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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sumanth Shailendra<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|9|7}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
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| nationality = <br />
| years_active = 2011 – present<br />
| occupation = [[Actor]]<br />
| father = [[Shailendra Babu]]<br />
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'''Sumanth Shailendra''' (born 7 September 1988) is an [[India]]n film actor working in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films. He made his acting debut in the 2011 film ''Aata'' and got a good break through from the film ''[[Dilwala]]'' (2013) which brought him much appreciation and popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/dilwala-success-party-imagegallery-kannada-nkoovQfaejcsi.html |title=Dilwala success party |publisher=Sify.com |date= 2013}}</ref> He is the son of popular Kannada film producer Shailendra Babu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/sumanth-babu-all-set-kannada-news-57852.html|title=Sumanth babu all set|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=16 June 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sumanth debuted in films with the 2011 film, ''Aata'' which was produced by his father and directed by Vijayakumar. The film featured him as a football player from a middle class family. His portrayal of Rahul as the male lead opposite Vibha Natarajan, was not received well among the critics who found the film's plot and his performance to be disappointing.<ref>{{cite web |title= Kannada Review: 'Aata' narration disappoints |url= http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/kannada-review-aata-narration-disappoints-420383.html |publisher= IBN Live |date= 19 November 2011 |access-date= 23 July 2015}}</ref> Following this negative response, Sumanth underwent a rigorous training in acting at the Kishore Namith School of Acting and signed his second venture titled ''[[Dilwala]]'' starring opposite [[Radhika Pandit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Radhika-Pandit-has-been-a-mentor-to-me-Sumanth-Shailendra/articleshow/22187228.cms|title=Radhika Pandit has been a mentor to me: Sumanth Shailendra|work=The Times of India|date=1 September 2013}}</ref> The film received positive reviews from critics with his performance being lauded and citing that a new star to be born in Kannada cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/3972-dilwala-review.html|title=Dilwala review|publisher=Chitraloka|date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The film turned out to be a huge commercial hit at the box-office.<br />
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Following this, Sumanth starred in a comedy entertainer ''[[Tirupathi Express (film)|Tirupathi Express]]'' (2014) alongside actress [[Kriti Kharbanda]]. This was a remake of Telugu hit film ''[[Venkatadri Express (film)|Venkatadri Express]]'' (2013). The film met with an average review from the critics.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2011 || ''Aata'' || Rahul || Debut movie<br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Dilwala]]'' || Prem ||<br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Tirupathi Express (film)|Tirupathi Express]]'' || Sumanth || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/sep/04/Sumanth-Learns-Comedy-for-Tirupati-Express-656321.html|title=Sumanth Learns Comedy for Tirupati Express|website=New Indian Express|date=4 September 2014|access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref><br />
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| 2015 || ''[[Bettanagere]]'' || Shiva || <br />
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| 2016 ||''[[Bhale Jodi (2016 film)|Bhale Jodi]]'' || Gautham || <br />
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| 2017 ||''[[Lee (2017 film)|Lee]]''|| Charlee "Lee" || <br />
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| 2018 ||''[[Brand Babu]]'' || Diamond Babu || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film;<br /> Nominated–[[SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu)]]<ref>http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2018/jul/09/sumanth-shailendra-will-make-his-telugu-debut-with-brand-babu-1840306.html {{Bare URL inline|date=November 2021}}</ref><br />
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| 2020 || ''[[Miss India (film)|Miss India]] '' || Vikram ||Telugu Film<br />
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| 2021 || ''[[Govinda Govinda (2021 Film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' ||Venkat || <br />
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[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]</div>->DareshMohan