Dileep Raj (born 2 September 1978) is an Indian actor, film/television director and producer known for his work in

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

cinema. He has appeared in 24 films. After a successful career in television as a supporting actor, he made his film debut as a lead actor in Boy Friend that released in 2005. He shot to popularity with the blockbuster film Milana (2007),essaying the role of a protagonist alongside

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

. In his 2016 film, "

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", he played a leading role in the dramatic thriller. He has also acted in stage roles, including the leading role in the play ''Treadmill''.

Personal life

Dileep Raj was born in

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, Karnataka. He is married to Srividya. They have two daughters.

Career

He acted in popular television serials, including Janani, Ardha Satya, Rangoli, Kumkuma Baghya, Mangalya, Malebillu, Preetigaagi and Rathasapthami which is based on a true incident. He is also a dubbing artist. He has dubbed in many Kannada films like

Aa Dinagalu ''Aa Dinagalu'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language crime drama film based on the non-fiction novel ''Daadaagiriya Dinagalu'' by Agni Shridhar, and directed by K. M. Chaitanya. It stars Chethan Kumar in the lead role. The supporting cast featu ...

(For Chethan’s character) and many more.

Filmography

*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.

Television

Producer

References

External links

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