012|title=Gulaab Gang
|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[My Life Partner (2014 film)|My Life Partner]]'' || Kiran ||Malayalam || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14649/malayalam/my-life-partner/index.htm|title=My Life Partner (2014)|work=Now Running|access-date=5 November 2015|archive-date=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523205358/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14649/malayalam/my-life-partner/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|-
| 2015 || ''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]''||Naseeb Imam ||Malayalam || <ref name="THRep" />

|-
| rowspan="2" |2016|| ''[[Karinkunnam 6'S]]''|| Ekru ||Malayalam ||<ref name="CD"/>
|-
| ''[[Campus Diary]]'' || Nikhil || Malayalam || <ref name="CD">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sudev-Nair-to-play-a-student-leader/articleshow/51879354.cms|title=Sudev Nair to play a student leader|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|last1=Soman|first1=Deepa|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-date=18 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518134113/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sudev-Nair-to-play-a-student-leader/articleshow/51879354.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

|-
| 2017 ||''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]''|| Abraham Ezra ||Malayalam ||

|-
| rowspan="3" |2018 || ''Angarajyathe Jimmanmar''|| William || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Abrahaminte Santhathikal]]''||Bro. Simon||Malayalam || rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-in-kayamkulam-kochunni-and-abrahaminte-santhathikal/amp_articleshow/63009226.cms | title=Sudev Nair in 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' and 'Abrahaminte Santhathikal' | date=21 February 2018 | access-date=25 September 2021 | work=The Times Of India | archive-date=15 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615011020/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-in-kayamkulam-kochunni-and-abrahaminte-santhathikal/amp_articleshow/63009226.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]''||[[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]]||Malayalam

|-
| rowspan="6" | 2019||''[[Mikhael (film)|Mikhael]]''||Francis Davi||Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Athiran]]''||Jeevan Thomas||Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[India's Most Wanted (film)|India's Most Wanted]]''||Yusuf|| Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Thakkol]]''||Silvester||Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Mamangam (2019 film)|Mamangam]]''||Rarichan||Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Thrissur Pooram (2019 film)|Thrissur Pooram]]''||Sudheep Rangan||Malayalam ||

|-
| rowspan="1" |2021 || ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]''||MP Dinesh Rajan||Malayalam||
|-
| rowspan=9 | 2022 || ''[[Old Monk(film)|Old Monk]]'' || Shashank Radhakrishna || Kannada ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/trailer-talk-m-g-srinis-old-monk-promises-a-full-fledged-family-entertainer-will-plenty-of-laughs/amp_articleshow/85662746.cms |title=Trailer Talk: M.G. Srini's 'Old Monk' promises a full-fledged family entertainer will plenty of laughs |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=Times Of India |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120256/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/trailer-talk-m-g-srinis-old-monk-promises-a-full-fledged-family-entertainer-will-plenty-of-laughs/articleshow/85662746.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bheeshma Parvam]]'' || Rajan Madhavan Nair || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[CBI 5: The Brain]]'' || S.I Iqbal || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Twenty One Hours]]'' || Renjith Menon || Kannada ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/durga-krishna-rahul-madhav-and-sudev-nair-star-in-the-kannada-thriller-21-hours/amp_articleshow/78694670.cms |title=Durga Krishna, Rahul Madhav and Sudev Nair star in the Kannada thriller, 21 Hours |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=25 September 2021 |work=The Times Of India |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120256/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/durga-krishna-rahul-madhav-and-sudev-nair-star-in-the-kannada-thriller-21-hours/articleshow/78694670.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pathonpatham Noottandu]]'' || Padaveedan Nambi || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-character-poster-of-sudev-nair-from-pathonpatham-noottandu-is-here-mm-431297.html|title=പടവീടൻ നമ്പിയായി സുദേവ് നായർ; 'പത്തൊൻപതാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിലെ' ക്യാരക്റ്റർ പോസ്റ്റർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി|work=News18|date=24 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826092311/https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/movies-character-poster-of-sudev-nair-from-pathonpatham-noottandu-is-here-mm-431297.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Heaven_(2022_film)|Heaven]]'' || DySP Bijoy Kuruvilla || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Kotthu]]'' || C.I.Indrajith || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Monster (2022 film)|Monster]]'' || Anil Chandra || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news|last=Soman|first=Deepa|title=Sudev Nair: I have never tried to fit in|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-i-have-never-tried-to-fit-in/articleshow/88858197.cms|access-date=20 October 2022|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 January 2022|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020102407/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-i-have-never-tried-to-fit-in/articleshow/88858197.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Timesofindia.com|title=Mohanlal, Lakshmi Manchu, Honey Rose, Sudev Nair - Here's how the cast of 'Monster' works out while shooting|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-lakshmi-manchu-honey-rose-sudev-nair-heres-how-the-cast-of-monster-works-out-while-shooting/articleshow/87862695.cms|access-date=10 September 2022|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 November 2021|archive-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910113058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-lakshmi-manchu-honey-rose-sudev-nair-heres-how-the-cast-of-monster-works-out-while-shooting/articleshow/87862695.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Khedda (film)|Khedda]]'' || Sarath || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Thuramukham (2023 film)|Thuramukham]]'' || Pacheek || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan=2 {{TBA}}
| {{Pending film|Vazhakku}} || {{TBA}} || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-shares-hilarious-joke-about-new-year-cake-cutting-on-vazhak-sets/amp_articleshow/80073278.cms|title=Sudev Nair shares hilarious joke about New Year cake-cutting on Vazhak sets|date=2 January 2021|access-date=25 September 2021|work=The Times Of India|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120258/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sudev-nair-shares-hilarious-joke-about-new-year-cake-cutting-on-vazhak-sets/articleshow/80073278.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Web series==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Language
!Notes
|-
|2017||''Training Montage''||Gym Trainee||[[YouTube]]||rowspan=2|[[Hindi]]||
|-
|Rowspan=4|2018||''People We See in Every Gym''||Supplement Salesman||Filtercopy||
|-
|''Call''||Call Taxi Driver||rowspan=3|[[YouTube]]||rowspan=3|[[Malayalam]]||Short film
|-
|''Sleeplessly Yours''||Jessy||
|-
|''Men At My Door''||Jerry||Short Film
|-
|2019-2020||''Life As An Introvert''||Introvert||rowspan=4|[[Instagram]]||rowspan=4|[[English language|English]]||rowspan=4|Own Production
|-
|rowspan=5|2020–Present
|''Dr.Saajan Sumesh''||Dr.Saajan Sumesh
|-
|''Imaginary Girlfriend''||rowspan=2|himself
|-
|''Cats are Aliens''
|-
|''Not Fit''||Neerav Kapoor||[[Web series| Dice Media]]||rowspan=3|[[Hindi]]||
|-
|''First day of the gym be like''||Gym Trainer||[[Web series| Filter Copy]]||
|-
|2023
|''[[The Jengaburu Curse]]''
| Dhruv Kanan
|[[SonyLIV]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Kerala State Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]

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