Satyadev Kancharana (born 4 July 1989), known professionally as Satya Dev, is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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. He is known for the movies ''

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'' (2015)'',

Kshanam ''Kshanam'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film directed by Ravikanth Perepu. The film features Adivi Sesh (who also served as a co-writer of the film) and Adah Sharma in lead roles while Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kisho ...

'' (2016)'',

Mana Oori Ramayanam ''Idolle Ramayana'' () in Kannada, shot simultaneously in Telugu as ''Mana Oori Ramayanam'' (), is a 2016 Indian comedy drama film directed by Prakash Raj. The film was produced by Prakash himself with Ramjee Narasiman under Prakash Raj Product ...

'' (2016)'','' '' Bluff Master'' (2018), ''

Brochevarevarura ''Brochevarevarura'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film written and directed by Vivek Athreya and produced by Vijay Kumar Manyam under the banner of Manyam Productions. The film features Sree Vishnu, Nivetha Thomas, Nive ...

'' (2019), and ''

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'' (2020)''.''

Early life

Satya Dev hails from

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. He attended SFS School and Nalanda Talent School in Visakhapatnam. He later graduated in Computer Science Engineering from MVGR College of Engineering,

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. He worked as Virtual Design Architect for IBM and

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till 2016, post which he quit to focus solely on his film career. Satya Dev is married to Deepika. The couple has a son born in 2020.

Career

Satya Dev started his career with short films. His first appearance in a feature film was ''Mr. Perfect'' (2011). He then continued to do minor roles in films like ''

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'' and ''

Mukunda ''Mukunda'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. The film was produced by Tagore Madhu and Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under the banner Leo Productions. It stars debutuant Varun Tej and Pooja Hegd ...

''. Satydev's first film in a noticeable role was ''Maine Pyar Kiya''. Although the film received limited response, a critic from the ''

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'' wrote that "Another promising debutant is Satya Dev, who had to perform two characters — one young and the other, in the 40s. The variations in both characters are brought out superbly by Dev". Satya Dev was selected from over 500 artistes who auditioned for the lead role in ''

''. The film, although a moderate box office success, provided him a much needed recognition in the film industry and after that he got an opportunity to work with

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in ''

''. He also acted in ''

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''. He was featured in the music video "Daare Leda" alongside Roopa Kodavayur. It is performed by

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, composed by Vijay Bulganin, written by KK and produced by Nani.

Filmography

Films

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

As an actor

As a dubbing artist

Television

References

External links

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